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Polygamy -- Utah

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

The "Americanization" of Utah for statehood / Gustive O. Larson

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1300
Scope and Contents

Manuscript of book prior to publication. Presents the struggle of Utah for statehood, including all aspects and conditions relative to the practice of plural marriage and the issue of the "Woodruff Manifesto".

Dates: 1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The "Americanization" of Utah for statehood / Gustive O. Larson

Annie C. Christensen biography, 1939

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232581121]
Identifier: MSS 8230
Scope and Contents Photocopy of Annie C. Christensen (1866-1944) biography typed by Alice K. Hatch, a historian with the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, in March 1939. The biography includes details from Annie's youth, marriage, and career as a midwife. It also mentions her callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including her service in Primary, Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association, and Relief Society presidencies. The biography also includes details about Annie C....
Dates: 1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8230, Stanley and Myron Thurber collection of Thurber family papers

Anti-Mormon lecture notes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233605986]
Identifier: MSS 7918
Scope and Contents

Contains two notebooks of notes given at Anti-Mormon lectures likely given in Lancaster, Ohio in 1918. Speakers included Arthur C. Latimer and a Mrs. Williams. The notes document public addresses by disaffected Mormons about polygamy, temple rites, and other aspects of Mormon life.

Dates: approximately 1918
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Anti-Mormon lecture notes

Benjamin F. Johnson family correspondence and ephemera

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9512
Scope and Contents Letters of the Benjamin F. Johnson family spanning 1864 to 1915. Letters were often written from Latter-day Saint communities within Utah and Arizona, particularly Richfield, Utah, and Mesa, Arizona, and usually to or from women. Includes a small number of ephemeral items such as receipts, a small decorative card with a poem, a small broadside with a song for the Babbitt family reunion in 1909, and a handwritten poem. All items were found in a leather wallet owned by Benjamin F. Johnson,...
Dates: 1864-1915
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Benjamin F. Johnson family correspondence and ephemera

Carroll family histories

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1569
Abstract

Carroll family histories is a collection of various narratives describing numerous generations of the Carroll family. Included within the collection are photocopies of letters and photographs. The collection dates from 1872-1976.

Dates: approximately 1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Carroll family histories

Christian P. Christiansen autograph book

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232523511]
Identifier: MSS 5966
Abstract

54 photocopied leaves of an autograph book belonging to Christian P. Christiansen.

Dates: 1887
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Christian P. Christiansen autograph book

George Reynolds certificates and documents, 1863-1907

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 10 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains receipts, certificates, and other documents related to Reynolds. Includes his sentence to prison for practicing polygamy, and a petition for his pardon submitted to President Rutherford B. Hayes. Dated 1863-1907.

Dates: 1863-1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 10, George Reynolds papers

George Reynolds correspondence, 1872-1909

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 10 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between various individuals, includings leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Topics revolved primarily around the doctrine of polygamy and Reynold's imprisonment for practicing polygamy. Dated 1872-1905.

Dates: 1872-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 10, George Reynolds papers

George Reynolds writings, approximately 1877-1920

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 10 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains writings by or related to Reynolds. Includes records related to the concordance to the Book of Mormon, a draft of a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a biography of Reynolds by his daughter, Alice Louise Reynolds. Dated approximately 1877-1920.

Dates: approximately 1877-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 10, George Reynolds papers

Benjamin Harrison pardon of John Ammon Powell

 Item — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239244863]
Identifier: MSS 9129
Scope and Contents

Contains a handwritten pardon in the hand of James Gillespie Blaine, United States Secretary of State, signed by President Benjamin Harrison in Washington D.C., pardoning John Ammon Powell of Price, Utah of his sentence of adultery related to polygamy from one year to six months. Dated 1891 March 18.

Dates: 1891 March 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Benjamin Harrison pardon of John Ammon Powell

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