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Myron Alma Abbott autobiography
File — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 661
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography of Abbott written in 1917. Includes a description of Abbott's life including his birth in Weber County, and life in Tocquerville and Plymouth, Utah, before moving to Bunkerville, Nevada, in 1877. He describes the stay of the Mormon Apostle, Wilford Woodruff, when he was in Bunkerville while dodging federal officials for polygamy. Also includes Abbott's marriage to Mary Leavitt in 1881 and life in Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, from 1886-1910, where he was involved in...
Dates:
1917
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Crockwell & Ottinger photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS P 31
Scope and Contents
Collection includes six silver gelatin print photographs by Crockwell & Ottinger taken between 1883 and 1886. Includes an image of Wilford Woodruff, as well as Utah landscapes.
Dates:
1883-1886
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Moses Franklin Farnsworth papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1678
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, record books, pension petitions, certificates, pamphlets, articles of incorporation, poems, blessings, poems, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to Farnsworth's activities particulary in the Mormon Church. Included in the collection are letters from the fourth president of the Mormon Church, Willford Woodruff, patriarchal blessings, letters relating to Mormon polygamy, and a book recording the work done in the Manti Temple of the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1870-1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
C. L. Joy photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 91
Scope and Contents
Collection includes four photographs, including oversize, of locations and events associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the funeral of Wilford Woodruff. Images were taken by Joy between the 1890s and the 1900s.
Dates:
approximately 1890-1909
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Scott G. Kenney research materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2022
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of correspondence, minutes, journals, and subject research files of Scott Kinney. These materials relate to Joseph F. Smith (1832-1918) sixth President of the LDS Church. The bulk of the collection deals with the years 1870 to 1918. These research files are documentation for Kinney's proposed biography of Smith.
Dates:
1820-1984
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Photographs of Wilford Woodruff
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 422
Scope and Contents
Collection includes 20 photographs, including cartes-de-visite, prints, and photocopies of images, of Wilford Woodruff and other leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also includes images of a statue of Woodruff. Photographs were taken between the 1870s and the 1940s.
Dates:
approximately 1870-1949
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Record proceeding at the direction of St. George Temple
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 617
Scope and Contents
Typewritten excerpt from a diary. The item is a typed copy of Woodruff's diary entry for 1 Jan. 1877. Woodruff was present at the "direction" of the St. George Temple in St. George, Utah, and offered a "Dedication Prayer" which he wrote into his diary. This dedication was for part of the temple.
Dates:
1877 January 1
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Reynolds letter
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2350
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter dated 5 Sept. 1877 and addressed to Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898) who later became the fourth president of the Mormon Church. Reynolds writes a brief letter dealing with business transactions.
Dates:
1877 September 5
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Taylor letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 677
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typed copies of letters sent by John Taylor to his wives and to such LDS Church leaders as Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff. The materials deal largely with family and Church matters. Also included are photocopies of handwritten notes on Taylor's various wives.
Dates:
1839-1887
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Sarah Taylor autograph album
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 369
Scope and Contents
Autograph book which contains the signatures of many prominent Mormons with person remarks and poems addressed to Sarah Taylor.
Dates:
1884-1896
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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