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Ancestors of Karl G. Maeser, 1988-1901, and Anna Heneritta Therese Mieth, 1830-1896
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2126
Scope and Contents
Biographical history of Karl G. Maeser tells of his childhood in Saxony, Germany; his education; marriage; conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; migration to Utah in 1857; church service, including a Latter-day Saint mission to Germany, 1867-1870; establishment of the Brigham Young Academy (later Brigham Young University); service as principal of Brigham Young Academy, 1876-1892; teaching LDS seminary; and information on his death and funeral. Includes photocopies of...
Dates:
1999
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Truman Osborn Angell autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 937
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typewritten autobiograpy. The item includes excerpts from Angell's diary. Angel converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and supervised a portion of the construction of the Kirtland Temple. He relates faith-promoting stories related to the Kirtland and Nauvoo temples. Also included are patriarchal blessings.
Dates:
1884
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
LaMar C. Berrett papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 7968
Scope and Contents
Contains the research material, notes, photographs, and other material of Berrett, including research on Mormon Trail history, history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and scrapbooks of tours conducted by LaMar C. Berrett. Dates range from 1931-2007.
Dates:
1931-2007
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Biographies of Stephen Markham
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 418
Scope and Contents
Three typewritten biographies written by John H. Hayes and George A. Hicks.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Biography of Samuel Miles the son of Samuel and Prudence Marks
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7599
Scope and Contents
Manuscript autobiography, labeled by the author as a biography, with thirty-two pages of a handwritten life story by Samuel Miles. The story includes a life summary from 1826 to 1851, and short yearly summaries for each year between 1852 and 1881. The text includes information that is particularly familial and spiritual, but often references broader historical events that contextualize his life. He mentions several events in Latter-day Saintn history including the violence in Missouri, his...
Dates:
approximately 1852-1881
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Richard Britton autobiography and temple record copies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3143
Scope and Contents
General autobiography of Richard Britton, tells of his journey from England to Utah in the mid-1850s. Also various temple records.
Dates:
approximately 1880
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James H. Buck papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6941
Scope and Contents
Contains a journal from Buck's mission to England, some books regarding his mission, postcards, photographs, a booklet of newspaper clippings, and documents stating ordination and draft registration. Materials date from between 1886 and 1962.
Dates:
1886-1962
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Mary Burne letter to Mary Russell
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1314
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter by Mary Burne, dated December 28, 1844 and addressed to Mary Russell in Ray County, Missouri. Burne suggests to Russell that she return to Canada and reject the Mormon faith and no longer endure hardships due to her husband's death.
Dates:
1844 December 28
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ann Quayle Cannon biography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1752
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typed biography of Ann Quayle Cannon, a convert to the Mormon Church from the Isle of Mann, who died crossing the ocean to America. Much of the material was taken from John Q. Cannon's book, "George Cannon Ancestry: Posterity and Native Land".
Dates:
approximately 1955
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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