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Mormon authors -- Biography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Byographie of S. van Dyke continued, approximately 1894

 Item — Folder 2: [Barcode: 31197230320399]
Identifier: MSS SC 2175
Scope and Contents

Contains a biographical account of Van Dyk's life beginning in 1881 and continuing until approximately 1894. Also includes some genealogical information, as well as a compilation of sayings by Joseph Smith.

Dates: approximately 1894

Henry A. Smith life history, 1980-2002

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8567 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains an unfinished autobiography manuscript of Smith along with a comprehensive life history assembled by his daughters. Dated 1980-2002.

Dates: 1980-2002

Isaac Groo papers, 1864-1895

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, poetry, newspaper articles, an autobiography, and other materials related to Groo's life. Includes information on his missionary service in Australia, his work ranching, and his encarceration for practicing polygamy. Materials date from between 1864 and 1895.

Dates: 1864-1895

J Malan Heslop books and materials of Heslop family, 1944-2004

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 9 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Includes Heslop family histories and autobiographies authored by J and Fae Heslop and Jesse Heslop, along with publications about the European ancestry of the Heslop and Malan families. Materials dated 1944-2004.

Dates: 1944-2004

Lorin Farrar Wheelwright personal correspondence and other material, circa 1923-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3164 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains personal correspondence and other material (early life and fan and pan mail) of Wheelwright between circa 1923-1976. The correspondences that Wheelwright sent and received were between his parents and family, dealing with his career paths and family matters, his wife Ila Eugenia Spilsbury Wheelwright, general correspondences dealing with music and his careers, and church correspondences dealing with refinements, articles, and music. Lorin's early life materials comprise of life...
Dates: circa 1923-1976

Lucy H. Flake autobiography and journal, 1894 March-August

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230232628]
Identifier: MSS SC 13
Scope and Contents

Autobiography of Flake prepared in 1894. Includes details of her early life in Nauvoo, Illinois, her emigration to Utah, her marriage and life in Beaver, Utah, and a detailed account of the colonization of Snowflake, Arizona. Provides many details about the Flake family, as well as transcriptions of letters and her patriarchal blessing.

Dates: 1894 March-August

Marianne Clark Sharp autobiography and scrapbook, 1907-1978

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6204 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Autobiography of Sharp's early life, covering the period from 1907 to 1940. Written in journal volumes, the account is supplemented by inserted letters, photographs, ephemera, and other items documenting the events described. Prepared in the late 1970s. Dated circa 1907-1978.

Dates: 1907-1978

Marianne Clark Sharp journal and scrapbook, 1979-1989

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6204 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Marianne Sharp's original journal and digital copies of the journal. Entries are accompanied by inserted photographs, letters, greeting cards, ephemera, and news clippings that document life events. Dated circa 1979-1989.

Dates: 1979-1989

Mildred Tobler Hunt journal, 2005-2012

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232592136], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 8235 Series 1

Mildred Tobler Hunt papers, 1970-2015

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8235 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains print and manuscript forms of poems written by Mildred Tobler Hunt. Also included are handwritten poems and personal histories, and a photocopy of Mildred’s recent journal. Materials date from 2005 to 2015.

Dates: 1970-2015