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John Adams letter
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 733
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter. Adams states that a Mr. Young "from Mendon" has been hired to do some work for him. It is unclear if the John Adams in the letter is the same John Adams (1786-1856) who wrote a legal history of New York State. The "Mr. Young" may have been Brigham Young (1801-1877), second president of the Mormon Church. The date of the item is also uncertain.
Dates:
approximately 1830
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Biography of John Olney Adams (native pioneer) and his wife, Mattie Marie Peterson
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2842
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. John Olney Adams was born in American Fork, Utah, in 1861 and Mattie Marie Peterson was born in 1864 in Denmark. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah. They married in 1884. John died in 1932 in Bingham, Utah, and Mattie died in 1928.
Dates:
1965
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Merle V. Adams papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8108
Scope and Contents
Collection contains photocopies of family scrapbook items relating to Merle V. Adams' career and family life. Also includes family biographies, Merle's filmography, copies of newspaper articles that mention Adams, and information about a hidden treasure reported to be near Kanab that Adams helped look for. Dated 1934-2014.
Dates:
1934-2014
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Thomas Adams papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 679
Scope and Contents
Holographs and printed material. Contains a journal of Adams' mission to Great Britain, 1895-1897, including newspaper clippings about Mormonism in Ireland, and records of his correspondence and missionary work. Also included are a letter changing his mission call to Great Britain, 1895, genealogical data, and family histories of his father's family, William Adams.
Dates:
1895-1897
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Administrative history of the Church Educational System (CES), 1888-1994
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2373
Scope and Contents
Describes the origins, organization, and history of both religious and secular education within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The purpose of the work was to help archivists place in historical context, corporate papers entering the Church Historical Department (Salt Lake City, Utah). The paper discusses administrative changes and developments in centralized education including: a board of education, a board of examiners, the office of superintendent and later commissioner...
Dates:
1995
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Advocate : manuscript newspaper
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3321
Scope and Contents
The Advocate is a manuscript newspaper issued monthly in the First Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ogden, Utah. This issue was edited by Frances Wood and Lizzie Fellows and seems to be a rough draft. It contains poetry, stories, and essays.
Dates:
1882
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alma L. Jensen affidavit and statement
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 911
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and signed affidavit and a handwritten statement. Jensen affirms that he met Martin Harris (1783-1875) in the summer of 1875. Harris told him about the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.
Dates:
1936
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph Smith, Jr. agreement with Martin Harris
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 929
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed agreement dated 16 Jan. 1830 in Manchester, New York. Smith authorizes Martin Harris to sell copies of the Book of Mormon. The item was witnessed by Oliver Cowdery.
Dates:
1830 January 16
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Mona L. Ainsworth collection of cookbooks
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7756
Scope and Contents
Contains eight cookbooks collected by Ainsworth. Books were produced by congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Salt Lake Telegram, and other indidviduals. Includes recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, desserts, candies, jellies, and beverages. Items date from 1913 to 1984.
Dates:
1913-1984
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Ajax journals
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1488
Scope and Contents
Contains holographs, photographs, and typescripts of journals, dated July 20 to December 27, 1861, and January 1, 1862 to December 31, 1863. The journals describe Ajax's activities as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England and Wales and include some newspaper clippings, part of which are from the Udgorn Seion, the Mormon publication in Wales. The clippings include British Mormon emigration statistics from 1841-1861. Ajax immigrated to the United States in 1862. Detailed diary entries...
Dates:
1861-1863
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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