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Coalville (Utah) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

George Beard art collection and Coalville Cooperative records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2293
Scope and Contents George Beard materials: 7 cartons of art and art history books, ca. 1850s to 1920s; 1 carton of glass plates (exposed and unopened boxes); 2 cartons of photographic prints by Beard (early 20th century); Two cartons containing two early 20th c. cameras; 1 artist's easel and 1 camera tripod; 5 paintings (some may be by Paul Beard); 1 carton of lithographic prints. Paul Beard materials: 3 hand made musical intruments and ca. 1930s adding machine. Coalville Cooperative Records: (later Paul's...
Dates: 1850-1949

Research materials on George Beard

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231063253]
Identifier: MSS 1451
Scope and Contents Manuscripts and photocopies collected by Davies while researching and writing a biography entitled, "George Beard, Mormon Pioneer Artist with a Camera," privately published, ca. 1974. Collection includes Beard's memoirs and correspondence, news clippings and biographies about him, a transcript of his funeral service, Beard family histories, photographs, and a short color film made by KSL-TV regarding Beard's life. Papers include materials authored by Lovenia Bullock Beard, Edna Beard Taylor,...
Dates: 1916-1974

Minutes and certificates of stock

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232486412]
Identifier: MSS 795
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and handwritten minutes of the directors, stockholders, and advirsory committee meetings. The stock certificate book includes some filled out stubs of stock purchases and blank certificates. The minute book also includes summaries of the institution's activities and four pages of account records of the Copper Coin Mining Company.

Dates: 1868-1959

A history of "Grass Creek," old Grass Creek Valley, Summit County, Utah, "a ghost town"

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238245]
Identifier: MSS SC 306
Scope and Contents

Typewritten history of Grass Creek, a mountain valley north of Coalville, Utah, a small mining town, home for a large number of European settlers in 1859.

Dates: 1969

Biographical sketch of Caroline E. W. W. Larrabee

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333095]
Identifier: MSS SC 3313
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography. Larrabee writes about migrating to Utah in 1862 and about her life in Springville and later in Provo, Utah. She also lived in Heber City, Coalville, and Salt Lake City, Utah. She was employed as a school teacher.

Dates: 1930