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City and Town Life

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to James G. Bleak

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239249714]
Identifier: MSS 9070
Scope and Contents

Contains letters to James G. Bleak from various family members. Letters emphasize daily events, Church activity, and family relationships. Also includes some materials regarding family history research. Materials dated 1896-1954, bulk 1896-1902.

Dates: 1896-1954, bulk 1896-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Letters to James G. Bleak

John A. Blythe journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305325]
Identifier: MSS SC 780
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of typescript. Describes his trip from Salt Lake City to the site of Joseph City and daily life in the United Order in that town. The diary also discusses the author's departure on a supply trip to Salt Lake City and concludes with his arrival in St. George, Utah en route.

A one-page autobiographical sketch entitled "History of John A. Blythe, From his birth to Feb. 3rd, 1876" is also included.

Dates: 1876-1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John A. Blythe journal

Lilburn W. Boggs papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292090]
Identifier: Vault MSS 533
Scope and Contents

Two signed items, one a promissory note made out to William Smith, agent for the Steam Mill Company, dated August 20, 1817. The other a transfer of title dated June 18, 1820, turning over ownership of two lots in Independence, Missouri, to Joseph Philipson.

Dates: 1817-1820
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lilburn W. Boggs papers

Jennifer Reeder interview with Catherine Bowles

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2947
Scope and Contents

Oral history of Catherine Bowles, from an interview conducted by Jenny Reeder.

Dates: 2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jennifer Reeder interview with Catherine Bowles

Doren Benjamin Boyce papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233616637]
Identifier: MSS 7980
Scope and Contents Contains information on Doren Benjamin Boyce's work at the Topaz Relocation Camp. Includes his correspondence with friends and camp administrative officials, as well as inventories and receipts for purchases made because of the camp and other financial documents. Also includes records about the camp, mostly orinetation materials about the purpose and function of Topaz. Collection also contains some documents about the members of the camp, as well as newspaper clippings and articles on...
Dates: approximately 1942-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Doren Benjamin Boyce papers

Agnes Bracken scrapbook of Mercur, Utah

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239248336]
Identifier: MSS 9174
Content Description

Contains scrapbook of Agnes Bracken's life in Mercur, Utah. Includes photographs, clippings, printed ephemera, reunion programs, articles, and poems about Mercur and Agnes Bracken's family.

Dates: 1902-1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Agnes Bracken scrapbook of Mercur, Utah

Bradley and Henrie family papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230230028]
Identifier: MSS 1868
Scope and Contents

Biographies, correspondence, and family histories. The materials are by and about the Henrie and Bradley families in Manti, Utah.

Dates: 1868-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bradley and Henrie family papers

Louis Oscar Brandley family histories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231042570]
Identifier: MSS 6277
Abstract

The Louis Oscar Brandley family histories contain an autobiography of Louis Brandley as well as typed histories of the life of his father, Johann Theodore Brandley; his mother, Margaret Keeler Brandley; and Eliza Zaugg Brandley. Also contained are two poems written by his mother.

Dates: 1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Louis Oscar Brandley family histories

A brief history of Utah

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284576]
Identifier: Vault MSS 59
Scope and Contents

Typewritten history of Utah.

Dates: 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A brief history of Utah

A brief sketch of the pioneer life of Lois A. Smith Bushman

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305432]
Identifier: MSS SC 792
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of typescript. Although intended to be a biographical sketch of Lois Bushman, manuscript includes a great deal of information about her husband, John, and the author as well. Covers the conversion of Lois's family to the Mormon Church in 1844; their trek across the plains to Utah; their subsequent move to establish Mormon settlements in eastern Arizona in 1876; and life on the Utah and Arizona frontier.

Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A brief sketch of the pioneer life of Lois A. Smith Bushman

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