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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- History

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Found in 200 Collections and/or Records:

Ellen Anderson Miller biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313485]
Identifier: MSS SC 1616
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed biography of Ellen Anderson Miller who emigrated to Mount Pleasant, Utah and later settled Castle Valley, Utah.

Dates: 1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ellen Anderson Miller biography

Artemus Millet autobiographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317171]
Identifier: MSS SC 1899
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten autobiographies of Artemus Millet including the typescripts of them. MIllet describes his conversion to the Mormon faith, his experiences as a Mormon Pioneer, and his spiritual interpretations of the events of his life.

Dates: 1855-1861
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Artemus Millet autobiographies

History of my father, Stephen Bliss Moore, and my mother, Eleanor Colton Moore : pioneers and children of pioneers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232487543]
Identifier: MSS 290
Scope and Contents Typewritten biography of Stephen Bliss Moore and his wife, Eleanor Colton Moore. Stephen and Eleanor were Mormon pioneers who married in 1857. They lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, near the "Indian Farm" by Spanish Fork, Utah, at the Tintic Mining district near Eureka, Utah, and near Provo, Utah. They had encounters with Ute Indians. Stephen worked as a miner, rancher, and as a grower of fruit trees. Lott often quotes from diaries and letters in the biography of her parents. Also...
Dates: 1857-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / History of my father, Stephen Bliss Moore, and my mother, Eleanor Colton Moore : pioneers and children of pioneers

My mother's history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313097]
Identifier: MSS SC 1562
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Nancy Meeks Asay who was a Mormon pioneer to early Utah. Also mentioned is a family story of one of Priddy Meeks' romances.

Dates: 1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / My mother's history

Nebeker family history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315811]
Identifier: MSS SC 1763
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a history of the Nebeker family, which originated in Germany. Five Nebeker brothers became Mormon pioneers and emigrated to Utah.

Dates: 1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Nebeker family history

John Needham diary and autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489978]
Identifier: MSS 612
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of a diary from 1840-1842. Needham writes about his conversion, missionary activies in England and Wales, faith promoting experiences, persecutions, and also gives details of the organization of branches in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including names and dates of baptisms and ordinations of the members. Also included is a five-page typescript of an autobiography written late in the nineteenth century when Needham lived in Logan, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1840-1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Needham diary and autobiography

Lowry Nelson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 223
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten correspondence, essays, social surveys, articles, and student papers. Most of the items deal with Nelson's social research on Mormon communities in Utah and Canada.

Dates: 1929-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lowry Nelson papers

Price W. Nelson journal and autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3121
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of Price W. Nelson. The account is largely retrospective even though much of it is written like diary entries. Also included is a diary to Nelson dated 5 Aug. 1935. Nelson writes about his birth in California in 1855, his journey to Utah in 1857. He also settled in Franklin, Idaho, in 1859 and moved to Logan, Utah, in 1864. He later moved to Glendale, Utah. He lived in numerous other places in Arizona and...
Dates: approximately 1913-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Price W. Nelson journal and autobiography

In memoriam : Charles W. Nibley

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287660]
Identifier: Vault MSS 228
Scope and Contents

Handwritten "resolutions of respect" presented at the death of Charles W. Nibley, a Mormon Church leader and businessman. The tributes are from many Utah and Idaho businesses.

Dates: 1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / In memoriam : Charles W. Nibley

Hyrum Smith Niebaur diaries and record books

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1232
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries and record books relating to Niebaur's activities and finances in Utah and Idaho. Also included are references to family genealogy, records of ordinance work in Mormon temples, and financial receipts.

Dates: 1889-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hyrum Smith Niebaur diaries and record books

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