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Universities and colleges -- Utah -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Rockey Park diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 638
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a diary with handwritten corrections. Also included are photocopies of the handwritten original diary. Park writes about visits to the University of Deseret by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including Brigham Young and Orson Pratt, tells about hiring Karl G. Maeser, and describes educational financing and the nature of education in Utah.

Dates: 1869-1886
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Rockey Park diary

Parley P. Pratt legal act

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292751]
Identifier: Vault MSS 708
Scope and Contents

Handwritten act signed by Parley P. Pratt appropriating funds to the University of Deseret.

Dates: 1853
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Parley P. Pratt legal act

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