Latter Day Saints -- Biography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
William M. Powell papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1394
Abstract
The William M. Powell papers (1968-1992) consists of his autobiography and several articles on early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history. William M. Powell (b. 1914) is a retired owner of an electrical supply company.
Dates:
1968-1992
William Fletcher Reynolds biography [photocopy]
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042321697]
Identifier: MS 0357
Abstract
The William Fletcher Reynolds biography [photocopy] consist of a sketch of the life of William Fletcher Reynolds, Utah pioneer of 1852, dictated and prepared by his eldest daughter, Ellis Reynolds Shipp.
Dates:
undated
Isaac Riddle autobiography
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042151169]
Identifier: MS 0277
Abstract
The Isaac Riddle autobiography is an addendum to that written by two of his daughters, and a news article. Isaac Riddle (1830-1906) was baptized into the LDS Church in 1844.
Dates:
undated
George Christian Riser autobiography
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042237083]
Identifier: MS 0022
Abstract
The George Christian Riser autobiography (1842-1846) is titled, "Tagebuch fur G.C.R.," about his early life in Germany, his immigration to the United States, his conversion to the Mormon Church, his settlement in Nauvoo, Illinois, and ends in the winter of 1846 at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Dates:
1842-1846
Junius S. Romney papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0546
Abstract
The Junius S. Romney papers (1903-1973) consist of a seven-volume autobiography by Romney and a seventeen-page discourse given by his father, Junius Romney Sr. Junius S. Romney (1903-1980) was a Utah attorney and member of the LDS Church.
Dates:
1903-1973
Henry Weeks Sanderson autobiography and family history
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041923949]
Identifier: MS 0255
Abstract
The Henry Weeks Sanderson autobiography and family history (1884-1887) was written by Sanderson (b. 1829), a man of many trades who settled in Utah.
Dates:
1884-1887
James H. Skinner autobiography
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114043368218]
Identifier: ACCN 0609
Abstract
The James H. Skinner autobiography was written in 1915 and describes Skinner's (b. 1842) highlights of his life from childhood to his mid-thirties.
Dates:
1915
Amanda Barnes Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1605
Abstract
The Amanda Barnes Smith papers (1809-1886, 1921) consists of a typescript of a journal written by Amanda Smith and consists of a family history of Smith and of many of her descendents. Included in the collection is a typescript of an article written by Hulda Cordelia Thurston Smith addressed to her children and grandchildren.
Dates:
1809-1921
John Smith autobiography
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041928518]
Identifier: ACCN 1567
Abstract
The John Smith autobiography was written in 1885 and tells of his journey from Ohio to Utah between 1838 and 1848 as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), as well as his early experiences in the Salt Lake Valley and during his mission for the Mormon church to Scandinavia. PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
Dates:
1832-1911
Nathan Tanner speech
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042237067]
Identifier: MS 0020
Abstract
The Nathan Tanner speech transcript was given by Tanner, in 1895. The speech relates the story of Tanner's conversion and baptism into the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (LDS) in New York, at the age of sixteen. He describes the mob persecutions of the Mormons at Kirtland, Ohio, and Far West, Missouri.
Dates:
1895