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Histories (Literary works)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Chronological records of significant events, as of the life or development of a people, country, or institution, often with an explanation of the causes.

Found in 1183 Collections and/or Records:

Writings by Members of the Christensen Family

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1923
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains diaries, professional and private correspondence, speeches, essays, poetry, and histories. The materials relate to Christensen's personal life and to his work as a lawyer and as a jurist. Also includes private correspondence, primarily between Christensen and other family members, especially his wife, Lois.

Dates: 1920-1995

Written document on the organization of the Relief Society, 1914 March 17

 Item — Folder 3: [Barcode: 31197232566882]
Identifier: Vault MSS 363 Item 1
Scope and Contents

History of the organization of the Relief Society, dated March 17, 1914. Contains the names of the first and original sisters organized into the first Relief Society along with statements on the society's purpose in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Dates: 1914 March 17

Y Calcares records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 462
Scope and Contents

Contains a pledge book, minute book, and histories from the Y Calcares Student service club, 1943-1962.

Dates: 1943-1962

Y-Day, 1968

 File — Box c 16: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231020915], Folder: 17
Identifier: UA 460 Series 3 Sub-Series 3 File 23
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes, correspondence, history, and evaluations related to Y-Day. Materials date from 1968.

Dates: 1968

Yesharah, approximately 1975

 File — Box 51: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231240695], Folder: 25
Identifier: UA 566 Series 3 Sub-Series 2 File 225
Scope and Contents

Contains a historical sketch of Yesharah by Elizabeth Souter.

Dates: approximately 1975

Young family reunion held

 Item — Box 3: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232550266], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 1421 Series 3

Joseph Young affadavit of Haun's Mill massacre

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 791
Scope and Contents

Materials include Joseph Young's original eyewitness account of events that occured during the Haun's Mill massacre on October 30, 1838. His account was witnessed and sealed on June 4, 1839, by John Woods of the Circuit Court in Adams County, Missouri. Young describes the mob, his escape, and the conditions of the victims. Young also writes that he helped bury the dead. The account was later used by the Church as evidence of the sufferings of its members in Missouri. Dated June 4, 1839.

Dates: 1839 June 4

Loyd Young articles and correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308493]
Identifier: MSS SC 1062
Scope and Contents Two articles and two letters. The items relate to an article published in the "Utah Historical Quarterly" in the Spring of 1974 by P. T. Reilly entitled "Kanab United Order: The President's Nephew and the Bishop." Young contends that the article was defamatory to his great-great uncle, John R. Young. The two letters are Loyd's complaint to the editors of the "Quarterly" and the reply by Glen M. Leonard. The two articles are by Loyd Young (29 leaves) and Howard D. Roberts (3 leaves) written...
Dates: 1974-1975

Norma P. Young papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1884
Scope and Contents

Biographies, diaries, newspaper clippings, poems, correspondence, histories of Monticello, Utah, photographs of family members, and genealogies. The materials relate the Perkins family which settled in Monticello, Utah. The diaries deal largely with missions served by family members for the Mormon Church. Also included are accounts of family members attending college, encountering Indians, and working with women's organizations.

Dates: 1914-1973