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Tooele County (Utah) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

James I. Steel autobiography and family records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348309]
Identifier: MSS 516
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography with family records apparently also copied by Steel. James Steel converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and migrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1854. He later settled in Tooele County, Utah. Steel entered into polygamy in 1874. Also included are ordinations and patriarchal blessings of family members. Steel also writes about his visions and dreams.

Dates: 1879-1910

Joshua Reuben Clark papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1715
Scope and Contents

Collection contains diaries, correspondence, genealogical records, newspapers clippings, photographs, diary transcriptions, and digital images on optical media.

Dates: 1861-1978

Daughters of Utah Pioneers articles

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232486073]
Identifier: MSS 363
Scope and Contents

Typewritten articles and essays with handwritten corrections. These items were written by various members of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Tooele County, Utah, to be used in the "HIstory of Tooele County" published in 1961.

Dates: 1960

Victor Malmros Byron lode mining claim

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340165]
Identifier: MSS 95
Abstract

The folder contains a handwritten mining claim for the Byron lode located in Ophir, Utah in 1874. The claim also includes a handwritten map of the area where the metal was located.

Dates: 1874

Ophir Mining District records

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227637078]
Identifier: MSS 4083
Abstract

Twenty-three items concerning claims in the Ophir Mining District, 1870-1879.

Dates: Other: 1870-1879

Ruby K. Smith correspondence and mementoes, approximately 1932-1949

 Series — Box 5: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197232484243]
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates: approximately 1932-1949

Ruby K. Smith diaries, 1921-1964

 Series
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates: 1921-1964

Ruby K. Smith photograph album, 1919-1929

 Sub-Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232484292]
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates: 1919-1929

Ruby K. Smith photograph album, 1930-1949

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232484284]
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates: 1930-1949

Ruby K. Smith photograph album, 1949-1965

 Sub-Series — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232484276]
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates: 1949-1965