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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1098 Collections and/or Records:

William Alonzo Hyde letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232491107]
Identifier: MSS 675
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter addressed to Mrs. Louisa W. Holmes, Hyde's aunt in Fulton, Illinois. The item was written in Kaysville, Utah, on 26 Nov. 1885. Hyde defends the beliefs of the Mormon Church particularly the practice of polygamy.

Dates: 1885 November 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Individual and corporate solicitations, 1924-1934

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233647665], Folder: 2-3
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

This file contains correspondence from various individuals and corporations asking for autographs, money, information, guest appearances, lectures, specimens from fishing expeditions, and advice from Zane Grey, dating from 1924 to 1934. Some of the letters also include requests for Zane Grey to read poetry or works of literature and ideas for future plot lines.

Dates: 1924-1934
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey correspondence / Zane Grey fan mail and solicitations

International Harp Archive collection of harp materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7808
Scope and Contents The International Harp Archive collection of harp materials consist of correspondence, newsletters, documentation of harp competitions, congresses, reports, programs, and minutes pertaining to the American Harp Society, and other harp organizations, as well as harp manufacturer’s brochures such as Lyon and Healy, Salvi, and others, photos, and materials relating to the performance of harp. The collection spans the dates of 1961-2011, and represents materials received in relation to the...
Dates: 1961-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Isgreen family correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 612
Scope and Contents

Holographs, two printed items and one typescript. The collection includes 28 letters written by or to members of the Isgreen family, 15 of which are written by or to Emil Isgreen. The correspondence is generally family news with a few business letters, two missionary letters from Wales and a description of Mattie Isgreen's travel in Hawaii. Also included are an invitation to a ball, 1896, the Democratic ticket for Provo, Utah, ca. 1900, and a thought on prayer.

Dates: 1894-1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Lloyd Oscar Ivie and Heber J. Grant letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230219922]
Identifier: MSS 3950
Abstract

96 letters between Japanese Mission President Lloyd Oscar Ivie and President Heber J. Grant.

Dates: Other: 1921-1923
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Izaak Walton League correspondence, 1922-1936

 File — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233647673], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents This file contains correspondence concerning the Izaak Walton League and its various chapters, dating from 1922 to 1936. A large portion of this correspondence was written regarding Will H. Dilg and a controversy that split the League. Correspondents include Jack R. Cunningham, James Oliver Curwood, Will H. Dilg, Charles W. Folds, Sherman Brown, Escar Floyd, Frank Stick, S. B. Locke and Zane Grey. Also includes a hand-calligraphed sign advertising a motion picture by Zane Grey entitled South...
Dates: 1922-1936
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey correspondence / Zane Grey fishing correspondence

J. Joel Moss correspondence, scrapbooks, and other material, 1915-2004

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3789 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Personal papers, mission correspondence, other correspondence from family, friends, and so forth, as well as scrapbooks from the life of Joel Moss.

Dates: 1915-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Audra Call and J. Joel Moss papers / Audra Call and J. Joel Moss family papers

James Jack family papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3698
Scope and Contents

The James Jack family papers, 1863 - 1953 includes two (2) series: James Jack Papers, 1863 - 1913 and Family Papers, 1909 - 1953.

Dates: 1863-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Jack M. James papers, approximately 1940-2010

 File — Box 109: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12; Series 14, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note Material contains a scrapbook of the lives of Jack M. James and Kola Price James. The scrapbook includes photographs, histories, and ancestral work of both their lives and family's. Contains photocopies and scans on CD of Jack James' journal writings as he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Also contains certificates, reports, licenses, diplomas, and awards for various family members. There are also compact discs with digitized files of many of the papers in the folder, and...
Dates: approximately 1940-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

John Jackson letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045730]
Identifier: MSS 1214
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 2 May 1849, written in Centerville, Utah, and addressed to John and Sarah Witmer. Jackson expresses regards and writes about some local activities. Also included is a handwritten and signed letter from John Jackson addressed to "Dear Children."

Dates: 1849 May 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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