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John F. Bennett photograph album of Church history

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS P 801
Scope and Contents This collection contains one small black photo album. The album was made by John F. Bennett for Mr. and Mrs. George Albert Smith in the 1930s. It is similar to other albums put together by Bennett but is uniquely arranged with the Smiths in mind. Bennett used images created by several notable pioneer photographers such as William H. Jackson, C. R. Savage, George E. Anderson, C. W. Carter etc. The photographs selected should be considered some of the most notable images depicting the pioneer...
Dates: 1847-1930

Jacob G. Bigler autobiography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2757
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of an autobiography. Bigler writes about his relationship with the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), his life in Nauvoo, Illinois, his migration to Utah, and his life in Nephi, Utah. Bigler served on a mission for the Mormon Church in Ireland and was active in Mormon Church activities in Nephi.

Dates: 1907

William Wallace Bilings diary

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3211
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. Bilings kept this diary while migrating to Utah to be with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Bilings writes about his journey from July to September of 1864. He describes the traveling conditions, the weather, hardships, camp grounds, daily mileage, encounters with Indians, and deaths caused by illness. Bilings [Billings] later settled in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1864

Biographical materials on Milo Andrus

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1611
Scope and Contents

Notes, typescripts, photocopied sources, and miscellaneous items relating to the biography of Milo Andrus (1814-1893). Milo was a Mormon pioneer, missionary, and colonizer who eventually settled in St. George, Utah.

Dates: 1844-1979

Biographical sketch and recollections from the life of Martina Marjorie Halseth Bitner

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 431
Scope and Contents

Printed sketch and photographs of an early Utah pioneer.

Dates: 1975

Biographies

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1592
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten biographies of Henry Bailey Jacobs and Zina Diantha Huntington Young, along with photocopies of typed and handwritten letters. The items, which relate to family matters and marriage relationships, include a letter from the LDS Historical Department regarding the marriages of Zina to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, and a letter from the U.S. Customs Court in New York denying the existence of any records relating to a divorce between Henry and Zina.

Dates: 1844-1976

Biographies of Isabel Siddoway and Francis Armstrong

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1612
Scope and Contents

One book containing 15 photographs, 2 biographies of Francis Armstrong, 2 life sketches of Isabel Siddoway Armstrong, 13 genealogy sheets, and miscellaneous items. The Armstrong biographies describe the lives of Mormon pioneers.

Dates: 1929-1979

Biography of Henry Mower Sr.

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 886
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a photocopy of a typewritten biography of Henry Mower. Mower was a Mormon pioneer who settled in Springville, Utah.

Dates: 1950

Biography of Samuel Kendall Gifford, pioneer of 11 September 1850

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2846
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Samuel Kendall Gifford was born in New York in 1821 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints. He migrated to Utah in 1850, settled in Washington County, Utah, had four wives, and died in 1907.

Dates: 1955

Catherine Bowles family histories

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1492
Scope and Contents

Typed, photocopied, and bound genealogical information. The item contains a pedigree chart and family histories of Bowles' ancestors.

Dates: 1978

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections 132
L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives 1
 
Subject
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 92
Missions and Missionaries 54
Mormon pioneers -- History 46
Immigration and American Expansion 44
Mormon pioneers 44
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Pioneers 43
Diaries 42
Autobiographies 41
Letters 25
Biographies 24
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History 24
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 22
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History 19
Social Life and Customs 16
Home and Family 15
Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History 15
Mormons -- Utah -- History 14
Photocopies 12
Material Types 11
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) -- History 11
Mormons -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History 10
Religion 10
Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872 9
Church Government 9
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 8
Family histories 6
Histories (Literary works) 6
Mormon Church -- Presidents 6
Mormon pioneers -- Utah -- Biography 6
Mormon women -- Biography 6
Saint George (Utah) -- History 6
Typescripts 6
Mormon missionaries 5
Mormon pioneers -- Biography 5
Mormon pioneers -- Utah -- History 5
Mormon pioneers -- Utah -- History -- 19th century 5
Mormons -- Utah -- Biography 5
Overland journeys to the Pacific 5
Correspondence 4
Electronic books 4
Genealogies 4
Mormon missionaries -- England -- Diaries 4
Mormon pioneers -- Diaries 4
Mormons -- Biography 4
Mormons -- Correspondence 4
Mormons -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 4
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 4
Photographs 4
Polygamy -- Utah -- History 4
Salt Lake City (Utah) 4
Biography -- 19th century 3
Certificates 3
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 3
Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3
Ephraim (Utah) -- History 3
Logan (Utah) -- History 3
Mormon Church -- Missions -- England -- History 3
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Great Britain 3
Mormon pioneers -- United States -- Diaries 3
Mormon pioneers -- Utah 3
Mormon pioneers -- Utah -- Diaries 3
Mormons -- England -- History 3
Mount Pleasant (Utah) -- History 3
Ogden (Utah) -- History 3
Parowan (Utah) -- History 3
Politics, Government, and Law 3
Springville (Utah) -- History 3
Utah -- History 3
Utah -- History -- 19th century 3
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2
City and Town Life 2
Compact discs 2
Fillmore (Utah) -- History 2
Fort Lemhi (Idaho) 2
Indians of North America -- Idaho -- History -- Sources 2
Kanab (Utah) -- History 2
Kirtland (Ohio) -- History 2
Legal instruments 2
Manti (Utah) -- History 2
Manuscripts 2
Microfilms 2
Military 2
Missouri -- History 2
Mormon Church -- Apostles 2
Mormon Church -- History 2
Mormon Church -- Missions -- East (U.S.) 2
Mormon Church -- Missions -- England 2
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Europe 2
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Ireland -- History 2
Mormon authors -- Biography 2
Mormon handcart companies 2
Mormon handcart companies -- History 2
Mormon missionaries -- England 2
Mormon missionaries -- England -- History 2
Mormon missionaries -- Great Britain -- History 2
Mormon missionaries -- History 2
Mormons -- California -- History 2
Mormons -- Denmark -- History 2
Mormons -- England 2
Mormons -- History 2
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Language
English 131
Danish 1
Maori 1
Multiple languages 1
No linguistic content; Not applicable 1
 
