Material Types
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Myron Alma Abbott autobiography
Crockwell & Ottinger photographs
Collection includes six silver gelatin print photographs by Crockwell & Ottinger taken between 1883 and 1886. Includes an image of Wilford Woodruff, as well as Utah landscapes.
Moses Franklin Farnsworth papers
Correspondence, record books, pension petitions, certificates, pamphlets, articles of incorporation, poems, blessings, poems, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to Farnsworth's activities particulary in the Mormon Church. Included in the collection are letters from the fourth president of the Mormon Church, Willford Woodruff, patriarchal blessings, letters relating to Mormon polygamy, and a book recording the work done in the Manti Temple of the Mormon Church.
C. L. Joy photographs
Collection includes four photographs, including oversize, of locations and events associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the funeral of Wilford Woodruff. Images were taken by Joy between the 1890s and the 1900s.
Scott G. Kenney research materials
Photocopies of correspondence, minutes, journals, and subject research files of Scott Kinney. These materials relate to Joseph F. Smith (1832-1918) sixth President of the LDS Church. The bulk of the collection deals with the years 1870 to 1918. These research files are documentation for Kinney's proposed biography of Smith.
Photographs of Wilford Woodruff
Collection includes photographs, including cartes-de-visite, prints, and photocopies of images, of Wilford Woodruff and other leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also includes images of a statue of Woodruff. Photographs were taken between the 1870s and the 1940s.
Record proceeding at the direction of St. George Temple
Typewritten excerpt from a diary. The item is a typed copy of Woodruff's diary entry for 1 Jan. 1877. Woodruff was present at the "direction" of the St. George Temple in St. George, Utah, and offered a "Dedication Prayer" which he wrote into his diary. This dedication was for part of the temple.
George Reynolds letter
Handwritten letter dated 5 Sept. 1877 and addressed to Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898) who later became the fourth president of the Mormon Church. Reynolds writes a brief letter dealing with business transactions.
John Taylor letters
Photocopies of typed copies of letters sent by John Taylor to his wives and to such LDS Church leaders as Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff. The materials deal largely with family and Church matters. Also included are photocopies of handwritten notes on Taylor's various wives.
Sarah Taylor autograph album
Autograph book which contains the signatures of many prominent Mormons with person remarks and poems addressed to Sarah Taylor.