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Family histories

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 635 Collections and/or Records:

What one girl did / 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

Thuesen and Dorcheus family histories and biographical sketches

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230242593]
Identifier: MSS SC 546
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biographical sketches of Thueson family members and of the origin of the family name. Also included is a speech by Arva Standler Williams tracing the history of the Thueson and Dorcheus families.

Dates: 1911
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thuesen and Dorcheus family histories and biographical sketches

Wilford D. Lee personal and family history, circa 1915-1937, date of production not identified

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1553 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Personal and family history of Lee, including biographies, certificates, essays, and correspondence, circa 1915-1937. Includes information on his personal history, as well as biographies of members of the Lee, Woolf, Hansen, Sorenson, and Holman families.

Dates: Other: circa 1915-1937; Other: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1553, Wilford D. Lee papers

Alexander Wilkinson family reunion records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5739
Scope and Contents

Contains notes and records of the Wilkinson family reunion of 1975, as well as several life histories and family genealogies of descendants of Alexander Wilkinson. Dated 1927-1978.

Dates: 1927-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Alexander Wilkinson family reunion records

William G. Hartley collection of student papers and contest entries, 1981-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6357 Series 1
Scope and Contents Collection includes student papers collected by professor William G. Hartley for the Independent Study writing class, 397R, Writing Family Histories. This collection also includes papers and ephemera relating to the British Sesquicentennial Family History Writing Contest in 1987 and 1988. Includes some of the 41 entries in the contest. The winning entries by the four winners, Winifred McLachlan, Ann W. Engar, Earlene Allred Smart, and Paul T. Smith are not included. The collection also...
Dates: 1981-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6357, William G. Hartley papers

William Rex papers, approximately 1864-2004

 File — Box 123: Series 2; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 14; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232593993], Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 2
Scope and Contents

File contains photographs of William Rex's gravestone, William Rex and his family. The file also contains a photocopy of his military discharge letter from the Union Army during the Civil War. The file also contains family histories and Latter-day Saint ordinance records. Dated approximately 1864-2004.

Dates: approximately 1864-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for Civil War

William S. Bradshaw and Marge Bradshaw family history papers, 1889-2019

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6947 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains papers relating to the Bradshaw family properties in Snow Valley, Wyoming. Contains deeds, receipts, legal certificates, and other property papers. Also contains a family history on the Bradshaws from 2019. Materials dated 1889 to 2019.

Dates: 1889-2019
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6947, William S. Bradshaw and Marge Bradshaw papers

Byron J. Wilson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7727
Content Description

Collection contains three books written by Byron J. Wilson: The Early History of the Sylvester Wilson and the History of Wilsonville, Utah, The First Families Into Jackson Hole, and the Chronological History of Amos Davis, Jr.

Dates: 2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Byron J. Wilson papers

Wilson, Guy C., 1921-1969

 File — Box 189: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231008118], Folder: 32-33
Identifier: UA 909 Series 1
Dates: 1921-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 909, Collection on university faculty and staff / Collection on university faculty members

Albert Winkler research papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227633028]
Identifier: MSS 6052
Abstract

Albert Winkler's research materials printed from microfilm, as well as handwritten biographies of the Paraowan Pioneers, 1790-1909.

Dates: 1790-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Albert Winkler research papers

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