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The Wallace G. Bennett papers contain correspondence from his time serving in the military during WWII, along with a few letters from his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included in the collection is a brief history of the European mission and several published and unpublished family histories. Wallace G. Bennett is the son of Sen. Wallace F. Bennett and the brother of Sen. Robert F. Bennett.

Abstract The Kenneth and Linda Brailsford collection (1743-1974) consists of a variety of items pertaining to the leadership of the L.D.S. church. These materials include correspondence, receipts, bail bonds, property agreements, journal entries, and other business, judicial, and church related documents. Signatures and autographs of Joseph Smith Jr., Hyrum Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, William Clayton, Lorenzo Snow, George Albert Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith, Heber J. Grant,...

Abstract The Rudger Clawson papers (1870-1943) consists of memoirs, autobiographical accounts, diaries, letter books, loose letters, scrapbooks, newspaper and periodical clippings, printed books and miscellaneous documents. Clawson was born in Salt Lake City a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Church. He served a mission to the Southern States that ended after his companion Joseph Standing was murdered by a mob in Georgia. Clawson practiced polygamy and was the first LDS...

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The David Cornelius Hess autobiography and diary [photocopy] discuss his experiences while serving on three separate missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hess was called to serve missions to the southern states (1895 and 1930) and to San Francisco, California (1929).

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The Henry Chariton and Alberta Maria Larsen Jacobs papers (1876-1969) contain diaries, correspondence, religious documents, and various other documents. Henry Jacobs was the manager of a mercantile business and also the owner of a mortuary. Alberta Jacobs founded the Twentieth Century Club in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, and served in the community.

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The journal history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830-1972) contains diaries, letters, newspapers, and sermons on 304 reels of microfilm. The Church Historian's Office compiled a 1200-volume chronological scrapbook using diaries, letters, newspapers, sermons, and other materials.

Abstract The Frederick William Larson papers (1906-2004) contain his LDS missionary diaries in the Colorado Mission from 1906 to 1908, as well as some of his letters and drawings. It also includes the 1955 memoirs of his wife, Alice Larson, and two documents by a granddaughter, Dolores Varela Allred, titled "Larson and Tolman Life Stories" and "Making Wishes in Peaceful Valley." Larson was born in Grantsville, Utah in 1880 and moved to Oakley, Idaho as a baby. He married Mary Alice Tolman in 1903 and...

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The Madeline R. McQuown papers (1803-1976) contain some of McQuown's research and works. While the collection does contain some of McQuown's more personal works, such as some of her poetry, the collection deals mainly with her research. Her research was focused on Brigham Young and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church).

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The Matthew Frederick and Claire Wilcox Noall papers (1805-1970s) consist of the Noalls' personal and professional records, as well as records passed on to them by their ancestors.

Abstract The Douglas O. Woodruff papers (1843-1979) consist of the Woodruff family correspondence, genealogical and autobiographical information, documents, photos, newspaper clippings, L.D.S missionary and religious materials, University of Utah student union and alumni association materials, and correspondence from the Association of College Unions, the American Alumni Council, the United States Figure Skating Association, and the American Association of Retired Persons (A.A.R.P.). The largest...

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The Young Women's journal records of the Third Ward, Liberty State (1921-1922) consists of a journal and a pamphlet. The journal was begun by Winnifred L. Jones, and contains a record of payments by the young women of the third ward. It also contains notes taken at various conferences, many of which were taken in shorthand.