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Wallace F. Bennett papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 20

Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, speeches, bills, legislative resolutions, press releases, and financial records that document Wallace F. Bennett's activities during his time as a senator between 1948 and 1974 in Utah and Washington D.C. The central topic of these materials (which were mostly created during Bennett's later terms in the US Senate) is the Cold War, including how to promote peaceful coexistence between the Soviet Union and America. They also reveal the immense changes that...

Dates: 1948-1984

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Israel Franklin Evans papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSS 1762

Scope and Contents Certificates, handwritten and typewritten correspondence, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, receipts, a short biography, magazines, legal papers, a guest book, and a diary. The guest book and diary are found in the same volume. Some of the materials relate to Evans' service as president of the Eastern States Mission for the Mormon Church. The materials deal with his service to the Mormon Church, his law career, and his interest in education in Utah. Many of the items relate to contact...

Dates: 1918-1956

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Reinhard Maeser papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 1841

Scope and Contents Correspondence, notes, speeches, certificates, poems, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to Reinhard's missions for the Mormon Church, his teaching activities, and his relationship to his family. Correspondents include Karl G. Maeser and Reinhard's wife, Sarah Caroline Shepherd.

Dates: 1838-1944

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Sidney J. Ottley papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 1826

Scope and Contents Correspondence, diaries, financial ledgers, newsletters, an autobiography, greeting cards, and a scrapbook. The diaries relate to Ottley's missions for the Church in New Zealand and Great Britain and to his service as mission president also in New Zealand starting in 1951. The correspondence is between family members. The photographs in the scrapbook were taken during his mission presidency in the 1950s.

Dates: 1912-1978

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William O. Robinson papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 1848

Scope and Contents Diaries, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, essays, poems, correspondence, a biography, a published book with handwritten corrections, and a film strip. The materials deal with Robinson's dancing, music, and educational careers. The diaries are in six volumes and relate to Robinson's mission for the Mormon Church in Colorado.

Dates: 1897-1976

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Arthur William Sadler papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 1847

Scope and Contents A biography, newspaper clippings, correspondence, diaries, speeches, an autobiography in the form of a scrapbook, and certificates. The materials relate to Sadler, his extensive involvement with the Boy Scouts, and his missions for the Mormon Church in England and in San Francisco, California.

Dates: 1921-1978

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Genevieve Tietjen papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 1857

Scope and Contents Correspondence, speeches, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, biographies, autobiographies, and patriarchal blessings for the Mormon Church. The materials relate to Genevieve Tietjen and her husband, Henry Roland Tietjen, particularly when Henry served as a mission president for the Mormon Church in Hawaii. The biographies and autobiographies relate largely to Sarah' ancestors.

Dates: 1857-1982

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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