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Arizona historian tells of early 'Mormon' settlement in that section : gives high praise to pioneers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 804
Scope and Contents
Partial transcript of a speech given by McClintock at an LDS stake conference in Phoeniz, Arizona, February 6, [1920]. Reviews the role of the Mormon pioneers in settling Arizona and their accomplishments.
Dates:
approximately 1920
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Chester Alan Arthur pardon
File — oversize-folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2036
Scope and Contents
Handwritten pardon issued by the office of the president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886) and signed by him. The item pardons John J. Kelly of Utah for crimes of "bigamy or polygamy and unlawful cohabitation."
Dates:
1884
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lorraine Morton Ashton collection on Ermel J. Morton
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6273
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of papers relating to the dictionary Ermel J. Morton, a Mormon missionary who went to Tonga, created from English to Tongan and Tongan to English, his accounts of his mission and translating the Book of Mormon, a history of his wife, a catalog of his materials from home, a typed copy of the talks at his funeral and a Tongan grammar book. There is also a book written about the time the family spent in Tonga.
Dates:
1956-2011
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Wendell J. Ashton collection on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 150th Anniversary in England
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6222
Abstract
The collection consists of speeches made by President Ronald Reagan, Gordon B. Hinckley, Ezra Taft Benson and Sir Rhodes Boyson at the celebratory 150th anniversary dinner of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England. It also includes letters by David Whittaker to the donor Wendell J. Ashton.
Dates:
1987
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Frank Atkin papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 341
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, and a biography. The diaries relate to Atkin's missions to New Zealand from 1903 to 1906 and from 1916 to 1918. The correspondence is from family members and friends and largely relates to family matters and to Atkin's missionary activities. The biography is a history of Atkin's father, Thomas Atkin (1833-1919), who was a Mormon pioneer that was active in Tooele County politics. The biography also includes information about the Mormon response to the Utah...
Dates:
1883-1919
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Autobiographies of Alma W. King and Lucille Olson King
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2991
Scope and Contents
Autobiography of Alma King contains memories of his childhood near Garland, Utah; church service, including a Latter-day Saint Mission to the Hawaiian Islands, 1923-1926; attendance at BYU, 1926-1930 and 1933-1936, and the University of Chicago, 1939-1940; teaching LDS seminary at Bear River High School, 1930-1956; marriage; travels; and employment in the Dean of Students office at BYU, 1956-1972. Autobiography of Lucille King contains memories of her childhood in Provo, Utah; attendance at...
Dates:
1999
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph Young and Seymour B. Young papers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 513
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography and an account of Joseph Young's death and funeral by his son, Seymour B. Young. Joseph writes about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and comments on various doctrines of that faith.
Dates:
approximately 1881
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Autobiography and biography of Thomas Jarvis Yates
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6831
Abstract
A photocopy of a family history and autograph book of Thomas Jarvis Yates and his descendants, 1987.
Dates:
1989
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Autobiography of Elder James Ferguson Bell, including a history of the Malta Mission
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7528
Scope and Contents
Typescript copy of the original autobiography by Bell, describing his life between April 1827 to March 1855. The document also contains information about the work of Bell during his presidency in the Malta Mission from 1853 to 1855. Original document was written in Pitman shorthand. The transcription is dated November 1998.
Dates:
1853
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Robert Aveson newspaper clippings
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1034
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of newspaper clippings probably taken from the "Deseret News." Some of the materials were written or edited by Aveson. They deal with a wide range of subjects relating to Utah and Mormon Church history.
Dates:
approximately 1870-1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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