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Manuscripts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Custer Battlefield lectures, approximately 1982-1985

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 49 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcript of a talk given by Christopher Summer about the Custer Battlefield and floppy disks and audio cassettes of oral histories given about Custer Battle. Dated from approximately 1982 to 1985.

Dates: approximately 1982-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Charles Redd Center for Western history lectures

E. Kent Kane papers on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1901-1959

 Sub-Series — Box 49: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232551157]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 9 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains addresses, manuscripts, and other materials related to Kane's travels to Utah in 1949 and 1957. Includes information on his interactions with Church leaders, and his views on his grandfather, Thomas L. Kane. Materials date from between 1901 and 1959.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1901-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / E. Kent Kane papers

Hugh Nibley collection of papers written by other people, 1844-2001, bulk: bulk 1954-2001

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 3 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains articles, essays, manuscripts, papers, and photocopies of books written by other people, collected by Hugh Nibley. The topics of the material are about religious history and scripture and about political history. Materials date from 1902 to 2001, bulk from 1954 to 2001.

Dates: 1844-2001; Majority of material found within 1954-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2721, Hugh Nibley papers / Hugh Nibley professional papers

Irene Adams manuscripts and research materials for Unofficial Manual for Bishops’ Wives, 1991-2011

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7810 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains research materials and manuscripts for the Unofficial Manual for Bishops’ Wives. The research materials include articles, surveys, and correspondence. Materials are dated 1991-2011.

Dates: 1991-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7810, Irene Adams papers

Irene Adams manuscripts for Unofficial Manual for Bishops' Wives, 1991-2011

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7810 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts for the Unofficial Manual for Bishops’ Wives and notes on the manuscripts. Dated 1991-2011.

Dates: 1991-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7810, Irene Adams papers / Irene Adams manuscripts and research materials for Unofficial Manual for Bishops’ Wives

James E. Talmage ecclesiastical papers, 1871-1933

 Series
Identifier: MSS 229 Series 12
Scope and Contents note

Contains addresses and ads for them, published manuscripts on doctrinal topics (including those for Jesus the Christ and Articles of Faith; material on loose topics is alphabetical), notebooks, newspaper articles (by Talmage and others, syndicated and otherwise), and correspondence; also includes a collection of syndicated articles, filed alphabetically by newspaper.

Dates: 1871-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 229, James E. Talmage papers

John Lyon bound journals and records, 1849-1884

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1849-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

John Lyon miscellaneous manuscripts, 1824-1896

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1824-1896
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

John Lyon photographs, 1835-1906

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1835-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

John Lyon research collection by T. Edgar [Ted] Lyon Jr, 1803-1863

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 4
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1803-1863
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

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