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Biography of William E. Bate

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2758
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Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. William E. Bate was born in 1846 in England. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1859. He settled in American Fork and died in 1907 in Rigby, Idaho. This item was read by Laura Logie Timpson at a meeting of Adams Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Utah County, American Fork, Utah.

Dates: 1958

Battle with the Indians in pioneer days : Little Creek raid

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3049
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Typewritten copy of a story of Indians stealing cattle and horses near Parowan, Utah, on 21 July 1867 during Utah's Black Hawk War. The attempt to take the cattle was thwarted, and the Indians were forced to retreat. The author of the item is unidentified. He writes that he was "nine or ten" at the time of the raid and that his uncle was Joseph Fish, a prominent militia leader in Parowan. The writer also states that he was the brother of Horace Calvin Smith.

Dates: 1900

James A. Baudle diary and an account book

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 156
Scope and Contents

Handwritten volume and photocopies of the materials. Baudle writes about his journey from Illinois to California in 1849. It also includes the author's financial ledger covering the years 1847 to 1871. The collection includes a photograph of Baudle taken in 1907.

Dates: 1847-1907

Joseph M. Bauman collection of photographs of Utah

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 327
Scope and Contents Collection contains 740 photographs, including 719 prints made by Brigham Young University of 594 negatives and 125 transparencies. The photographs were taken between approximately 1910 and 1929. They are photographs of places throughout Utah. Many are taken in the wilderness, especially in the mountains. There are also photographs of small towns and farms, and many of these are portraits of at least one person. There are also photographs of the interior and exterior of houses and some...
Dates: approximately 1910-1929

Jesse Fuller Bean papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 284
Scope and Contents

Holograph missionary diaries kept by Bean while serving in the Southern State Mission of the Latter-day Saint Church, including a missionary blessing; family history; account of coming to Utah in 1847; family genealogy records and certificates of ordination.

Dates: 1904-1930

Thomas Beard journals and reminiscence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 328
Scope and Contents

Holograph documents (plus photocopies) which describe Beard's conversion to Mormonism, immigration to Utah, missionary experiences in England, and genealogical and historical information on Thomas Beard and his family. Reminiscence dated 1862.

Dates: 1887-1889

Biographical sketch of Peter Beck

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3286
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography of Peter Beck. The author of the item is unknown. Peter Beck was born in Denmark in 1850 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was eight years old. He migrated to Utah in 1862. Included are some comments by Beck relating to his journey to Utah. Beck became a rancher and farmer and settled in American Fork, Utah. He married two women, had 17 children, and died in 1927.

Dates: 1930

Gilbert Belnap papers

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1939
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten materials relating to the Hooper Ward of the Mormon Church, personal papers of Belnap, and miscellaneous items. Also included is a biography of Vinson Knight (1804-1842), an early convert to Mormonism, which contains references to Knight in various sources.

Dates: 1834-1875

William Bench letter

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 547
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a handwritten letter dated 1 Feb. 1908 and addressed to "Son & Daughter." The item was written in Manti, Utah. Bench writes about his early life in Utah. He tells about settling in Manti early in the 1850s and about the hardships he faced at that time. He talks about encounters with Ute Indians stating that during "the first engagement we had with the Indians 5 balls passed through my clothing but I was unharmed" and about the preparations made to meet the Utah Expedition of...
Dates: 1908 February 1

John E. Bennion letters

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2710
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters written from Nauvoo, Illinois. Bennion writes to family members concerning plans of his parents to migrate to the United States from England, the need for a strong family organization, and the economic and social conditions in Nauvoo.

Dates: 1843-1844

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections 938
L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives 3
 
