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John Murdock autobiography and diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 928
Scope and Contents
Typescripts of a diary and an abridgement of diaries for the years from 1830 to 1859 and 1832. Murdock joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 and lived in Kirtland, Ohio; Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; and Salt Lake City, Utah. He had numerous assignments for the Church and migrated to Utah in 1847. He participated in Zion's Camp in 1834 and went on a mission to Australia from 1852 to 1853.
Dates:
1830-1867
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Niels H. Nielsen donation to Perpetual Emigrating Fund
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9065
Scope and Contents
A list of twenty Danish members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the amount they were in debt to Niels Hans Nielsen, totaling $1,741.75. Nielsen authorized the transfer of these debts owed him to Brigham Young as a donation to the Perpetual Emigration (or Emigrating) Fund. Signed by Nielsen and two witnesses at Brigham City, Utah, on April 30, 1860.
Dates:
1860 April 30
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Eunice Coffin O'Neil letter to William B. Coffin in Nauvoo (1846)
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 4031
Abstract
The Eunice Coffin O'Neil letter to William B. Coffin in Nauvoo (1846) is a letter from Eunice, the sister of William, regarding family matters, and her worries concerning William associating with the Mormon Church (LDS).
Dates:
1896
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Pack papers
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4132
Scope and Contents
Notable items include an 1849 mission call signed by the First Presidency. All materials are photocopies.
Dates:
1843-1902
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ward E. Pack papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 449
Abstract
Collection includes a handwritten autobiography and diary written by Ward E. Pack between 1854 and 1876. His accounts include family histories, descriptions of his trek to Utah, his activities in Summit County, Utah, and his experiences on missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii and the Eastern States. Journals also include genealogical information written by his daughter. Also included are letters from John Pack, Ward's father, telling about the migration to...
Dates:
1847-1935
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 843
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, reports, documents, and passenger lists of ships of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company. The first folder contains an index of the collection.
Dates:
1853-1880
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
David Pettigrew autobiography and diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 473
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography and diary with a typescript of the item. Pettigrew (apparently also spelled Pettegrew) started his autobiography in 1840. His diary is sporatic and has many gaps. Pettigrew writes about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1832, his life in Missouri during the persecutions of Mormons there, his experiences in Nauvoo, Illinois, his work as an LDS missionary, his participation in the migration of Mormons from Nauvoo,...
Dates:
1840-1861
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Phillips family biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 871
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of typescripts of biographies, autobiographies, and miscellaneous items relating to the lives and activities of members of the Phillips family. Many of the members of the family lived in Springville, Utah where they were active in Mormon Church affairs.
Dates:
1875-1950
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Life sketch of Lemuel Hardison Redd
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3090
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of Lemuel Hardison Redd. "The above sketch of my life was written by my daughters, under my directions. In Lund White Pine County, Nevada. September 1907." Redd was born in North Carolina in 1836. He moved with his family to Salt Lake Valley when he was fourteen years old. They moved to Provo and then to Spanish Fork, Utah. Redd married Kezia Jane Butler on 3 January 1856 and took another wife, Sarah Lousia...
Dates:
1907
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel W. Richards diaries
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 732
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of excerpts from handwritten diaries. The items cover the years 1846-1847, 1857-1859, 1868, 1869, 1873, and 1875-1876. Richards lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, presided over the European Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, prepared Utah Militia units for an expedition into Sanpete County, and served on another mission to the Eastern United States. Also included are patriarchal blessings and miscellaneous items relating to Richards and his family.
Dates:
1846-1876
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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