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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 870 Collections and/or Records:

Josef Garcia Herreros license

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311406]
Identifier: MSS SC 1368
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed authorization for the issuance of indulgences with various stipulations. The document was intended for use by officials in Mexico.

Dates: 1787

John W. Hess autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325430]
Identifier: MSS SC 2635
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography. Hess was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania and was converted to the Mormn Church in 1834. He lived with the Mormons in Missouri and Illinois and witnessed persecutions in both places. He was a member of the "Mormon Battalion" during the war with Mexico, migrated to Utah, married several women, served as a legislator in Utah, and served as a missionary to the "Washakie" (Shoshoni) Indians.

Dates: approximately 1900

Henry Lyman Hinman lists

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316702]
Identifier: MSS SC 2052
Scope and Contents

Handwritten record of marriages performed by Hinman.

Dates: 1895-1909

History of Baptists in Texas

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342740]
Identifier: MSS 822
Scope and Contents

Typewritten history of Baptists in Texas. Walston recounts the history of the early Baptists in Texas including their confrontations with Indians. The history includes typed copies of meeting minutes of various Baptist groups. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

History of Alexander H. Hill Richards

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315928]
Identifier: MSS SC 1854
Scope and Contents

Five typewritten copies of a biography of Alexander H. Hill Richards. The items contain information concerning the temporal and spiritual experiences of Richards' life.

Dates: 1930

History of the beginning of Orderville, Utah

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045318]
Identifier: MSS 1203
Scope and Contents

Mimeographed copy of a typewritten essay. Heaton describes the founding of Circleville, Utah, and the organizing of the "United Order" of the Mormon Church in that community.

Dates: approximately 1967

History of the Parowan Stake

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284550]
Identifier: Vault MSS 56
Scope and Contents

Handwritten history of the Mormon settlement of Parowan, Utah. Martineau presents a chronology of events in the community including the dates when these events occured.

Dates: 1859-1860

Edwin Hodges letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318229]
Identifier: MSS SC 1963
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter and a typescript of the item. Hodges talks about farming, Iowa politics, and mentions a rumor that a Mormon had found and translated some plates in Iowa which state that the Mormons should settle there.

Dates: 1846

Emma G. Holloway collection of Society of Friends history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6723
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of pamphlets and other materials concerning Quaker doctrine, pacifism, and education. The collection dates from 1879-1982. A lot of the collection deals with Swarthmore College, and the First Friends Church.

Dates: 1879-1982

Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney papers, 1847-1866

 Sub-Series — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 10, item: 1-7
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include keepsakes, letters, and poems collected by Horace K. Whitney and Helen Mar Kimball. Includes cards and a woven envelope that were made by or given to Helen. There is also a letter from Helen to Horace. Materials also include an envelope that belonged to Louisa Beaman, the first plural wife sealed to Joseph Smith. Dated 1847-1866.

Dates: 1847-1866