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Family histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 636 Collections and/or Records:

Nip and tuck / by Susa A. Talmage

 Item — Box 24: Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197227605687], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 229 Series 14
Dates: approximately 1950-1980; 1884-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 229, James E. Talmage papers / Talmage family papers

Noorlander family papers, 2013 September 25

 File
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 2 File Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of pedigrees, photographs, family histories and other documents related to the Noorlander family. Digitized in Moab, Utah, on September 25, 2013.

Dates: Digitized: 2013 September 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Moab, Utah, scanning event

Notes on the Freeman Family, date of production not identified

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232550621], Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 13
Scope and Contents

Notes of the Freeman family titled, “Oldest Record of the Freeman Family in America," the first to come to America, Edmund Freeman came to Plymouth in 1635, date of production not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane papers on ancestors and relatives

Rachel N. Nutter papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7946
Scope and Contents Contains Nutter's personal papers, including letters from friends and family, journals, and typed transcripts of a few journals, documenting health concerns and day-to-day life events; photographs of family, friends, and trips; videocassette recordings of television programs; family history materials; travel pamphlets and brochures; and newspaper clippings about topics such as China; September 11, 2001; President Gordon B. Hinckley and other issues regarding Mormonism; and other historic...
Dates: 1930-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Rachel N. Nutter papers

Octave W. Ursenbach family papers, 1865-1988

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3116 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains genealogical records, diaries, family correspondence, family history and other materials related to the immediate and extended family of Octave W. Ursenbach. Ursenbach's mission and time spent living in Lethbridge, Canada are some of the highlighted topics.

Dates: 1865-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3116, Octave W. Ursenbach papers

Theodore Eugene and Nina Clapp Olsen family collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2375
Scope and Contents

Contains diaries, family histories, and other materials from the Theodore Eugene and Nina Clapp Olsen family. Material dates from 1835-1997.

Dates: 1835-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Theodore Eugene and Nina Clapp Olsen family collection

Oral history interview with Eldred G. Smith and Hortense Smith

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232565629]
Identifier: MSS 9020
Scope and Contents

Transcript of interview, conducted by Don Norton, with LDS Church Patriarch, Eldred G. Smith and his wife, Hortense Child Smith. Contains various stories of the Smith family during the Restoration from Carthage to the Salt Lake Valley, and Eldred Smith's experiences as the Church Patriarch from 1947 to 1979. This interview took place February 8, 2001.

Dates: 2001 February 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Oral history interview with Eldred G. Smith and Hortense Smith

Organ and orchestral music conference, 1972 July 6

 Item — Box 9: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232588845], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 7950 Series 3
Dates: 1972 July 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7950, Montell Seely papers / Montell Seely sound recordings

Hyrum Otterstrom and his help to settle Cleveland

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233650917]
Identifier: MSS 8338
Scope and Contents

Contents contain two typed pages of a phonetically-spelled story about the life of Hyrum Otterstrom, with handwritten corrections. Dated approximately 1950.

Dates: approximately 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hyrum Otterstrom and his help to settle Cleveland

Joyce L. C. Otterstrom paper on Louisa Smith Park family history

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239115410]
Identifier: MSS 9481
Scope and Contents

A research paper written by Joyce L. C. Otterstrom about the family of Louisa Park, nee Smith. Includes sources, pictures, and maps of relevant locations where members of the family lived in Kent, England in the 19th century. Materials dated 2021.

Dates: 2021
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joyce L. C. Otterstrom paper on Louisa Smith Park family history

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