Provo (Utah) -- History
Found in 157 Collections and/or Records:
Early days on the Provo bench
This collection consists of photocopies of a typewritten manuscript "made from copy in Orem Public Library." Partridge's mother took her family to Provo, Utah, in the late 1870s so her children would be able to attend the Brigham Young Academy. Raymond's father had another family by another wife in Fillmore, Utah. Partridge's account is an autobiography. He tells of his experiences while growing up and living in Provo.
Ethics and the Provo experiment
Photocopy of typewritten letters. Gordon's letter is written to the American Sociological Review and is critical of an article written by LaMar T. Empey and Jerome Rabow which had been published in that scholarly journal. Empey and Rabow's letter is a response to Gordon's letter. The items deal with the "Provo Experiment" relating to "Delinquency Rehabilitation."
Charles D. Fletcher papers
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.
Franklin Neighborhood Oral History Project case files, 1997-1999
Includes contracts, contact information, and biographical information for the participants, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews conducted by the Franklin Neighborhood Oral History Project, 1997-1999.
Franklin Neighborhood Oral History Project transcripts, 1997-1999
Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the Franklin Neighborhood Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1997-1999.
Franklin Neighborhood Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1997-1999
Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the Franklin Neighborhood Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1997-1999.
The funeral services of John W. Hoover
Typewritten copy of the funeral services for John Whitmer Hoover on 29 May 1902. Among the speakers was the Mormon Apostle, Reed Smoot. Among the other speakers were John Edge Booth, Myron Tanner, and David John. Hoover's father joined the Mormon Church and moved his family to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1842 and later to Utah. John Hoover was a miller who married Mary Coursey in 1855 and lived in Springville, Utah. He moved to Provo, Utah in 1861. Also included is a biography of Hoover.
John Thomas Giles diaries
Handwritten diaries and teaching notes. Giles writes about his daily activities in Provo, Utah; his two missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii (1890-1897 and 1905-1907); his work at a lime kiln; his work on a railroad; and his teaching of Sunday School for the Church.
Biography : Hannah Astill Goddard
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. Hannah Astill was born in 1823 in England. She married Henry Goddard in 1847, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850, and migrated to Utah in 1855. She lived in Provo, Utah, and died in 1888.
Biography : Henry Goddard
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Goddard was born in 1821 in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850, and migrated to Utah in 1855. He lived in Provo, Utah, and died in 1901.