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 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 3406 Collections and/or Records:

Ashley Bartlett letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227642342]
Identifier: MSS 4011
Scope and Contents

Bartlett Letters, 1904-1905, includes a letter written by Ashley Bartlett in Chicago, Illinois, on December 31, 1904, to his wife Winnie Lydia Bartlett in Vernal, Utah. Collection also includes two envelopes, one corresponding with the letter, and another from 1942.

Dates: 1904-1905
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ashley Bartlett letter

Biography of Nancy Catherine Blair Barton

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337989]
Identifier: MSS 2759
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. The item was "written by her daughters Stella, Annie, and Elsie," but the full names of the authors are not given. Nancy Catherine Blair was born in 1866 in St. Charles, Idaho. She moved to Mexico, Manassa, Colorado, and New Mexico. She finally settled in Pleasant Grove, Utah, in 1910. She died in 1952.

Dates: 1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biography of Nancy Catherine Blair Barton

Joseph M. Bauman collection of photographs of Utah

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 327
Scope and Contents Collection contains 740 photographs, including 719 prints made by Brigham Young University of 594 negatives and 125 transparencies. The photographs were taken between approximately 1910 and 1929. They are photographs of places throughout Utah. Many are taken in the wilderness, especially in the mountains. There are also photographs of small towns and farms, and many of these are portraits of at least one person. There are also photographs of the interior and exterior of houses and some...
Dates: approximately 1910-1929
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph M. Bauman collection of photographs of Utah

Bayard family papers, 1804-1896

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence dated from approximately July 12, 1804 to March 21, 1896. The papers include familial information about the Bayard family, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1804-1896
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 511, Weir family papers

Be thou an example : the life history of Elna Ruth Bowen Johnson

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233632600]
Identifier: MSS 7853
Scope and Contents

Contains one DVD called Be Thou an Example: The Life History of Elna Ruth Bowen Johnson. Includes two discs which have discussion of her early childhood through their service on missions to the Philippines and Genealogical Library. Dated approximately 2011.

Dates: approximately 2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Be thou an example : the life history of Elna Ruth Bowen Johnson

George Washington Bean autobiography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7076
Dates: approximately 1881-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Washington Bean autobiography

Biographical sketches of the children of George Washington Bean

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345644]
Identifier: MSS 965
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies of George Washington Bean and his children. The items were edited by Merrill D. Beal. The members of the Bean family were Mormons who lived mostly in Utah.

Dates: 1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biographical sketches of the children of George Washington Bean

George Washington Bean journal

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225536876]
Identifier: MSS 3860
Scope and Contents

Journal contains entries by George Washington Bean from about 1855 to 1878 and includes a short autobiography, transaction records from his business dealings, and personal and family experiences.

Dates: approximately 1855-1878
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Washington Bean journal

Olive Smoot Bean autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319490]
Identifier: MSS SC 2139
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten autobiography (pages 163 to 197). Bean writes about her childhood in Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah, her marriage, and her children.

Dates: 1933-1934
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Olive Smoot Bean autobiography

Beany and Cecil

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: 1937-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2193, Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner television compositions

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