Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
Kane family manuscripts and pamphlets, 1898
Contains pamphlets and manuscripts relating to the Kane family, including information on the Van Rensselaer family and Thomas L. Kane's service during the Civil War. Materials date from around 1898.
Kane family papers
Kane family personal papers, 1869-1965
Contains correspondence, journals, and other materials from members of the Kane family descendend from Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane. Includes information the individual family members, as well as relationships between different branches of the family. Materials date from between 1869 and 1965.
John K. Kane letter
Handwritten and signed letter dated February 1, 1846 and addressed to "dear Sir." Kane writes that he has recently been visited by a "Mr. Benson and Mr. Little" of the Mormon Church. They asked Kane's opinion of a case relating to a Joseph Sidwell. Kane comments on the Mormon plans to emigrate to the West U.S. "I am thoroughly convinced of the general integrity and right mindedness of this persecuted sect."
Thomas L. Kane pocket diary and correspondence
John Kettle journal
Typescript of a John Kettle's daily account of the voyage across the Atlantic on the ship, "Samuel Curling", and of the journey across the plains to Utah.
Kia Ora Club audio-visual records
Contains six 16 mm movies of New Zealand and five magnetic tapes documenting the activities of the Kia Ora Club.
Hyrum Kimball letter
Handwritten and signed letter dated 28 May 1893. The item is addressed to John M. Cannon of Salt Lake City, Utah. Kimball rejoices in being among a "God fearing people" in Canada. He writes about his journey to Raymond and about a storm he encountered on the way. He thanks Cannon for having brought him to that place.
Biography of Ann Julina Thrift King
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. Ann Julina Thrift King was born in Missouri in 1843. Her parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. She came to Utah and later settled in American Fork. She married Robert Edison King in 1865, had eight children, and died in 1906.
Biography : Margaret C. Kirkwood
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Margaret Campbell Kirkwood was born in 1810 in Scotland. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah with the Willie handcart company. The biography is mainly an account of Margaret's ordeal on the trek to Utah. Margaret lost the use of one eye because it was frozen. She died in 1893.