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 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 216 Collections and/or Records:

Paul Thatcher family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0198
Abstract

The Paul Thatcher family papers (1809-1972) contain diaries, letters, biographies, and reminiscences from two prominent families of Utah, the Thatcher's of Logan and the Smoot's of Provo.

Dates: 1809-1972

Wanda Clayton Thomas photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0472
Abstract

The Wanda Clayton Thomas photograph collection document a small part of the Clayton-Thomas lineage through family portraits. Also in the collection are images of Salt Lake City in the late 19th century.

Dates: 1890-1940

Louisa Wagoner Thorne diaries [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1010
Abstract

The Louisa Wagoner Thorne diaries [photocopies] were written from 1927-1929 and recount events she experienced while living on Willow Creek, near Vernal, Utah, including acquaintances with several members of the Ute Indian tribe.

Dates: 1927-1929

John Franklin Tolton autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042237026]
Identifier: MS 0007
Abstract The John Franklin Tolton autobiography (1842-1931) includes his memoirs: From the Halls of Memory. This is an account of the Tolton family's conversion to Mormonism, their move to America, and their stuggles. These papers cover three generations begining with John Tolton (John Franklin Tolton's grandfather) and his family, then John Tolton's son Edward, and finally Edward's son, John Franklin Tolton. The account begins in 1842 when John and his children...
Dates: 1931

Shirley E. Blackmer and R. Lloyd Tyler family papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2871
Abstract

The Shirley E. Blackmer and R. Lloyd Tyler family papers (1902-2013) consist of correspondence, scrapbooks, genealogical records, journals, and other documents. Shirley and R. Lloyd Tyler were devout members of the LDS Church and were also business owners of a store located in Walla Walla, Washington. Items of interest include the correspondence and scrapbook regarding R. Lloyd's experiences during World War II.

Dates: 1902-2013

Utah National Prosperity Plan records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041840465]
Identifier: MS 0211
Abstract

The Utah National Prosperity Plan records (1930s) consist of materials related to this institution which promised financial independence to the aged, blind, helpless, and incapacitated.

Dates: 1930s

Utah Quilt Heritage photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0883
Abstract

The Utah Quilt Heritage photograph collection consists of images of quilts mainly organized by location created.

Dates: 1988-1994

Utah quilt heritage records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1878
Abstract The Utah quilt heritage records (1988-1994) contain Polaroid photographs of and questionnaires regarding quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1950s. The Utah Quilt Guild was organized in 1977 to promote preservation of the art of quilt making. In order to preserve the history of quilts in Utah, the guild held a series of "documentation days," where volunteers throughout the state...
Dates: 1988-1994

Arvo Van Alstyne photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0576
Abstract

The Arvo Van Alstyne photograph collection contains some photographs of Van Alstyne as well as Harriet Robs and Ed Clyde. Arvo Van Alstyne was a professor of law at the University of Utah Law School.

Dates: 1960-1980s

Louis E. Viko photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0478
Abstract

The Louis E. Viko photograph collection contains formal and informal portraits of Louis Viko from a baby to an adult. As well as portraits of his father, Dr. Eindred Viko. This collection is available online in our Digital Library.

Dates: 1870-1967

Voices of American homemakers oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0472
Abstract

The voices of American homemakers oral history project (1981-1983) consists of interviews with 196 women throughout the United States about homemaking in the first half of the twentieth century. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a major grant to the National Extension Homemakers Council for a three-year nationwide project to collect, process, and disseminate representative oral histories from rural homemakers throughout the country.

Dates: 1981-1983

Voices of American homemakers oral history project audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0138
Abstract

The voices of American homemakers oral history project audio recordings (1977-1983) consist of interviews with 196 women throughout the United States about homemaking in the first half of the twentieth century. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a major grant to the National Extension Homemakers Council for a three-year nationwide project to collect, process, and disseminate representative oral histories from rural homemakers throughout the country.

Dates: 1977-1983

Harold George Wagstaff autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042068033]
Identifier: ACCN 0759
Abstract

This collection consists of a typewritten autobiography of Harold George Wagstaff of Salt Lake City, Utah. Includes biographies of his children and genealogies of the Wagstaff family.

Dates: circa 1900s

Walker family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0463
Abstract

The Walker family papers (1838-1883) consist of biographical accounts of various Walker family members during the 1880s. The Walker family was prominent in Utah's mining and banking industries.

Dates: 1838-1883

Glenn Walker and John McChrystal Wallace photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0354
Abstract

The Glenn Walker and John McChrystal Wallace photograph collection contains portraits of Glenn Walker Wallace, John McChrystal Wallace, and various members of the Walker and Wallace families. The collection also contains photographs documenting various of their activities, as well as portraits of various politicians and civic leaders.

Dates: circa 1880-1985

John McChrystal Wallace and William Ross Wallace papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1140
Abstract

The John McChrystal Wallace and William Ross Wallace papers (1880-1989) consist of personal, financial, and business materials relating to the lives of John (1893-1989) and William (1865-1957) Wallace.

Dates: 1880-1989

Mary Jeanette Hartley Ware papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2233
Abstract

The Mary Jeanette Hartley Ware papers (1881-1933) contain, autograph albums, a scrapbook, and a notebook which belonged to Jennie Ware, wife of the architect Walter E. Ware.

Dates: 1881-1933

D. Gill and Nedra Mortenson Warner autobiographies

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2619
Abstract

D. Gill and Nedra Mortenson Warner autobiographies (2007-2011) contain genealogical information, photographs and historical information regarding the Warner family. D. Gill Warner was president of Associated Food Stores.

Dates: 2007-2011

Grace Richards Warner digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1113
Abstract

The Grace Richards Warner photograph collection consists of Richards family photographs. Included are images of family members, acquaintances and family homes, from the mid nineteenth to twentieth centuries.

Dates: 1870s-1960s

Grace Richards Warner scrapbook [photocopy]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2060
Abstract

The Grace Richards Warner scrapbook [photocopy] was compiled by Richards to document the births and childhood years of her children: Emma Lou Warner Thayne, Homer Richards Warner, Richard Longstroph Warner, and David Gill Warner. Grace Richards was born in Salt Lake City in 1896, attended the University of Utah, and married Homer C. (Pug) Warner in 1920. She died in 1970.

Dates: 1922-1928