Names
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 30
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 16
United States. Army. Mormon Battalion 6
Utah Expedition (1857-1858) 6
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 5
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Huntington, Oliver Boardman, 1823-1907 3
Richards, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitney), 1824-1909 3
Utah. Militia 3
Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901 2
Kimball, Heber C. (Heber Chase), 1801-1868 2
McAllister, William James Frazier 2
Pack, John, 1809-1885 2
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company 2
Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 2
Robinson, Joseph Lee, 1811-1893 2
Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888 2
Snow, William, 1806-1879 2
Utah. Legislature 2
Ajax, William, 1832-1899 1
Allen family 1
Allred family 1
Allred, James, 1784-1876 1
Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 1
Andrus, Hyrum L. (Hyrum Leslie), 1924-2015 1
Andrus, Milo, 1814-1893 1
Armstrong family 1
Armstrong, Francis, 1839-1899 1
Armstrong, Isabel Siddoway, 1849-1930 1
Aven, Ruth A. (Ruth Allen), 1899-2000 1
Baker, Afton Marie 1
Baker, Alma 1
Baker, Hannah 1
Ballard, Henry, 1832-1908 1
Ballard, Margaret McNeil, 1846-1918 1
Barrus, George Stanton, 1925- 1
Bean, Elizabeth Baum, 1834-1916 1
Bean, Emily Haws, 1836-1908 1
Bean, George Washington, 1831-1897 1
Bean, Mary Jane Wall, 1841-1891 1
Bean, Willard Washington, 1868-1949 1
Beard, Thomas (1836-1917) 1
Bennett, John F. (John Foster), 1865-1938 1
Bigler, Jacob G., 1813-1907 1
Bilings, William Wallace 1
Bitner, Martina M. H. 1
Bowles family 1
Bowles, Catherine, 1915-2006 1
Boyle, Henry Green, 1824-1902 1
Brady family 1
Brigham Young Academy 1
Brunson, Lewis, 1831-1888 1
Bullock, Richard H. 1
Burton, William, 1809-1851 1
Butler, William, 1825-1905 1
Campbell, Robert Lang, 1825-1872 1
Cannon, David H., 1838-1924 1
Cannon, Johanna Christina Danielson 1
Cannon, Louisa Martha Wells, 1862-1888 1
Cannon, Oa J. 1
Carter, C. W. 1
Carter, William, 1821-1896 1
Cazier, David 1
Chambers (Family : Chambers, Joseph, 1843-1927) 1
Chambers, Eliza Ann, 1854-1939 1
Chambers, Joseph, 1843-1927 1
Cheney, Talitha C. Avery 1
Cheney, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1901-1993 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. San Juan Stake (Utah) 1
Cluff, William Wallace, 1832-1915 1
Collard, Albert 1
Cragun, Ella Mower 1
Crosby, Caroline Barnes, 1807-1884 1
Crosby, Jonathan 1
Crouch, Ebenezer 1
Cummings, Benjamin Franklin 1
Curtis, Joseph, 1818-1883 1
Curtis, Millicent W. 1
Curtis, Nahum 1
Dalton, Luella Adams 1
Dame, William Horne, 1819-1884 1
Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Huntington Chapter 1
Davis, David 1
Davis, Elisha H., 1815- 1
Davis, Lowell W. 1
Day, Abraham, 1817-1900 1
Day, Eli Azariah 1
Day, Thomas, 1814-1893 1
Deseret Manufacturing Company 1
Driggs, Samuel, 1820-1854 1
Druce, John, 1818-1897 1
Duerden, Earl S. 1
Empey, Jessie E. 1
Empey, William Young 1
Fairbanks, John Boylston, 1817-1875 1
Farmer, Ann Webster 1
Farmer, Blain 1
Farmer, James, 1825-1908 1
Farmer, Mary Ballany 1
Farmer, Mary Bateman 1
Farmer, Sarah Broadbridge 1
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