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William Coleman Allen biography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 769
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of short typewritten biography. Crossed the plains to Utah with the pioneers as a child in 1847, settled with family in Mill Creek Canyon and, in 1851, in Draper. In 1876, called by Brigham Young to head the colonization of the Little Colorado River settlements in Arizona. Moved back to Draper in 1884.
Dates:
1843-1917
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John A. Blythe journal
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 780
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Describes his trip from Salt Lake City to the site of Joseph City and daily life in the United Order in that town. The diary also discusses the author's departure on a supply trip to Salt Lake City and concludes with his arrival in St. George, Utah en route.
A one-page autobiographical sketch entitled "History of John A. Blythe, From his birth to Feb. 3rd, 1876" is also included.
A one-page autobiographical sketch entitled "History of John A. Blythe, From his birth to Feb. 3rd, 1876" is also included.
Dates:
1876-1877
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Law Blythe papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 791
Scope and Contents
File includes copies of a handwritten biographical sketch of Blythe, written by one of his granddaughters, Pearl Elizabeth Mitchell Boyce; typescripts of some of Blythe's 1874 letters to Brigham Young (1801-1877) reporting on the progress of the Arizona mission and relations with the Indians; a diary covering 1857-1874 as well as extracts from 1870 and 1878-1880.The 1857-1874 diary describes Blythe's conversion to the Mormon Church in California; emigrating to Utah; and daily life...
Dates:
1870-1880
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Thomas Walter Brookbank reminiscences
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 799
Scope and Contents
Consists of three separate manuscripts: "Religious Experiences of Thomas Walter Brookbank," "Travels and Threads of Experience," and "A Soldier's Recollections." These autobiographies recount the author's early life and conversion to Mormonism, his experiences in the Civil War (1861-1865), life in Utah and the Mormon settlements in eastern Arizona, and missionary activities in New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Great Britain.
Dates:
1922
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James Stephens Brown diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 807
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Author recounts his call to serve as a missionary among the Navajo Indians by Mormon church president Brigham Young (1801-1877); the trip to Arizona; his activities among the Indians; and his return to Utah a year later.
Dates:
1875-1876
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Bushman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1520
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of original diaries covering 1871-1923, along with typescripts; a personal account book; receipts; temple recommend; microfilm copy of the diaries and an autobiography; photocopies of appraisal and accounts books for the chapter of the United Order in St. Joseph; minutes of United Order meetings; and typecript of correspondence. While most of the diary entries are one-liners narrating the author's daily activities in northern Arizona and occasional trips to Utah, others are...
Dates:
1871-1923
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Coleman family histories
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 796
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typescripts. File contains excerpts from three documents, all originally compiled by Evans Coleman: "History of the Coleman Family;" "Saint Johns Purchase;" and "Biography of Emma Beck Coleman." These documents were originally compiled between 1938 and 1942, although all of them refer to events either in Missouri during the late 1830s or in Arizona during the 1880s.
Dates:
1942
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Journal David H. McAllister : northern Arizona period
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 806
Scope and Contents
Typescript. Includes short autobiographical sketch of author's life from his birth to his mission call to Arizona in 1876. Rest of the text is a daily journal covering the trip from Salt Lake City to Arizona, daily life in the Mormon settlements, and a trip back to Utah in 1877. Almost all of McAllister's journal entries are one line in length.
Dates:
1876-1877
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lake family biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 768
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Contains biographies of James Lake (1788-1874); Philomelia Smith Lake (1794-1873); James Lake, Sr. (1760- ); and George Lake (1838-1898) written by some of their grandchildren. Also includes autobiography of George Lake (1838-1898).
Discusses the family's genealogy; their conversion to the Mormon Church in 1832; their migration with the Mormons to Ohio, Illinois, and Utah; illnesses and deaths in the family; life on the Utah frontier; George's mission in Great Britain...
Dates:
1760-1898
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
The Little Colorado River Valley : its description, its history, its settlement by the Mormons
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 781
Scope and Contents
Typescript of booklength manuscript on the history of the Mormon settlements along the Little Colorado River Valley in Arizona during the nineteenth century.
Dates:
1972
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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