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Parley P. Pratt papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, missionary journals, writings, discourses, sermons, mission records, genealogy records, legislative service records, and miscellaneous biographical materials covering 1837-1967.
Dates:
1837-1967
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lydia Susanna Goaslind Purnell papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1796
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and typewritten correspondence, histories, biographies, genealogical group sheets, patriarchal blessings, diaries, and land indentures in Idaho. The correspondence are between Purnell, her husband, and other relatives and deal largely with family matters. One of the letters is an account of the Battle of Bear River in 1863 by an observer. Purnell also writes to many persons about family history. Purnell also writes about being a polygamous wife and the various persecutions by...
Dates:
1875-1942
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Reynolds autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 4179
Abstract
The autobiography of George Reynolds, an early member of the LDS church from London, England, circa 1878.
Dates:
circa 1878
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Reynolds letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2694
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten letters addressed to Reynolds' wife Amelia. These items were written when Reynolds was in the Utah territorial penitentary for polygamy. Reynolds writes about conditions in the prison and of his desires to receive visitors.
Dates:
1879-1880
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Reynolds letters
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 593
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters to his wife, Amelia. Twenty-eight itmes were written from 1879-1881 in the Utah Peniteniary while Reynolds was serving a two-year sentence for polygamy. Reynolds tells about prison life, reaffirms his dedication to the Mormon faith, and discusses family matters.
Dates:
1879-1887
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Franklin S. Richards papers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1204
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and typewritten correspondence and legal papers. The materials relate to Richards' law career in Utah. Some of the materials relate to the Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887 which sought to make the prosecution of the practice of polygamy enforceable and to Mormon polygamy in general.
Dates:
1878-1891
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph Lee Robinson autobiography and diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2780
Scope and Contents
Typewritten condensation of an autobiography and a diary. The item was shortened by Robinson's granddaughter, Rena Robinson Cutler. Joseph Robinson writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1836, his migration to Utah in 1848, his opinions of the Mormon doctrine of polygamy, and his settling in Weber County, Utah.
Dates:
1853-1892
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
J. Rossle anti-Mormon negatives
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4143
Abstract
11 rolls of anti-Mormon negatives on microfilm, beginning with J. Rossle's publication in German, circa 1915-1920.
Dates:
circa 1915-1920
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel Russell, Sr. letters received
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2159
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letters addressed to Samuel Russell from various friends and family members. The items deal with personal matters as well as the Mormon Church, its practices including polygamy, and how it was perceived.
Dates:
1865-1891
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel Russell, Sr. letters received
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2159
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letters addressed to Samuel Russell from various friends and family members. The items deal with personal matters as well as the Mormon Church, its practices including polygamy, and how it was perceived.
Dates:
1865-1891
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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