Material Types
Found in 2714 Collections and/or Records:
George Washington Bean diaries
James Addison Bean diary
Handwritten diary. Bean writes about a trip to visit relatives in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. He preached the Mormon faith in a number of churches while on the trip. He also tells about troubles with travelling through snow in Wyoming.
Rebecca Peterson Bean speech
Typewritten talk given in the fall of 1964 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rebecca Bean lived in the Joseph Smith house from 1915 to 1939. She talks about the anit-Mormon sentiments of many of her neighbors and tells about how she and her husband, Willard Washington Bean, coped with these issues.
Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families correspondence, 1816-1901
Series contains various correspondence sent to and composed by members of the Beard, Collins, Weaver, and Fisher families; all are related, the Weaver family in an undetermined way. The correspondence was sent between 1816 and 1901. The majority of the letters have no specified or unusual purpose; some do include genealogies of families, political conversations, and mentions of financial worries.
Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families family history and financial records, 1839-1894
Series contains genealogies and financial statements, receipts, and records from the Collins, Beard, Weaver, Fisher, and Burton families. The records and papers date from 1839 to 1894, with no apparent chronological system or order. The financial records appear to consist mostly of receipts of specified purchases by certain members of the above named families. The name of the store or merchant is also made clear.
Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio papers
Handwritten letters, family histories, genealogies, deeds, wills, cash receipts, statements, mementoes, and a draft exemption of Joseph Weaver. The materials were created by the Beard, Collins, Fisher, and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio. Joseph Weaver was exempted from the draft during the American Civil War because he was able to get a substitute. This Joseph Weaver may have been Joseph Myrtle Weaver (1832-1913), an American author.
Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio other documents, 1852-1864
Series contains a will, a certificate of draft exemption, and advertising flyers promoting tourism. The advertisements are undated; the draft exemption certificate is date October 10, 1864; the will of Edward Collins, May 27, 1852. Additionally, there is no context given for the storing of the flyers, which attract potential tourists to "New York After Dark" and to travel on the Saint Louis and Tennessee River by steamboat.
George Beard photographs
Collection consists primarily of pictorial landscapes from Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Also includes photographs of the Beard family and other individuals.
Research materials on George Beard
John Y. Bearnson slides
Contains 1260 slides and 1 portrait of Brigham Young. There are many slides of Utah, family, friends, and international vacations. Dated 1900-1959.