Box 2
Contains 17 Results:
John Howard's appointment to the Nauvoo Legion, 1869
The document is signed by C.R. Savage the company's commander.
Old Folks Central Committee items, Undated
Two Pieces from this Utah senior citizens committee. One item is a broadside advertising a special presentation of a play for the group. The other item is a pass to Lagoon.
Salt Lake City and Ogden Railway Company Timetable No. 8, 1910
A timetable covering the electric train's run from Ogden to Salt Lake City
Claude J. Empey letter to Mrs. Ray Dillman, Price, Utah, 1938 August 30
This letter discusses an 1880 discovery of blue corn in an Indian storage pit near Mesa, Arizona. The letter goes on to explain how that corn seed was disseminated into Utah.
Brigham Young letter to Bishop A. Hoagland, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1861 April 9
The letter asks Hoagland to help find a home for a young widow currently boarding in a home in his ward.
Salt Lake Temple Dedication Services Tickets, 1893 April 7 - 22
This folder contains five Temple dedication passes
Journal of the Missionary Labors of Elders S.B. Mitton and Harold Lijinquist, 1889-1890 Winter
A 20 page journal of Mitton and Lilijinquist's missionary experiences in Cache Valley. The two traveled extensively on the west side of the valley and in Logan and Smithfield.
"My Journal" by Mar E. Perkes, 1867-1875
A 19 page journal written by Mary Perkes when she was a teenager. The diary is hand written and mentions polygamy quite extensively. The Perkes lived in Hyde Park.
"Information Concerning the Arrowrock Dam Which Is Being Constructed Some Twenty Five Miles Above Boise, Idaho, By the U.S. Reclamation Service.", 1913
A report by Civil and Consulting Engineer Richard Lyman. The report describes the construction conditions of the Arrowrock dam. Included here are descriptions of the railroad, powerplant, sawmill and living conditions at the site. At the time the Arrowrock Dam was to be the largest concrete dam in the country.
Anson C. Meigs Diary, 1885-1887
Meigs seems to live near Coon Rapids, Iowa. He also writes as if he were a teenager or a young man. The diary gives an excellent account of life on an Iowa farm during this time period.