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Autobiography of Eliza Ann McKee Chambers
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231238244]
Identifier: MSS 7648
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten transcript of the autobiography, transcribed by Eunice Stella Iverson Gardner. The autobiography describes Chamber's life as a Mormon pioneer and includes descriptions of her daily activities, town dances, and visits from President Brigham Young. Includes a description of her marriage Joseph Chambers and her travels with her husband and children to various western states. A note is included at the end of the notebook from M. Ray Hiatt in 2001, whose wife was a...
Dates:
1934
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
History of John Langston
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329705]
Identifier: MSS SC 3102
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of John Langston "in the 55 year of my Life." Langston was born in England and migrated to the United States when he was 16 years old. He worked in the iron industry in several states and joined the Mormon Church. Langston migrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, and campaigned against the United States Army during the Utah Expedition of 1857-1858. He was also involved in the Black Hawk War. Also included is an index...
Dates:
approximately 1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lavon B. Jones biography of Henry Hamilton
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231058816]
Identifier: MSS 6242
Abstract
The Lavon B. Jones biography of Henry Hamilton is a biography that accounts for the life of Hamilton from his birth in Scotland to his death in Utah. Henry Hamilton was an early pioneer that forged his way from Scotland to the Utah Valley.
Dates:
1980
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Notes from the life of John D. T. McAllister
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330752]
Identifier: MSS SC 3119
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is a one-page biography of John D. T. McAllister by an unknown author at an unspecified time. McAllister was born in Delaware on 19 Feb. 1827 and died on 21 Jan. 1910. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1844. He migrated to Utah in 1851, took several wives, and had numerous children. He served on two missions for his church, lived for a time in St. George, Utah, and held numerous positions of...
Dates:
approximately 1933
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
W. Thomas Wride biographies
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2135
Scope and Contents
Contains biographies for Lewis William Barry Wride, 1862-1934 and Harriet Stark Wride, 1868-1944; Alma Baker, 1877-1950 and Hannah McKinley Baker, 1870-1946; and Daniel Stark, 1820-1907. The collection also consists of Philip J. Hart's autobiography, his personal journals 1932-1999; scrapbooks, photographs, and materials relating to Hart's career.
Dates:
1932-1999
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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