Social Life and Customs
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Memoirs of Rose Ellen Bywater Valentine
She describes her experiences in these areas as well as her childhood in a Latter-day Saint polygamous family, including service as a Salt Lake City, Utah, Temple Square guide. Also includes family data, a poem by the creator, and a letter by the donor.
Photograph of Karl G. Maeser
Framed photograph of Karl G. Maeser. He is shown with a short, square white beard. He is wearing a black suit and a wingtip collar with a white bow tie. Materials dated approximately 1880-1900.
Polysophical Society minutes
Two pages of handwritten minutes of the society's first two meetings, held in the Lewis Building at Brigham Young Academy on November 30 and December 7, 1877. Minutes include summary of Karl G. Maeser's comments on the society's functions, and qualifications for membership. The society's first president was Joseph Keeler, a recent Brigham Young Academy graduate. Minutes recorded by Fannie Rogers, secretary.
Hyrum Gibbs Smith papers
Contains documents relating to the life of Hyrum Gibbs Smith. Materials discuss his role as the fifth Presiding Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during 1912-1932, his education as a dentist during 1909-1910, and his personal life. Included are diaries, correspondence, realia, legal documents, and photographs. Materials were created in Salt Lake City, Utah and at the University of Southern California. Dated 1902-1976.
Eilene Thompson collection on Thompson family
Contains an unpublished biography, hand-made and digital scrapbook, and the personal papers of Fredric Thompson, as well as materials related to Karl G. Maeser. Materials dated approximately 1868-2013.