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Educators -- Utah -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Russel B. Swensen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1842
Scope and Contents

Diaries, correspondence, articles, family histories, and miscellaneous items. The materials deal largely with Swensen's early life in Pleasant Grove, Utah, his mission to Germany and Switzerland, and his early educational experiences.

Dates: 1897-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Russel B. Swensen papers

James E. Talmage papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 229
Abstract Thirty volumes of personal journals and four pocket diaries; school notes, notebooks, examinations, and memorabilia from his student days in England and America; lectures, notes, and administrative material from his years as a teacher and university president, as well as assignments completed by his students during that period; research notes on scientific and religiouis topics; materials relating to his work as a consulting gealogist and mining engineer; material from scholarly societies;...
Dates: 1876-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James E. Talmage papers

Alma B. Wright papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1394
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, diaries, lecture notes, speeches, drawings, and memorabilia. The materials relate to Wright's carrer as a painter, as a lecturer, and as an educator at institutions of highter learning in Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1907-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Alma B. Wright papers

Levi Edgar Young papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 561
Abstract

Correspondence, journals, scrapbooks, lecture materials, published and unpublished manuscripts, memorabilia, and miscellany. The materials cover a large number of topics because of Young's involvement in religion, education, government (historical societies), and professional organizations. The diaries were kept while Young was serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Switzerland.

Dates: 1835-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Levi Edgar Young papers

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