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Josiah Saville family organization

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2426
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten family histories, genealogies, patriarchal blessings, letters, certificates, and a diary. All materials relate to the family and descendants of Josiah Saville (1816-1903). Josiah was a convert to the Mormon Church in England who migrated to Utah in 1862. He lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. The diary is by James Wright Saville (1850-1912) and was kept for the year 1904 and writes about his daily activities probably in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1904-1978

Job Smith autobiography and letters received

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2202
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography and photocopies of handwritten letters received by Smith. Also included are typescripts of Job Smith's "Recollections" of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), and photocopies of handwritten and typewritten certificates. The letters are from prminent Mormon Church leaders. Also included is a photocopy of a handwritten patriarchal blessing received by Smith.

Dates: 1860-1902

Speirerman family correspondence and genealogical information

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1559
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and typed correspondence, genealogical information, patriarchal blessings, and various other family history items by and about the Speirerman family. The items mostly focus on the lives of Charles W. Speirerman and his wife Delilah Speirerman.

Dates: 1909-1978

Orson Spencer letters

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1976
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters. Also included are typescripts of two of the items. The letters were written to Spencer's children when he was in St. Louis, Missouri and largely relate to family matters. Spencer gives fatherly advice to his daughters in a Mormon theological framework on how to conduct themselves and how to treat men.

Dates: 1853-1855

John Paternoster Squires diary excerpts

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 976
Scope and Contents Photocopies of typescripts of diary excerpts, a biographical sketch, and family genealogies. There are many gaps in the diary. Squires writes about his early life, joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1847, and migrating to Utah in 1853. He also discusses his polygamous marriages; his mission to England; his life in Salt Lake City, Utah; his attempts to avoid being arrested by federal officials for polygamy; his trial for unlawful cohabitation; and his subsequent...
Dates: 1848-1900

John Stockdale diary

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1135
Scope and Contents

Holograph diary. Stockdale started this record after hearing a talk from a Mormon Church leader suggesting that the members keep diaries. Stockdale's account is largely concered with his activities in the Mormon Church. He mentions meetings and often recounts what was said by various speakers. His entries are often short and there are many gaps in the record. Stockdale has also included some genealogical material relating to his family.

Dates: 1845-1848

The story of Isaac's new trousers

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1610
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of a fictionalized story based on the courtship of Isaac E. Black and a carbon copy and photocopy of a typewritten story of Isaac's out-of-body experience.

Dates: 1935

Cynthia Jane Park Stowell autobiography

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 839
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript. The history of Stowell's family is presented by another person. Stowell tells her own story for the years from 1857 to 1892. Cynthia lived in Ogden, Utah; describes activities during the Utah War of 1857 to 1858; writes of her life as a polygamous wife; and relates her move to Juarez, Mexico, in 1892. Also included is a patriarchal blessing.

Dates: approximately 1893

James E. and Merry May Booth Talmage letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8324
Scope and Contents

Contains the correspondence between James E. Talmage and his wife Merry May Booth Talmage. The letters, written between 1891 and 1932, discuss family life, James's career, and personal travel.

Dates: 1891-1932

Brian L. Taylor newsletters

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1781
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typed newsletters. The items were produced for the Joseph Taylor Family Organization. The materials contain a biography of Joseph Taylor, patriarchal blessings from the Mormon Church, and genealogies of the Taylor family.

Dates: 1973-1977

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Allen, Andrew Jackson, 1818-1884 1
Allen, William C., 1843-1926 1
Allison, Helen Taylor 1
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Allred, Mildred Elizabeth, 1898-1980 1
Anderson, O. J. (Oluf J.), 1849-1934 1
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Bernards, LeGrand Meyer, 1921- 1
Bird, Edmund Fuller, 1809-1892 1
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Black, Isaac E. 1
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Brigham Young Academy 1
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Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901 1
Cannon, George, 1794-1844 1
Cannon, Georgius Y., 1892-1987 1
Carpenter, George E. (George Eunice), 1870- 1
Carpenter, Joseph Hatten, 1861-1964 1
Carson family 1
Carson, Elvira Egbert, 1821-1908 1
Carson, Emma Partridge, 1855-1935 1
Carson, John, 1819-1895 1
Carter, Dominicus, 1806-1884 1
Clark, Leigh William, 1900-1992 1
Clark, Thomas Henry, 1805-1873 1
Cluff, Benjamin, 1830-1909 1
Cluff, Benjamin, Jr., 1858-1948 1
Cook, Lyndon W. 1
DeSpain, Henry 1
Dorcheus, John T. 1
Farnsworth family 1
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Fisher, Asael Henry 1
Garret, Alice Bigler, 1866- 1
Green family 1
Harmon, Ansil Perse, 1832-1908 1
Harvey, Mildred Cluff, 1866-1947 1
Hawaii Temple (Laie, Hawaii) 1
Hoover, John Whitmer, 1834-1902 1
Hopkins, Venice 1
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International (Ship) 1
Isom, George, 1846-1885 1
Jarvis, Ann Prior, 1829-1913 1
Jarvis, George (George Franklin), 1823-1913 1
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Jenkins, David Hyrum 1
Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson 1
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies 1
John, David, 1833-1908 1
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Joseph Taylor Family Organization 1
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Kelly family 1
Kerr, Marion Belnap, 1886-1972 1
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King, Alma W., 1902-1999 1
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Little, James A. (James Amasa), 1822-1908 1
Little, Mary Jane Lytle, 1831-1921 1
Lloyd, John Heber 1
Lloyd, Sarah Jane Jones 1
Lyon, John, 1803-1889 1
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Madsen Memorial Chorus 1
Martin, Edith Mae, 1891-1974 1
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Moore, Stephen Bliss, 1836-1894 1
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Nielson, Frihoff Godfred, 1851-1935 1
Ollerton, James Adams, 1885-1927 1
Olsen, Charles Ludwig, 1856-1923 1
Oveson, Lars Peter 1
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Patten, John, Jr., 1825-1903 1
Patten, John, Sr., 1787-1847 1
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