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Family reminiscences of Asahel Woodruff Burk [microform]: before 1957

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Description: Microfilm of a family history and biography by Asahel Woodruff Burk, primarily focusing on his father Hubert Roselle Burk (1845-1933). The volume consists chiefly of reminiscences and family anecdotes centering on traveling to Utah, life in the southern settlements, and colonizing Arizona.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: before 1957
Call number: MSS MFilm 00153
Creator: Burk, Asahel Woodruff (1880-1957)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Microfilm of original loaned by A.W. Burk through Augusta Flake, April 26, 1949.
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Autobiography of Asahel Woodruff Burk [microform]: after 1947

Manuscripts

Microfilm of A.W. Burk's autobiography, covering events through approximately 1947. The account opens with some family history and notes on Burk's childhood in Arizona, and briefly covers his move to Utah, educational endeavors, teaching positions, his assignment to the 1942-1943 Northern California Mission, and his sons' enlistment in the military during World War II. Much of the autobiography focuses on home events such as family illnesses, church activities, and agricultural work. Portions of the manuscript are in lightly colored ink that is partially illegible.

MSS MFilm 00146

Letters to William Atkin [microform]: 1889-1894

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Microfilm of 30 letters sent by Wilford Woodruff to William Atkin between March 18, 1889, and February 12, 1894. The majority of them are on letterhead of the President's Office of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City (many of the letters are typed, but others appear to be in the handwriting of Lewis Allen). In addition to family news and various church notes, the letters include references to "getting a state government for Utah" and the prospects of Utah statehood, the release of George Q. Cannon and Woodruff from prison on polygamy charges, Woodruff and Cannon's mission trip to California, local elections, flooding of the Rio Virgin, and the "water question" for the St. George Temple. There is also one letter addressed to J.D.T. McAllister (January 7, 1892).

MSS MFilm 00378 item 02

Diary and autobiography of Samuel Hollister Rogers [microform] : approximately 1843-1885

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Microfilm of the two-volume autobiography and diary of Samuel Hollister Rogers, kept from approximately 1843-1885. The first volume opens with an autobiographical account of Rogers's early life in Ohio, along with extensive family history and anecdotes. The diary portions of the volume cover his mission trip to New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania in 1843-1844; his experiences in Iowa in 1845-1846; and his time with the Mormon Battalion from 1846-1848. The second volume includes diary entries sketching his life in Parowan and St. George from 1855-1881 and in Snowflake from 1881-1885.

MSS MFilm 00061

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Diaries and family history of Elias Smith [microform] : 1836-1888

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Microfilm of a family history and twelve diary volumes kept by Elias Smith between 1836 and his death in 1888. The reel opens with a will written by Smith's grandfather Asael Smith for his wife and children (1799). That is followed by a volume of family history and genealogy kept by Elias Smith. The first diary volume, dated 1836, was kept while Smith was traveling to Kirtland, Ohio. The 1837 volume was kept while Smith was living at Kirtland; the 1838-1839 volume describes his life in Far West, Missouri; the 1843-1851 volume commences when Smith left Nashville, Iowa, for a postal job in Illinois, and also includes commentary on anti-Mormon sentiment; and the 1851-1854 diary covers his overland journey to Utah and work as a probate judge in Salt Lake City. The remaining seven diaries detail Smith's life in Utah from 1859-1888, focusing on his court and agricultural work. The manuscripts are on two microfilm reels as follows: Reel 1 - Asael Smith letter, family history and genealogy, and diaries dated 1836-1872; Reel 2 - continuation of 1836-1872 diary through 1874, and diaries dated 1874-1888.

MSS MFilm 00245

Life sketch of Simon Baker [microform]: 1952

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Microfilm of the typed life history of Simon Baker by Melba Dolores Hogenson. The brief autobiography traces Baker's childhood, his conversion to Mormonism, the death of his wife and his marriage to Charlotte Leavitt in 1845, his move to Utah, his trade with gold miners in 1849-1850, his various mission and colonization trips in Utah and Nevada, and many notes on his personality and personal anecdotes. The autobiography is preceded by five manuscript pages identified as "journal before 1848" (it is not clear if these pages refer to Baker).

MSS MFilm 00398 item 01

Remembrances in the life of Charles Edmund Richardson [microform]: approximately 1934

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Microfilm of a typescript autobiography of Charles Edmund Richardson, edited and typed in approximately 1934. It opens with recollections of the early life of Richardson's mother Mary Ann Darrow Richardson (1818-1872), including her conversion to Mormonism while stuck in Salt Lake City on the way to Oregon (despite her early fears of "dreadful Mormons"). He also writes briefly of his father, Edmund Richardson (1816-1874). The autobiography then recalls Richardson's early life in Manti and Springville, and includes many anecdotes of his childhood and school days as well as family life. It also covers his work at the Shoebridge Mill and in the mining camps, his learning Spanish at St. John for missionary work while teaching school, traveling along the Rio Grande, studying law and moving to Mexico, the "depredations of Texas outlaws" around Canyon Creek, Indian attacks near Wilford, and many anecdotes about life in Mexico. Portions of the document were written by Richardson's wife Sarah Louisa Adams ("Sadie") and his brother Sullivan Calvin "Sullie" Richardson. The second portion of the microfilm includes an autobiography of Sullie Richardson (1861-1940). Sullie also includes a variety of childhood anecdotes, including his school experiences, his father's work in the Nevada mines, and other family stories. He also describes traveling through Provo Canyon, encounters with Indians near Prescott, confrontations at Fort Defiance, working on the railroad near Rio Puerco, working for the water service in Brigham City, moving to Mexico and meeting President Diaz, teaching school, working on the Arizona Eastern Railroad, and moving to Thatcher, Arizona.

MSS MFilm 00188

Family reminiscences of Asahel Woodruff Burk [microform]: before 1957

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