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Feramorz Young Fox papers, 1830s-1966
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fox, Feramorz Y., 1881-1957
- Title
- Feramorz Young Fox papers
- Dates
- 1830s-1966 (inclusive)18301966
- Quantity
- 10 linear feet
- Collection Number
- MS 0540
- Summary
- The Feramorz Young Fox papers (1830s-1966) consist of the personal, business, and research materials of Feramorz Y. Fox (1881-1957), a Utah historian, economist, and educator.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Born September 28, 1881, in Salt Lake City, Feramorz Young Fox was a son of Jesse W. and Ruth May Fox. His mother, at 104, was still alive at the time of her son's death. Fox married Anna Wilcken in 1906; they later became parents of three children. Graduated from the University of Utah the year of his marriage, Fox devoted his career to a series of teaching and administrative positions at the L.D.S. University in Salt Lake City, becoming its president in 1926. At the University of Utah he had been a gifted and versatile student with interests in chemistry, geology, and English literature. In 1920 he was awarded a Willard D. Thompson scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley, where he completed a master's degree in economics in 1912 with a thesis on "Cooperation in the Raisin Industry of California." He was offered a temporary instructorship at Berkeley and was urged to complete his doctorate with additional research on the economics of cooperation, but illness in his family compelled his return to Salt Lake City. In the 1920s his research interests shifted to land economics, and he completed his doctorate at Northwestern University in 1932 with a dissertation on "The Mormon Land System."
Thus, Fox brought a unique set of qualifications to the study of experiments in cooperation among the Mormons, which he began in 1932 at the depths of the Great Depression. He was well versed in the economics and history of cooperatives in England and the United States and was also thoroughly familiar with the economic problems of Utah agriculture and the rural communities based upon it. His grandfather had surveyed the streets of Salt Lake City; President Fox, like his father before him, had grown up in the Salt Lake City milieu. Finally, President Fox combined the skills of a trained economist with a mature understanding of the behavior of people in organizations.
When he become its president in 1926, the school then known as the L.D.S. University consisted of a high school, junior college, and business college. The junior college was discontinued in the late 1920s and the high school in 1931; President Fox guided the L.D.S. Business College successfully through the depression, war, and postwar years until his retirement in 1948. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as a high counselor in the Emigration Stake and member of the Sunday School board of the Ensign Stake. He was past president of the Salt Lake Kiwanis Club, the Executive Club, and the Emeritus Club of the University of Utah. He died on November 29, 1957, at the age of seventy-six.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Feramorz Young Fox papers (1830s-1966) consist of the personal, business, and research materials of Feramorz Y. Fox (1881-1957), a Utah historian, economist, and educator. Included are correspondence, family histories, yearbooks, manuscripts, articles, notes, speeches, and other materials.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Biographical Materials |
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1 | 2 | Religious Certificates of Ordination |
1901-1957 |
1 | 3 | Feramorz Y. Fox Poetry |
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1 | 4 | Educational Documents
Transcripts and other miscellaneous materials.
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1911-1926 |
1 | 5 | Roster, University of Utah Class of 1906 |
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1 | 6 | Twenty-fifth Anniversary Program, University of Utah Class of 1899 |
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1 | 7 | 40th Anniversary Reunion Materials, University of Utah Class of 1899 |
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1 | 8 | Leap Year Reception
Feramorz Fox and friend, E. W. Reese, held their first Leap Year Reception on New Year's Day, 1904. They repeated the event in 1924 and 1936. The folder contains invitations and lists of guests.
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1904-1936 |
1 | 9 | Miscellaneous Certificates of Award |
1944-1957 |
1 | 10 | Retirement
Congratulatory letters Fox received from friends and family on the occasion of his retirement.
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1948 |
1 | 11 | Funeral Services
Typed transcript of the funeral services of Feramorz Fox.
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1957 |
1 | 12-15 | Anna Wilcken Fox
Correspondence with friends and family, poetry submitted to The Relief Society Magazine, and other miscellaneous items.
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1910-1966 |
1 | 16-18 | Ruth May Fox
The Improvement Era, November 1953, featuring Fox on her 100th birthday, transcript of funeral services, and additional miscellaneous items.
