Manuscripts
William Holland Samson papers, (bulk 1880-1910)
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William Eve papers, (bulk 1880-1891)
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This small group of items consists of letters, sketches, photographs, a photograph album and ephemera (and are arranged in that manner, then chronologically). The majority of these items deal with Eve's railroad trip from New York to Salt Lake City and his time in Salt Lake City, Ibapah, and Gold Hill, Tooele County, Utah as well as Soda Springs, Idaho. In Eve's letters, which are written to his parents, he details his trip West including a tragic collision with a wagon that killed men and horses, the scenery he passes, and his arrival in Salt Lake City. He also talks about mining, sheep herding, farming, seeing the boxer Jim Corbett fight, the Blackfeet (Siksika) Indians and life in the West. Throughout all of his letters, which he is writing to entice his family to also come to America, Eve compares America and its people to England and its people. His sketches include things he sees in the West such as several American Indians, a miner's drill, a coyote, scorpion, and a locust. One of his letters contains a small panorama drawing of Gold Hill, Utah. The collection contains several notes and sketches from Eve's time in London. There are also three letters to William Eve by his sister Elizabeth Eve; these are written from New York City in the early 20th century. The photographs are of Eve family members around the turn of the century. The photograph album contains photographs from a flood in Salt Lake City in 1926 and some pictures of the family camping. The ephemera is a 1959 issue of the Utah American Legion's publication "Utah Legionnaire."
mssHM 70876-70888
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John S. Arthur papers, (bulk 1880-1910)
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The collection is comprised of an autograph album of letters, clippings and photographs collected by John S. Arthur. Most of the album's letters are from booksellers and publishers, and the vast majority are addressed to Arthur. Of interest in the collection is a letter from F.G. Bain that discusses William Blake's (1757-1827) original drawings for Edward Young's (1683-1765) Night thoughts
mssHM 31196
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William Sullivan papers, (bulk 1796-1812)
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A collection of 74 items from 1795 to 1822, which consists of personal, political, and legal correspondence of William Sullivan; the collection consists entirely of retained copies of his letters. The largest group comprises letters dealing with Sullivan's early legal career from 1796 to 1798, including his involvement in collecting bad debts for General Henry Lee. Also included are letters written by Sullivan to his family during his journey to Philadelphia and Virginia in 1796. The letters dating from 1811 to 1812 contain political correspondence and deal chiefly with the foreign policy and the Federalist strategies for the impending Presidential election.
mssHM 48660-48732
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William Walter Phelps papers, (bulk 1876-1893)
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A collection of political, business, diplomatic, social, and family correspondence of William Walter Phelps, chiefly letters addressed to him. The collection numbers 199 items, including items related to American politics and the Republican party, Phelps' diplomatic service, his family, social life and literary interests. Correspondents include, among others, Herbert Nikolaus von Bismarck, James Gillespie Blaine, Benjamin Harrison, Eugene Field, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and Joseph Pulitzer. Also included is the correspondence of John Jay Phelps, a poem by Eugene Field dedicated to Phelps, an 1882 letter containing an eye-witness account of the battle of Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico (1847), ephemera, photographs, and newspapers clippings. The collection also contains papers related to John Chester Eno's embezzlement from the Second Bank of New York (of which Phelps was a director) and Phelps' negotiations with Eno's father, Amos Richard Phelps, to make good the loss (1884).
mssHM 27329-27485
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Giovanni Lavagnino papers, (bulk 1880-1919)
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A collection of 43 items from 1860 to 1929; it consists mostly of business records from the various mining companies that Giovanni Lavagnino worked for, including minutes from meetings, account books, and stock certificates. There are also several Lavagnino family documents from the time Giovanni lived in Italy, as well as his personal notes concerning mining techniques and technologies, smelting, metallurgy, and ore dressing. The collection also includes the diary of Mary Lorena Lavagnino which she kept from 1895 to 1919 while her husband was away traveling on business.
mssHM 63883-63925
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William Burchell papers, (bulk 1805-1812)
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This small group of material consists of eight letters to and from William Burchell regarding his finances, Naval commissions, and the ships Orion and Saturn. British Royal Navy officer Lord Amelius Beauclerk is an addressee of one of the letters and a subject of several other letters. Also included are charts (call and compass signals) for the Royal Navy's Scheldt Fleet, Channel Fleet, Baltick [sic] Fleet, and the Cadiz Fleet; four commissions of Burchell (1809-1812); and two signal books kept by Burchell. There is also a memo by Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm regarding parole and countersign terms. There are also notes on British Navy signals that are from the early 20th century (author unknown).
mssHM 79842-79860