Manuscripts

Life story of William Henry Streeper

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Description: This is a typescript of the life story of William Henry Streeper as dictated by him in 1923. He discusses his family's life in Saint Louis, Missouri providing room and board for Mormon missionaries and those Mormons who were broke; his family's emigration from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Salt Lake City, Utah; his work hauling wood and other freight; and details of his life in Saint Joseph, Nevada.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1937.
Call number: mssHM 66717
Creator: Streeper, William Henry (1837-1930)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Argosy Book Stores, 11/1961.

Sketches of my life :

Manuscripts

Memoir by James William Nixon recalling events of his life from the time of his youth in St. George, Utah. He recounts attending Martha Cox's school, his baptism by William Empy, the family's move to Mt. Trumbull, his childhood occupations (including caring for cattle and horses, running his father's mill, and driving oxen), lumber hauling, the death of his father, his work on Tobe Whitmore's cattle ranch, his travels throughout Utah, his romance with Effie Woolley, his mission work in the midwestern United States and California, and his travels throughout California including San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino.

mssHM 16951

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Jean Frederic Loba memoirs

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This typescript was dictated by Jean Frederic Loba beginning on January 3, 1899 and was completed just before his death in 1915. His memoir provides accounts of the following: his early childhood in Switzerland, growing up in Lausanne and Ouchy; his family's conversion to Mormonism; their emigration to the United States and the hardships of their travel to Utah; his dissatisfaction with and criticisms of the Mormon life they found there; details of his family's escape from Utah; his work life in Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois; his activities in the Missouri Veteran Volunteer Cavalry; his education at Olivet College; his travel to Switzerland in 1875; and his pastoral activities in Illinois and Michigan.

mssHM 66751

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The story of my life by William Elias Abbott

Manuscripts

Typescript copy of William Elias Abbott's autobiography and family record. It begins by tracing his ancestors and gives a detailed history of his mother, Abigail Smith Abbott. The majority of the manuscript consists of Abbott's reminiscences of his life and family experiences as a pioneer in Nevada, specifically in Bunkerville and Mesquite, as well as his dedication to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included is a Military History of Private Israel Abbott, which recounts the wounding of Abbott's brother Israel in France during World War I, typescript copies of several of Abbott's church certificates, and a brief history of My Grandfather, Orville Morgan Allen (1805-1893). Also include are typescripts of several letters, including those to Abbott from Heber J. Grant (1929), Thekla Schaerr (1930), Grace Stirling (1935), Key Pittman (1939), Barbara Adair (1941), and Ruth Cram (1942?); those from Abbott to his nephew Austin Abbott (1941) and to the Moapa Stake Presidency (1941); a letter of recommendation for Abbott as Justice of the Peace from Las Vegas lawyers (1936); a letter from Gordan B. Hinckley to "Leon" (1941); and an exchange of letters between Joseph Smith and John Arlington Bennett (1843). Bound.

mssHM 51999

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Henry Scamman letter to Francesca B. Allen

Manuscripts

Letter from Henry Scamman to Francesca Allen, providing comments about Scamman's family, his varied activities, and his hopes that Francesca would visit him in the spring. Scamman also writes about going to Sacramento to fight a tax-related bill and hunting quail. With envelope.

mssHM 83979

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Henry Thomas Atkin biography

Manuscripts

This is a typescript of a biography of Henry Thomas Atkin written by his daughter Jetta Atkin Snow Hyatt. She describes the life of her father, covering his family life in Saint George and Atkinville; his sheep business; and his work in politics and the Mormon Church.

mssHM 66667

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Thomas Day reminiscences

Manuscripts

This is a typescript collected by Juanita Broooks from a manuscript loaned by Fannie Stott. It describes Thomas Day's early childhood in England working at various factories to suppport his family; his conversion to Mormonism; his work as a missionary in England; the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean; his life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and in Utah at Kanarraville, Circleville, Saint George, Salt Lake City, and Spanish Fork; and his contact with Native Americans while a missionary and in traveling.

mssHM 66576

Life story of William Henry Streeper

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