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Immigration and American Expansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:

Vera Grace Morley Ipson biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345784]
Identifier: MSS 975
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies of members of the Morley family. These items were created at unknown dates and are believed to have been collected by Vera Ipson. The Morley's were Mormons who settled in Manti, Utah. Also included are excerpts from a diary kept by Hannah Blakeslee Finch Merriam Morley when she migrated to Utah in 1848.

Dates: 1848-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Isaiah Kempton letter to Asenath F. Sprague

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294211]
Identifier: Vault MSS 687
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter from Kempton at Sunbury, Ohio to his sister-in-law Asenath Sweet of Strong, Maine. The letter discusses the Mormon migration and polygamy.

Dates: 1848
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Edward Jackson diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2493
Scope and Contents Handwritten diary and typewritten transcript. The diary was transcribed by Jackson's sister, Marion Jackson Gilbert, in 1855. Jackson made the overland journey with mules from Independence, Missouri to Sacramento, California in 1849. Long and descriptive daily entries focus on the nature of the California trail, encounters with Indians, and the condition of forts along the way. Several outbreaks of cholera also occurred. Jackson stopped at Salt Lake City and attended Pioneer Day festivities....
Dates: 1849
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography : Ellen Wright Jackson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340835]
Identifier: MSS 2672
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Ellen Wright Jackson was born in 1836 in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849, and migrated to Utah in 1853. She married William Wahlley Jackson in 1854, settled in American Fork, Utah, in 1856, and died in 1904.

Dates: 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

History of W. W. Jackson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340389]
Identifier: MSS 2453
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. William W. Jackson was born in 1831 in England. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1853, and settled In American Fork. He died in 1895.

Dates: 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Calvin K. Jacob collection of the Johannes Gerber family history and papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5969
Abstract

Genealogy charts and stories of the Johannes (John) Gerber family, which came west in 1854. Includes correspondence of John T. Gerber, circa 1827-1877, and 14 books of family history.

Dates: 1827-1880
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Jacob Reiser family original letters, 1859-1891

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2068 Series 1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

The collection contains the originals of the Jacob Reiser family correspondence written between 1859-1891 [all but two of the letters are written in German - 20 in all]; photocopies of the correspondence; and an English translation of the letters.

Dates: Other: 1859-1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jacob Reiser family papers

Jacob Reiser family photocopies of letters, 1859-1891

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2068 Series 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

The collection contains the originals of the Jacob Reiser family correspondence written between 1859-1891 [all but two of the letters are written in German - 20 in all]; photocopies of the correspondence; and an English translation of the letters.

Dates: Other: 1859-1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jacob Reiser family papers

Jacob Reiser family transcriptions of letters, 1859-1891

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2068 Series 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

The collection contains the originals of the Jacob Reiser family correspondence written between 1859-1891 [all but two of the letters are written in German - 20 in all]; photocopies of the correspondence; and an English translation of the letters.

Dates: Other: 1859-1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jacob Reiser family papers

Martin Jacobson certificate of naturalization

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045078]
Identifier: MSS 1020
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed certificate of naturalization. The item certifies that Jacobson is a citizen of the United States.

Dates: 1917
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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