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Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History

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Found in 240 Collections and/or Records:

Account book of a store in Salt Lake City, Utah

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341593]
Identifier: MSS 495
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account book of a store in Salt Lake City, Utah, which sold general merchandise. The book lists transactions and the person purchasing items.

Dates: 1862
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Account book of a store in Salt Lake City, Utah

Arza Adams autobiographies and diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332592]
Identifier: MSS SC 3260
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of microfilm copies of handwritten diaries. Adams joined the Mormon Church in 1836 and served as missionary for that faith in Canada. He moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, and worked on the Nauvoo Temple. He came to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1849.

Dates: approximately 1840-1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arza Adams autobiographies and diaries

Arza Adams diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 729
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries in four volumes. Also included are photocopies of the materials. Adams mentions his youth and starts his diaries in 1830. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1836 and subsequently lived in Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa, and came to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1849.

Dates: 1830-1844
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arza Adams diaries

Andrew Jackson Allen autobiography and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330851]
Identifier: MSS SC 3213
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript of an autobiography and diary. Allen writes about his youth in Kentucky and move to Missouri after he joined the Mormon Church. He later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, and joined the Mormon exodus to Utah in 1847. He tells about the hardships of early settlement in Salt Lake City, Utah. His diary starts in 1857. It has many gaps and entries were often months apart. He writes about the "Utah War;" his work on the railroad in 1868 and 1869; his...
Dates: 1857-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Andrew Jackson Allen autobiography and diary

George Alley papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231217040]
Identifier: MSS SC 727
Abstract Account and receipt books, family correspondence, diary of Stephen Webb Alley, genealogy, family history materials, and memorabilia of the George Alley family. Photographs include studio portraits of Lydia Ann Alley and Susan Hannah Alley Wells, polygamist wives of Mormon Church leader, Daniel H. Wells, and a portrait of George Alley's wife, Mary Symond Alley. A majority of the photos were taken by Salt Lake City photographer Charles R. Savage. The photographs are albumen and matte collodion...
Dates: 1834-1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Alley papers

Andrew Amundsen autobiography and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326420]
Identifier: MSS SC 2845
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an autobiography and of a diary. Amundsen writes about his early life, conversion to the Mormon Church, his migration to Utah, his missions for the Mormon Church in Arizona and Norway, and his life in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1882-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Andrew Amundsen autobiography and diary

Jedediah Stanley Anderson papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230217256]
Identifier: MSS 1639
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, certificates, journals, newespaper articles, pamphlets, magazines, notes, and personal items. The correspondence is between Anderson , his family, friends, and leaders of the Mormon Church. Many of the items deal with personal and family matters. The diaries are in six volumes and include genealogical items. The newspaper clippings relate to Anderson and his family.

Dates: 1887-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jedediah Stanley Anderson papers

Patience Loader Archer autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3238
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten autobiography. Patience tells about her early life in England and her conversion to the Mormon Church. She presents one of the best accounts from the Martin handcart company and goes into considerable detail on the ordeal. Patience tells about the rescue and the continuous efforts of the people in the ill-fated handcart company to survive. She also writes about her arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, and about the efforts by Brigham Young,...
Dates: 1872
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Patience Loader Archer autobiography

Auerbach Corporation contract

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319755]
Identifier: MSS SC 2155
Scope and Contents

Handwritten contract to build a store in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Auerbach Corporation contract

Frederick and Samuel Auerbach contract

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321934]
Identifier: MSS SC 2348
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed contract dated 17 Dec. 1894. Frederick and Samuel Auerbach agree to purchase property in Salt Lake City, Utah for business purposes.

Dates: 1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Frederick and Samuel Auerbach contract

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