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Found in 85607 Collections and/or Records:

Orson F. Whitney correspondence with Rudger Clawson and Charles W. Nibley, 1921-1922

 File — Box 3: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038438], Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Materials include a report from the European mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints written by Orson F. Whitney to President Rudger Clawson and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In another letter, to Presiding Bishop C. W. Nibley and his counselors, Whitney says that he is returning home from the European mission after being honorably released as president so that he can recover from health problems. There is also a letter to Aloysius Linatello, rector at the...
Dates: 1921-1922
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with general authorities and other dignitaries

Orson F. Whitney family papers, approximately 1847-1993

 Series — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 1-18
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include documents relating to the family and descendants of Orson F. Whitney. Materials include pedigree charts from the Whitney and Smoot families, Zina B. Smoot papers, items collected by Horace K. and Helen Mar Kimball, family writings, correspondence, blessings, Church documents, poems, and photographs. Dated approximately 1847-1900.

Dates: approximately 1847-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers

Orson F. Whitney general correspondence, 1880-1931

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include general correspondence written by Orson F. Whitney as well as his various friends, family, Church acquaintances, and fans of his writing. There is information about his missions to Europe, time as mission president of the European Mission, writing and published works, personal family concerns, financial issues, Church matters, and his work as a teacher. Dated 1880-1931.

Dates: 1880-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence

Orson F. Whitney letter to Benjamin Cluff Jr., 1898 September 2

 Item — Box 5: Series 12; Series 13 [Barcode: 31197239274738], Folder: 4
Identifier: UA 1093 Series 12 Item 303
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney, Salt Lake City, Utah, to Benjamin Cluff Jr. asking for a tersely written biography of himself and a brief history of the Academy for Vol. IV of the History of Utah. Dated September 2, 1898.

Dates: 1898 September 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1093, Office of the President correspondence / Brigham Young Academy presidential correspondence

Orson F. Whitney letter to Benjamin Cluff Jr.

 Digital Record
Identifier: UA1093_S12_I303_B5_F4
Dates: 1898 September 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Orson F. Whitney letter to Charles Spaulding Whitney, 1883 March 12

 Item — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his brother Charles Spaulding Whitney saying that he is proud of Charles's success as an actor even though it might not be the life Orson imagined for him. Dated March 12, 1883.

Dates: 1883 March 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Council of the Twelve Apostles, 1922

 File — Box 11: [Barcode: 31197233630117], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 3280
Dates: 1922
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3280, Bette B. Ashworth memorial collection

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1873 August 14

 Item — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter written to Orson F. Whitney's mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. It is just a casual letter asking her about her life and informing her about his. He asks her to send him his flute and says that he's been feeling lonely. Dated August 14, 1873.

Dates: 1873 August 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1874 October 13

 Item — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter written to Orson F. Whitney's mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, saying that he is sending his laundry home, requesting a few items to be sent to him, and telling her about the recent discovery of a dead body lying in the bushes around the area. Dated October 13, 1874.

Dates: 1874 October 13
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1876 January 30

 Item — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter written to Orson F. Whitney's mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, saying that he is not as lonely as he was before and that he has a strange lesion on one of his toes, which made it difficult to walk. Dated January 30, 1876.

Dates: 1876 January 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney

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