Subject
Pioneers 661
Biography 345
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 193
American Fork (Utah) -- History 185
Autobiographies 170
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Diaries 168
Letters 155
Mormon pioneers 133
Mormon women -- Biography 127
Mormons -- England 105
Immigrants 85
Photocopies 69
Mormon pioneers -- History 68
Expeditions and Adventure 61
Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History 61
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 59
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History 59
Immigrants -- Utah 52
Overland journeys to the Pacific 51
Social Life and Customs 50
Home and Family 44
Missions and Missionaries 42
Utah -- Emigration and immigration 41
Mormon handcart companies 37
Mormons -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History 37
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 32
Material Types 28
Histories (Literary works) 25
Mormons -- Utah -- History 25
Photographs 25
Family histories 23
Typescripts 23
Mormons -- Emigration and immigration 22
Parowan (Utah) -- History 22
Biography -- 19th century 19
Mormons -- Utah -- Biography 19
Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872 18
Correspondence 18
Mormons -- Biography 18
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History 18
Mormons -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 17
Provo (Utah) -- History 17
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 15
Salt Lake City (Utah) 15
Genealogies 14
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- History 14
Utah -- History -- 19th century 14
Mormons -- Denmark 13
Scrapbooks 13
Transcripts 13
Utah -- History 13
City and Town Life 12
Manti (Utah) -- History 12
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) -- History 12
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 11
Frontier and pioneer life 11
Mormon pioneers -- Utah -- History 11
Mormon women -- Utah -- American Fork 11
Mormon women -- Utah -- History 11
Mormons -- Scotland 11
Notes 11
Politics, Government, and Law 11
Ute Indians -- History 11
Mormon Church -- History -- 19th century 10
Mormon pioneers -- Utah -- Biography 10
Mormons -- England -- History 10
Saint George (Utah) -- History 10
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel 10
Articles 9
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 9
Drafts (Documents) 9
Indians of North America 9
Lehi (Utah) -- History 9
Mormon pioneers -- Biography 9
Mormon pioneers -- Diaries 9
Mormons -- Correspondence 9
Mormons -- Missouri -- History 9
Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century 9
Oregon National Historic Trail 9
Pioneers -- Utah 9
Spanish Fork (Utah) -- History 9
Biography -- 20th century 8
Certificates 8
Fillmore (Utah) -- History 8
Lists 8
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Nauvoo (Ill.) 8
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Mormons -- Arizona -- History 7
Mormons -- Canada 7
Mormons -- Illinois -- History 7
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Multiple languages 3
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Names
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 71
Utah Expedition (1857-1858) 37
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 35
Timpson, Laura Logie, 1886-1973 28
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 20
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United States. Army. Mormon Battalion 18
Jones, Edith Boley, 1892-1973 16
Shelley, Charlotte D. 13
James G. Willie Emigrating Company 12
Edward Martin Emigrating Company 10
Tanner, George S. 8
United States. Army 7
Warnick, Lurena Eldredge 7
Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901 6
Clayson, Ruby Thornton Brown, 1889-1976 6
Daughters of Utah Pioneers 6
Wright, June S. 6
Buckwalter, Eliza W. 5
Okey, Cynthia Adams 5
Seastrand, Myrtle R. 5
Smith family 5
Zion's Camp (Expedition) (1834) 5
Allison, Helen Taylor 4
Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941 4
Mott, Albert S. 4
Sager, Bertha N. 4
Utah. Militia 4
Wells, Daniel H. (Daniel Hanmer), 1814-1891 4
Alston, Louisa Grant 3
Beck, Alice Forbes Crosby 3
Brigham Young Academy 3
Clark, William, 1770-1838 3
Durham, Thomas, 1828-1909 3
Gardner, Nathan H. 3
Holt, James, 1804-1894 3
Kimball, Heber C. (Heber Chase), 1801-1868 3
Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877 3
Meeks, Priddy, 1795-1886 3
Nauvoo Temple (Nauvoo, Ill. : 1841-1850) 3
Penrod, Rose 3
Peterson, James M. (James Morten), 1850-1899 3
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 3
Shrock, Thomas P. (Thomas Prather), 1816-1884 3
Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875 3
Wanless, Venina H. 3
Able, Mary E. S. 2
Adams, William, 1822-1901 2
Allred, James, 1784-1876 2
Andrus family 2
Archer, Patience Loader Rozsa, 1827-1921 2
Aydelotte, Hannah 2
Backus, Russel Benson 2
Ballantyne, Richard, 1817-1898 2
Bradley, George Washington, 1813-1891 2
Brannan, Sam, 1819-1889 2
Brigham Young University 2
Butterfield, Jacob Kemp, 1813-1889 2
Call, Anson Vasco, 1834-1867 2
Cannon, John M. (John Mousley), 1865-1917 2
Carson, Elvira Egbert, 1821-1908 2
Cheney family 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Southern States Mission 2
Conger, Leonard Smith 2
Cunningham, George 2
Curtis, Joseph, 1818-1883 2
Dalton, Luella Adams 2
Dame, William Horne, 1819-1884 2
Dansie, Charlotte Rudland, 1829-1862 2
Day, Alphonse B. 2
Deakin, Maud Householder 2
Dean, Amy Dickerson 2
Dearborn, Henry 2
Doniphan, Alexander William 2
Duke, Jonathan Oldham, 1807-1868 2
Dunn, Simeon Adams, 1803-1883 2
Durrant, Ella E., 1893-1963 2
Durrant, Kezia Keys 2
Earl, Lizzie Conder 2
Eldredge, Elnathan 2
Emmett, James, 1803-1852 2
Evans, Laura Robinson 2
Gallup, Luke William, 1822-1891 2
Gardner, Robert 2
Graham, John C. (John Crosthwaite), 1839-1906 2
Greenwood, Jane L. R. (Jane Leah Robinson), 1882-1970 2
Greenwood, William, 1822-1891 2
Hamblin, Jacob, 1819-1886 2
Hansen, Ann Chipman 2
Hansen, Mary Ann Chipman 2
Hansen, Zella 2
Harmon, Jesse Perse, 1795-1877 2
Henrie, Myra Mayall 2
Hunt, Jefferson, 1804-1879 2
Hyde, Orson, 1805-1878 2
Illinois. Militia. Nauvoo Legion 2
Ingersoll, Nora B. 2
Jarvis, Ann Prior, 1829-1913 2
Johnson family 2
Johnson, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1905 2
Johnson, Joel H. (Joel Hills) 2
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