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1907-1958 |
1 | 19 | Jesse W. Fox
Personal and business correspondence.
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1918-1938 |
1 | 20-22 | Jesse W. Fox Sr.
Biography written by Feramorz Fox and other miscellaneous items.
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1 | 23 | James May
Information compiled by Feramorz Fox on the life of his maternal grandfather.
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1 | 24 | August H. F. Wilcken
Information compiled by Feramorz Fox on the life of his father-in-law.
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1 | 25 | Joseph William Fox
Transcript of the funeral services of Feramorz Fox's half brother.
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1 | 26 | Fox Family Genealogy |
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1 | 27 | Fox Family Association
Constitution and by-laws and annual meeting and reunion notices.
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1956-1959 |
1 | 28-31 | Christmas Rhymes
In 1932, the Fox family began a Christmas tradition of composing short poems to accompany their gifts to each other. The poems in these folders were composed by Anna and Feramorz Fox and their sons and daughter-in-laws.
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1932-1964 |
1 | 32 | Miscellaneous |
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2 | 1 | The Emeritus Club, University of Utah Alumni Association
Correspondence, programs, and certificates of recognition.
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1949-1955 |
2 | 2 | Forest Dale Literary Club
By-laws, lists of club members, and meeting schedules.
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1952-1958 |
2 | 3-4 | Kiwanis Club
Achievement report and membership directory.
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1945-1954 |
2 | 5 | Redwood Orchards Company
The Redwood Orchards company was begun by Jesse W. Fox as a real estate corporation. Feramorz Fox assumed his father's interest in the business in 1917. Materials consist of articles of incorporation, correspondence, and legal documents.
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1917-1949 |
2 | 6-7 | Forest Home Company
Correspondence regarding the Fox's property in Lamb's Canyon, and Feramorz's activities as secretary of the company.
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1953-1963 |
2 | 8 | Fox Firs
Materials concerning use and maintenance of the Fox's cabin in Lamb's Canyon.
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2 | 9-11 | Drill-O-Type
Fox was instrumental in the development of the Drill-O-Type, a machine used in typing classes for rhythm drills. The folders contain correspondence, advertising materials, and other miscellaneous items.
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1938-1951 |
2 | 12-13 | Bank Statements |
1956-1960 |
2 | 14-24 | Income Tax Materials
Tax forms and receipts.
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1924-1956 |
2 | 25 | Property Insurance Policies |
1960 |
2 | 26 | Personal Financial Records
Account books and index cards on which Fox recorded his daily expenditures.
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1912-1932 |
2 | 27 | Appointment Books |
1954; 1956 |
Family CorrespodenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1 | Correspondence Between Anna and Feramorz Fox |
1906-1955 |
3 | 2 | Anna and Feramorz Fox to Ruth May Fox |
1926; 1956 |
3 | 3-16 | Anna and Feramorz Fox to Their Children |
1941-1961 |
3 | 17-22 | Correspondence Between Anna and Feramorz Fox and James M. Fox |
1922-1948 |
3 | 23 | Correspondence Between Wilcken and Feramorz Fox |
1938-1944 |
3 | 24-35 | Karl Fox Family to Anna and Feramorz Fox |
1932-1956 |
4 | Family Correspondence
Karl Fox Family to Anna and Feramorz Fox.
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1957-1966 | |
5 | Family Correspondence
Correspondence Between Ausdrig Piranian Malouf and Anna and Feramorz Fox. Ausdrig was a friend of the Fox family and lived with them for a period of time.
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1938-1966 | |
Folder | |||
6 | 1-6 | Correspondence Between George Piranian and Anna and Feramorz Fox
George was a friend of the Fox family and may have lived with them at one time.
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1932-1965 |
6 | 7-16 | Correspondence Between Leonard Grant Fox and Feramorz Fox
Leonard and Feramorz were half brothers. The majority of the correspondence is regarding family business matters.
