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Expeditions and Adventure

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Eugene McPike research notes and manuscripts, 1927-1944

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2390 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, notes, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, research material, genealogical information (families of McPike, Halley/Hawley, Brown, Parker, Denton, etc.), linguistics manuscripts and materials, photostats, correspondence, negatives, bound volumes, essays, etc.

Dates: Other: 1927-1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eugene Fairfield McPike papers

Charles D. Fox letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324763]
Identifier: MSS SC 2542
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters dated 20 Feb. and 22 April 1902 and addressed to John M. Cannon. Fox writes that he just arrived in Raymond, Alberta. He writes about crops and timber. He also requests that cattle be soon sent to Raymond as soon as possible.

Dates: 1902 April 22; 1902 Feb 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Charles Frémont letter to Susan B. Ferrell

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287769]
Identifier: Vault MSS 232
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated September 7, 1850, and addressed to Susan B. Ferrell. Fremont writes concerning the gold mines in California and the best time of the year to go to that state.

Dates: 1850 September 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William D. Grantham diary

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293999]
Identifier: Vault MSS 666
Scope and Contents Handwritten diary documenting William Grantham's overland journey from Missouri to Goose Creek, Utah, in 1850 by ox and horse team. Grantham primarily records the geography of the trail and daily camp locations. He notes the death of a company member near the Bear River and describes passing several graves along the route. The company also traded with a group of Indigenous people. The diary details crossings of the Platte and Sweetwater Rivers and provides frequent commentary on the daily...
Dates: 1850
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Zane Grey literary manuscript for The Water Hole

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197233629226]
Identifier: MSS 7717
Scope and Contents Collection contains original holograph and annotated manuscript for Zane Grey's novel The Water Hole from 1927. It is signed and titled by Zane Grey in ink at the top of the first leaf, with numerous holograph ink inscriptions and changes to the text. The numerous ink corrections to the typescript average about ten per page, and while most are altering proper names, there are also insertions, deletions and changes of other words, and in a few instances whole sentences are added. The...
Dates: approximately 1927
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

George P. Hammond papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 908
Abstract

Primary source materials relating to the New Southwest part of the United States including the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. Also included are materials on Mexico. The materials are in English and Spanish, and many relate to the settlement of the area by people of European descent and to the Indians.

Dates: 1566-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Henry Hart diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1411
Scope and Contents William Henry Hart's handwritten diaries in four volumes. Volume 1 concerns Hart's overland journey by ox team from Quincy, Illinois to the Humboldt Valley, Nevada, in 1852. Hart is an insightful and descriptive diarist. He writes about cooking and commerce on the plains, encounters with Indians, and dissatisfaction in his company. Hart mentions a handful of deaths from cholera and includes a moving description of one funeral. He also gives a festive account of his company's celebration of...
Dates: 1852-approximately 1980; Majority of material found within 1852-1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Thales Hastings Haskell Pioneer-Scout-Explorer-Indian Missionary, 1847-1909

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240340]
Identifier: MSS SC 386
Scope and Contents

Typewritten life sketch which discusses Haskell's journey across the Plains in 1847; his activities as a colonizer and Mormon missionary; and his dealings with Indians, settlers and other travelers.

Dates: 1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

F. V. Hayden United States Geological scrapbook

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239283788]
Identifier: MSS 9569
Scope and Contents This collection is a scrapbook compiled under the direction of F.V. Hayden, the appointed geologist in charge of the U.S. geological and geographical survey of the territories, as the culmination of a federally funded survey expedition. The scrapbook contains 258 albumen silver prints taken by William Henry Jackson of landmarks in and around what is known now as Yellowstone National Park. The compiled scrapbooks were instrumental in convincing Congress to establish Yellowstone as the first...
Dates: 1869-1875
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Paul A. E. Henning papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 300
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, diaries, manuscripts of writings, and notes on hieroglyphics and other archaeological studies. Also included are photographs pertaining to Mexico and to Central American Indian civilizations, especially those of the Aztec and Maya Indians. The materials include information on Indian myths and legends.

Dates: 1600-1924
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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