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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 1182 Collections and/or Records:

The first log houses in American Fork

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225523775]
Identifier: MSS 2828
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of microfilmed copy of a typewritten history. Timpson writes that the first house made of logs in American Fork, Utah, was constructed in 1850. She also tells about similar structures erected in the following decades.

Dates: 1957

First tannery and shoe making in American Fork

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225523791]
Identifier: MSS 2830
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten history. Timpson writes about the first tannery and early shoe making in American Fork, Utah.

Dates: 1958

Joseph Fish typescripts of histories and diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2010
Scope and Contents The Fish diaries cover his life from the 1840s to 1926. His histories of Arizona and his series on Pioneers of the Southwest and Rocky Mountain Region cover aspects of western history from 1500-1905. The Joseph Fish typescripts include: "The Diaries of Joseph Fish," Fish's "History of the Eastern Arizona Stake of Zion and the Establishment of the Snowflake Stake," a "History of Arizona Territory," volumes 4-7 of "Pioneers of the Southwest and Rocky Mountain Region," and "History of...
Dates: 1902-1970

Silas Leavitt Fish papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1850
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, histories, poems, essays, speeches, newspaper clippings, notes, book drafts, articles, minutes, certificates, awards, diplomas, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to the life, career, and interests of Fish and document much of the life of the Mormon community in Arizona.

Dates: 1899-1976

Ford W. Thueson history, approximately 1996

 File — Box 43: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005338], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 File 954
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a history of Ford and Betty Thueson’s lives. In this history is Ford's account of his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps and of his time as a prisoner of war in Germany. Includes many pictures, cartoons and newspaper clippings. He descibes the atrocities of war and how poorly the Germans treated people, especially prisoners. Dated approximately 1996.

Dates: approximately 1996

Foreign students advisor correspondence and memos, 1955-1958

 File — Box 162: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239264283], Folder: 7
Identifier: UA 1086 Series 3 Sub-Series 59 File 6

The Fort Hall Indian reservation : history and establishment of the reservation

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306190]
Identifier: MSS SC 858
Scope and Contents Photoduplicated typescript of a history of the Fort Hall Indian reservation for the Shoshone and Bannock Indians in Idaho. Events of 1941 are the last mentioned in the document, so it is likely written on or shortly after that date. The author is unknown, but the history was written from an administrative standpoint and includes such data as the amount of acreage, productivity of the soil, the types of crops grown, the quality of roads, and the types and numbers of cattle on the...
Dates: 1941

Founding of Cardston and vicinity

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318211]
Identifier: MSS SC 1925
Scope and Contents

Bound and printed history co-authored by Zina Alberta Woolf Hickman. Bates and Hickman talk about the founding of Cardston and vicinity. They emphasize the underlying theological principles of Mormon doctrine which motivated the settlers to endure many difficulties.

Dates: 1975

William M. Foxley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1936
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and handwritten notes, essays, compositions, histories, biographies, and music. The materials relate to Foxley's research in choral music, its history and composition, primarily in Mormon meetings.

Dates: 1966-1974