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Handwritten and typewritten letters and a certificate presented to William Reed Butler, a Provo, Utah, businessman. "These letters written by his friends and admirers are presented by the Provo Chamber of Commerce at the Banquet and Program given in his honor Wednesday Evening, February 27, 1946 at Provo, Utah."

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Diaries. Also with the collection are letters received by Fletcher from various residents of Provo, Utah, including Samuel S. Jones, mayor of the town. Also included is business account books of Charles D. Miller, materials related to the Perpetual Emigration Fund of the Mormon Church, and some Mormon patriarchal blessings.

Scope and Contents Contains materials related to the life and professional activities of Alexander and Vivia Hedquist and their children, Dorothy and Junece Hedquist. Includes clippings, printed ephemera, correspondence, ledger books, school curricula, diplomas, scrapbooks, family history records, slides, photographs, and other material. Documents primarily relate to Hedquist family history, Provo schools, Provo business activities, the Hedquist Drugstore, and the daily lives of Alexander and Vivia and their...

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The Walter Hedquist papers include various business and legal records as well as Hedquist's personal papers. The papers are also connected with Alex Hedquist, Walter’s father. Collection also includes certificates, postcards, a painting, and player piano music.

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Typewritten autobiography and a newspaper clipping. Hicks was unable to finish his autobiography due to illness. Hicks was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, delivered newspapers as a young man, and later worked as a newspaper editor in Provo, Utah. Also included is a newspaper clipping from 1971 outlining Hicks' career.

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Handwritten account books, financial statements, and receipts. Most of the materials relate to the Standard Quincy Mining Company, the Deseret Building and Loan Company, and to personal accounts. Includes 3 volumes and 27 receipts.

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Deeds, marriage and divorce certificates, land indentures, and Confederate money. The materials relate to Taylor's personal life, his marriages, and business dealings.

Scope and Contents Letters of the Taylor family, mainly between Thomas Nicholls Taylor (father) and Thomas Sterling Taylor (son), dated from 1904 to 1943, with a gap in correspondence from 1904 to 1929. The majority are written concerning business matters during the Great Depression. Sterling traveled the Western United States trying to find work, so many letters are written on hotel stationary. Nicholls stayed in Utah at his store in Provo. The strain on their businesses is mentioned in both men's letters,...