Scope and Contents Collection consists of materials by and about the John Bennion family residing in the Taylorsville, Utah, area in the mid to late 19th century. Of particular focus are the missionary diaries of John Bennion, his son Samuel Roberts Bennion, and Samuel's daughter Laura Bennion Dimond. Also includes genealogical information about the Bennion family's ancestors and family history documents and information about their descendants. Primarily consists of original journals, photographs and...

Scope and Contents Contains a copy of both Bunnell's diary and her father's journal (George Melbourne Potter) from 1905 to 1994. History details her birth, early years, her return to the United States, her life as a grandmother, her travels, and the passing of her husband. Also included is a short history of Bunnell's life after 1994 until she died in 2001. Contains her patriachal blessing. Photographs show Bunnell, family members, family house, scenes from Iran, and family reunions. Included are...

Scope and Contents Collection contains letters to and from Rose Zipporah Marsh Butler, including envelopes and fragments of the stationary box where the letters were stored. Includes Edwin and Margaret Marsh guardianship transfer affidavit recording the transfer of guardianship of Rose to William and Sarah Beecher, dated 1888, two letters dated 1888 and 1889 from James Chandler to William and Sarah Beecher, Rose's foster parents, and a letter dated around 1888 from Edwin Beecher to William and Sarah Beecher,...

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Handwritten letters sent to and from Farnsworth, Mayhew, and Chipman families. Also include wedding and reunion invitations and other ephemera. The majority of the letters are to Caroline Abigail Mayhew Chipman. Other relatives include Lydia Farnsworth Mayhew, Otto Lyman Mayhew, Walter Franklin Mayhew, Martha Hoggard Chipman, Frederick Moroni Houston, Lydia Lucinda Chipman, Fredrick Vernon Houston, and John Curtis Houston. Materials dated 1808-1950.

Scope and Contents Collection contains 738 slides taken by Robert John Evans between 1965 and 1985. Majority of slides are photographs taken while on Travel Study Tours with Brigham Young University to places such as Europe and Mexico. Other slides demonstrate the performance of science experiments. Materials include 39 pages of handouts from Brigham Young University Travel Study Tours. Collection also includes journals of both personal and professional nature, materials from Evans' LDS mission to South...

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This collection is made up of diaries, account books, and letters kept by Amanda Hastings between 1898-1940. Also included are several newspaper clippings pertaining to family history, important events, or submissions to the paper by Amanda Hastings.

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Contains the personal papers of Marjorie Pay Hinckley, including letters to and from her husband, Gordon B. Hinckley, and other family members, photographs, talks, clippings, a high school yearbook, notebooks, and other ephemera. Also includes programs, condolences, clippings, and other documents about the memorials for both Marjorie Pay Hinckley and Gordon B. Hinckley. Materials dated 1911 to 2008.

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Contains information from both the personal and professional life of Blair Holmes, and includes journals, correspondence and professional papers documenting his life in Utah, his mission in Austria, and family life from 1932-2016. Also includes diplomas and other ephemera of Holmes and other family members, and transcribed and photocopied volumes of historical documents and newspapers from members of the Victor, Idado community. Dates range from 1932 to 2023.

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Collection contains a diary by Gabriel Alonzo Huntsman and newspaper clippings.

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Collection contains research files, correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, and other materials related to the Lyon family. Includes professional materials associated with various family members, as well as historical information on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Materials date from approximately 1836 to 2007, with most from between 1899 and 1995.

Additional T. Edgar and Hermana Forsberg Lyon family records added in 2023.