Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Benjamin Franklin Cummings diaries and an autobiography

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 164

Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries including an autobiography. Cummings' autobiography covers his early life when he lived in Ohio and Navuoo, Illinois, served on a mission to Maine, and left Illinois for Utah. Cummings' diaries tell about his mission to the Indians in Idaho in the "Salmon River Mission," his service during the "Utah Expedition" of 1857-1858, his various encounters with Indians, his mission to Iowa in 1878 and 1879, and his life in Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah. Also included is a...

Dates: 1854-1879

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Edwin M. Curtis mission journal

File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230351329]

Identifier: MSS 7410

Abstract

Journal is a record of the life Curtis led as he served a mission to Great Britain for the Latter-day Saint Church.

Dates: 1878-1879

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Margaret Curtis letter to Brigham Young

Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287033]

Identifier: Vault MSS 176

Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 13 Nov. 1867, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Curtis writes to Young concerning money she owes him for board.

Dates: 1867 November 13

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Samuel Frederick Curtis papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 9035

Scope and Contents Materials include journals, letters, notebooks, photographs, negatives, and audiocassettes of Samuel Frederick "Fred" Curtis and his wife Emmeline Curtis. Topics of materials include Fred's mission in Germany and the mission Samuel and Emmeline later served in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, both for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their family of six children, and Fred's work at and donations to Brigham Young University. Some photographs depict military camps and activities aboard...

Dates: approximately 1930-2017

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Arthur B. Cutler papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 2279

Abstract

Contains a diary, correspondence, government documents, mission calls and releases, photographs, and a photo album has been organized into three boxes. The first box contains the diary and papers of Arther Cutler. The second box contains photocopies of photographs and the photo album. The third box contains the original photographs and photo album of the collection. Additionally, the photographs have been separated into three series: studio portraits, snapshots, and photo album.

Dates: 1910-1968

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Czech letter fragment

File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308659]

Identifier: MSS SC 1078

Scope and Contents

Pages 15 and 17 of a holograph letter by an unknown author. It tells how the writer became interested in the Mormon Church and comments on its strengths as a faith. The item is written in Czech.

Dates: approximately 1900-1920

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections