Scope and Contents Correspondence, 1903-1906 located in folder 1. Set of 14 letters and post cards to and from George D. Pyper during the period of 1903 to 1916. Includes letters from February 1903 concerning Pyper's property in Brighton, Utah; correspondence related to a dispute concerning the conduct of Dr. J. M. Tanner of the University of Utah; a letter to LDS President Joseph F. Smith...

Scope and Contents Sympathy letters after George D. Pyper's death, 1943 located in folder 10. Set of 7 letters of sympathy to daughter Retta (Pyper) Shepherd after the death of George D. Pyper during 1943. Includes letter dated "Tuesday, 26 [January?]-43" to Retta from R--- Hyde; letter dated 22 Jan. 1943 from Mae C. Alder Bird; card from Edith Angell; card from the...

Scope and Contents Text of a speech honoring George D. Pyper, apparently meant to accompany pictures. Exact occasion of the presentation is unknown, but is from during George's lifetime after 1934.

Scope and Contents Set of papers connected to the funeral service of George D. Pyper following his death on 16 January 1943. Includes a list of flowers sent; layout of seating at the service; list of Traffic and Ushering Committee; program for the funeral, including text of an invocation by Elder Albert Hamer Reiser, and addresses by Elder Milton Bennion, Elder Stephen L. Richards, and President David O. McKay. ...

Scope and Contents Set of eight documents from 1924 to 1943 of expressions of appreciation for the work of George D. Pyper. Includes an invitation to a program of the Highland Stake honoring Mr. George D. Pyper and other artists of the Salt Lake Theatre, held 21 April 1938; text from 25 June 1924 entitled ‘George D. Pyper as a friend' [author unidentified]; letter of 22 Jan. 1943 from the Council of the Twelve to George's daughter, Retta Shepherd, signed by Albert E. Bowen; introduction by Mary Young Burton of...

Scope and Contents This folder includes letters to George D. Pyper following death of his wife, 1929. Set of 13 letters and telegrams to George D. Pyper following the death of his wife, Emmaretta, along with text of an obituary, draft of the program for the funeral, and a news article about the funeral.

Scope and Contents Invitation card to the wedding of George D. Pyper and Emma Whitney, 24 September 1883; and a newspaper article about the wedding, which was performed by LDS President Joseph F. Smith.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of Pyper's personal documents as well as some documents relating to his wife, Emmaretta, and his parents, Alexander and Christiana Pyper. Pyper's personal correspondence is located in box 1, folders 1-9. Biographical information on Pyper and his wife is included in box 2. Other family materials are located in box 9. Of interest are diary entries written by Christiana Pyper concerning the LDS Church exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, located in box 9, folders 13-14. A record of...