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Salem (Utah) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Biographies of ancestors

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSSSC53

Biographies of ancestors

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233170]
Identifier: MSS SC 53
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies of ancestors of Rawlinson which relate life in numerous Utah communities in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Included is an excerpt from the 1857 diary of James Farmer.

Dates: approximately 1962

Charles Ludwig Olsen autobiography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3210
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten autobiography. Olsen writes about his birth in Norway, his migration to Salt Lake City, Utah, and his life in Santaquin, Utah. He played dance music in many places in Utah and was tried by a Mormon court for inviting people to a public dance. He later settled in Salem, Utah, and continued to play his violin at dances. He travelled to many towns in Utah and Arizona. He later moved to Payson, Utah. Olsen served on a mission for the Mormon...
Dates: approximately 1920

Relief through a dream mine

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337245]
Identifier: MSS 479
Scope and Contents

Typewritten history of the "Dream Mine." Most of the information for this article was received from John Hyrum Koyle, the founder of the mine. Also included are notes on "Koyle Mining Co. Stock Holder's Meeting," and a "Statement" made by Carter E. Grant. This statement is letters written by Grant relating to the mine. These items relate some of the dreams and revelations by Koyle concerning the mine and future events.

Dates: 1931-1937

Ambrose Sabin

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309012]
Identifier: MSS SC 1115
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Ambrose Sabin (1834-1908) by his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Sabin Gough. Ambrose was a Mormon pioneer to Utah. He spent most of his adult life in Salem, Utah. He was a farmer and the father of eleven children.

Dates: 1925-1949

Salem Irrigation and Canal Company business records, 1907-1978

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1494 Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Series contains business records, schedules, letters and memorandums from 1907 to 1978 which outline activities of the Salem Irrigation and Canal Company and the Strawberry Water Project.

Dates: Other: 1907-1978

Salem Irrigation and Canal Company financial records, 1873-1978

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1494 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Series contains account books, stock certificates, letters, business records, receipts, and billing statements (invoices) from 1873 to 1978 outlining the financial reports for the Salem Irrigation and Canal Company in Salem, Utah.

Dates: Other: 1873-1978

Salem Irrigation and Canal Company legal documents, 1878-1957

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1494 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Series contains the articles of incorporation, deeds, court and legal documents having to do with organization and policies of the Salem Irrigation and Canal Company in Salem, Utah between 1878 and 1957.

Dates: Other: 1878-1957

Salem Irrigation and Canal Company minutes, 1866-1979

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1494 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Series contains minutes from 1866 to 1979 detailing the activities of the Salem Irrigation and Canal Company in Salem, Utah.

Dates: Other: 1866-1979

Salem Irrigation and Canal Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1494
Abstract

Collection contains a variety of documents including business records, financial, and legal documents detailing the activities of the Salem Irrigation and Canal Company in Salem, Utah from 1866 to 1979.

Dates: 1866-1979