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Genealogies

 Subject
Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing

Found in 736 Collections and/or Records:

Research materials on John M. Bernhisel, 1909-1964

 File — Box 2: Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197225562872], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS SC 331 Series 3
Scope and Contents note Including: 1. Bibliography for John M. Bernhisel. 2. Letter to Dr. A. Ray Olpin, President, University of Utah, from Caroline K. Parry suggesting that the new Medical Center be named after Bernhisel, December 11, 1951. 3. Program for Bernhisel Family Reunion, October 13, 1951. 4. Letter, to David M. Bernhisel, from W. Brown Eaving MD asking for data on John Bernhisel, February 24, 1909. 5. Genealogy data on Bernhisel family and Xerox copy. 6. Index card to Nauvoo Temple Records on John...
Dates: Other: 1909-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS SC 331, John M. Bernhisel papers / Secondary sources on John M. Bernhisel

Reuben Gardner Miller genealogical papers, 1871-1949

 Series
Identifier: MSS 418 Series 7
Scope and Contents Contains text materials and photographs with dates of creation ranging from 1871-1964. It includes Winder Family temple records, an index to the genealogical records of Reuben G. Miller and Rhonda Ann Letts, various family biographies, and funeral services for James F. Whitney and David C. Gardner. Also contains Reuben G. Miller family records, including photos, certificates of ordination and temple recommends, and a sheet listing ordination dates and names of individuals involved for John...
Dates: 1871-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 418, Reuben Gardner Miller papers

Richard Morris promissory notes, 1840

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232550654], Folder: 9
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Two promissory notes, from Richard Morris to Thomas H. Stevens, 1 p. each, dated August 13, 1840 and November 16, 1840.

Dates: 1840
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane papers on ancestors and relatives

Karl Richards papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6136
Scope and Contents Collection primarily documents Karl Richards' religious and professional life between 1940 and 1970. This includes church material from his mission to French Polynesia, his service as a Regional Representative, and other various ecclesiastical assignments. There are also correspondence and administration files from the Automobile Manufacturers Association (AMA) and material regarding the Romney family and their political lives. The collection also includes personal and family correspondence...
Dates: 1921-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Karl Richards papers

Silas LeRoy Richards diary and family histories

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232484094]
Identifier: MSS 734
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography and diary, family histories, genealogies, patriarchal blessings, and mementos. Much of the material relates to the history and genealogies of the Richards, Rhead (Reed), Stanley, and Huffman (Hoffman) families. Silas was born in Union and later moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. He held several jobs and served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission from 1902 to 1905.

Dates: 1870-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Silas LeRoy Richards diary and family histories

Biographical material on Sidney Rigdon

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337211]
Identifier: MSS 472
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and typewritten biographies and genealogies of Sidney Rigdon, member of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The dates of the composition of these materials are uncertain. The handwritten item was created by someone who had met with Rigdon years after Rigdon was no longer associated with the Church. The materials recount the events of Rigdon's life, his association with the LDS Church, and present his family genealogy.

Dates: 1875-1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biographical material on Sidney Rigdon

[Robert Patterson Kane?] manuscript., approximately 1887

 Item — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232550639], Folder: 15
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Manuscript by [Robert Patterson Kane?], a history of the passage of the law of April 1817 in New York, concerning the Erie Canal, and a story of a sick missionary who was taken in by Andrew Jackson, date of production not identified.

Dates: approximately 1887
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane papers on ancestors and relatives

Robert Weir family genealogy

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS511_b1_f1_i2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Robert Weir family genealogy, 1802-1823

 Item — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197233249496], Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 1 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a brief genealogical information of the Robert Weir family, dating from between 1802 and 1823. Photocopy is derived from a family bible.

Dates: Other: 1802-1823
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 511, Weir family papers / Robert Weir papers

Roy W. Doxey miscellaneous papers, circa 1938-1965

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3270 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

This series contains: Department of Home Study Lesson Manual; Program for the Summer Quarter, The Primary Association, 1947; Genealogy work, undated, Including: family group sheets; articles; biography of Roy W. Doxey; Family papers, circa 1938-1965, Including: letter from Clarke Doxey's mission president, 1965; Program from Doxey's graduation from George Washington University, 1938; patriarchal blessing to Jacob Opheikens; Book of Remembrance; and, miscellaneous religion papers.

Dates: Other: circa 1938-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3270, Roy Watkins Doxey papers

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