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Found in 1668 Collections and/or Records:

Walton family biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240852]
Identifier: MSS SC 424
Scope and Contents

Typescript of family stories and pioneer experiences. Describes the growth of Alpine, Utah and its educational system in 1860-1870 and in Provo, Utah in 1870-1877. Also includes a memorial to Emma Jacques Walton.

Dates: 1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Walton family biography

Life story of David Ward

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329754]
Identifier: MSS SC 3081
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm of a typewritten document. The item is a biography of David Ward who was born on 13 January 1834 in Leicester, England. He was the youngest of nine children born to William Ward and Susanna Webster Ward. David was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 22 February 1846. He migrated to the United States in 1847 with his mother and father. They settled near Council Bluffs, Iowa. David Ward and his family came to Salt Lake City, Utah, in...
Dates: approximately 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Life story of David Ward

Mary Reynolds Warner biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230314236]
Identifier: MSS SC 1685
Scope and Contents

Typescript of the biography of Mary Reynolds Warner. She was an English convert to the Mormon Church who settled in Spanish Fork, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mary Reynolds Warner biography

Helen Warnock book of remembrance

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230217579]
Identifier: MSS 1758
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of biographies, genealogies, patriarchal blessings, certificiates, and portraits. Many of the items relate to Mildred Elizabeth Allred (1898-1980), her family and ancestors. Also included are biographies of various members of the Allred family covering many aspects of early Mormon history. Most of these materials are unreliable family stories. Many of these people lived in Sanpete County, Utah.

Dates: 1980-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Helen Warnock book of remembrance

Larry Washburn family history papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7927
Scope and Contents Contains a pedigree chart for James Andrews and Eliza Etta Littley, short biographical sketches, photocopied pictures, as well as marriage certificates, and notes. Includes pedigree charts and information for Alice and John Cunliffe and William Andrews, as well as other ancestors. Also contains photocopies and transcripts of the original journals of Luella Wakefield Washburn, Jesse A. Washburn, and James Andrews. Materials include physical copies of the journals, CDs of the records, and...
Dates: approximately 1899-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Larry Washburn family history papers

Autobiographies, miscelleanous notes, and diary of Joseph William Watkins

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232480472]
Identifier: MSS 1563
Scope and Contents This collection consists of autobiographies and autobiographical notes and sketches by Oscar Watkins. These materials also contain miscellaneous notes relating to Watkin's family history and genealogy and to financial transactions and land boundary questions. Also included is the diary of Joseph William Watkins (1854-1888) for the years 1885-1888. A photocopy of this journal is also available in the collection. The account book of Golden Howlett of Alpine, Utah for the years 1882-1884 is...
Dates: 1882-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Autobiographies, miscelleanous notes, and diary of Joseph William Watkins

Jack Watson journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7997
Scope and Contents Contains accounts of Jack Watson's shepherding in Tooele County, biographical information (like date of birth, parents' names, wives' and children's names), and ledgers for his financial accounts. Includes his written reflections on life events, such as the death of his daughter Phyllis, and daily interactions. Contains financial ledgers for individuals, including P. P. Anderson, Andrew Larsen, Ed Madsen, and others and sheets tracking their purchases and his own (buying goods like leather...
Dates: 1886-1943
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jack Watson journals

A web of family : letters from a Kentucky family

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3956
Scope and Contents Contains letters from a Kentucky Family, 1816-1896, contains ninety-two letters written by members of the family of Dr. Louis Marshall, of "Buckpond," Woodford County, Kentucky, or by close relatives. There are eight letters from Chief Justice John Marshall which touch on affairs at "Buckpond." 257 typed pages, including a title page, 5 page preface and 40 page introduction with biographies of family members. These are mostly domestic letters written from women to women about babies, diets...
Dates: 1816-1896
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A web of family : letters from a Kentucky family

Harriet M. Webb letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231063808]
Identifier: MSS 6236
Abstract

The Harriet M. Webb letter is a letter from Harriet M. Webb to her posterity. It was written in 1930 and was to be opened in 1980. The letter includes a brief personal history as well as the testimony of Harriet M. Webb.

Dates: 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harriet M. Webb letter

Weir family clippings and other material, 1917

 Series — Box 5: Series 14; Series 15; Series 16; Series 17; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197233249504], Folder: 12
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 17
Scope and Contents note

Contains papers of the Weir family, dated from around 1914 to 1917, in New York and Yale College. The papers includes "The Yale Alumni Weekly, Commencement 1917," Julian Alden Weir sketches, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: Other: 1917
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 511, Weir family papers

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