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1918-1942 |
6 | 17 | Correspondence Between William J. Fox and Feramorz Fox |
1917-1947 |
6 | 18-19 | Lester and Cathie Fox to Feramorz and Anna Fox |
1948-1961 |
6 | 20 | George Fox to Anna and Feramorz Fox |
1954-1958 |
6 | 21 | Harold and Lucy Fox to Feramorz and Anna Fox |
1955-1957 |
6 | 22 | Correspondence Between Ross Fox and Feramorz Fox |
1926-1941 |
6 | 23 | Correspondence Between Neve Fox and Feramorz Y. Fox |
1930 |
6 | 24-25 | Miscellaneous Family Correspondence |
1923-1964 |
Miscellaneous CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
7 | 1-3 | Glen Korth to Anna and Feramorz Fox |
1944-1965 |
7 | 4-6 | Elsa Pedersen to Feramorz and Anna Fox |
1948-1963 |
7 | 7-8 | Correspondence Between Alma B. Wright and Feramorz Fox |
1929-1951 |
7 | 9-24 | Miscellaneous Correspondence
Correspondence between Feramorz Fox and his friends and associates concerning business and personal matters.
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1890-1957 |
YearbooksReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
8 | Latter-day Saints University Yearbooks |
1917; 1919 |
9 | Latter-day Saints University Yearbooks |
1927-1931 |
Research FilesReturn to Top
Boxes 10-17 contain Fox's alphabetical research files on Mormon land use and economic idealism. While the original order and folder headings have been maintained, the researcher should be aware that Fox often made notes on a variety of different topics on a single page. Consequently, folder headings may not always accurately reflect the contents of the folder.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
10 | 1 | Agriculture in Colorado |
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10 | 2-2A | Allotment of Land |
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10 | 3 | Bear River City |
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10 | 4-5 | Bibliographic References |
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10 | 6 | Brigham City |
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10 | 7 | Brigham Young |
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10 | 8-9 | Brigham Young on Wealth |
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10 | 10 | Brigham Young Property |
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10 | 11 | "Building Temporal Foundations" |
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10 | 12 | Church Lands |
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10 | 13-14 | City Planning |
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10 | 15-18 | Consecration |
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10 | 19 | Cooperative Manufacturing Companies |
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10 | 20 | Cooperative Stock Herds |
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10 | 21 | Cooperative Theory |
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10 | 22 | Crop Lands and Farming |
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10 | 23-25 | Currency |
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10 | 26 | Dancing |
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10 | 27-28 | Exploration and Selection of Lands |
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10 | 29-30 | Fences |
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10 | 31 | Financial Aid |
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10 | 32 | Forestry |
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10 | 33 | Forts |
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11 | 1 | General Cooperatives, Public Works, Care of Poor |
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11 | 2-3 | Grazing |
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11 | 4 | Housing |
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11 | 5 | Indian Relations |
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11 | 6 | Industries/Occupations |
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11 | 7-9 | Industry |
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11 | 10-13 | Iron Manufacturing in Utah |
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11 | 14 | Jackson County, Missouri |
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11 | 15 | John Powell Autobiography |
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11 | 16 | Joseph Smith's Plot of Zion City |
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11 | 17 | Kirtland United Order |
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11 | 18 | Land Disputes |
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11 | 19 | Land Title Records |
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11 | 20 | Land Values |
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11 | 21-22 | "The Last Days" |
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11 | 22A | Laws |
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11 | 23-24 | Leadership |
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11 | 25 | Literary Firm |
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11 | 26 | Livestock |
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11 | 27 | Maps, Western States |
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11 | 28 | Mexican Colonies |
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11 | 29 | Money, Prices, Wages |
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11 | 30 | Mormons as Colonizers |
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11 | 31 | Old Fort |
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11 | 32-33 | Orderville |
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12 | 1 | Polynesia |
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12 | 2-4 | Population |
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12 | 5-6 | Principles and Policies |
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12 | 7-10 | Property Deeds |
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12 | 11-12 | Public Works |
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12 | 13 | Roads |
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12 | 14 | San Bernardino |
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12 | 15-17 | Security Plan |
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12 | 18 | Selection of Settlers |
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12 | 19 | Self-Sufficiency, Manufacturing |
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12 | 20-21 | Self-Sufficiency, Occupations |
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12 | 22 | Settlers West of the Jordan River |
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13 | 1-9 | Sevier/Richfield United Order |
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13 | 10 | Social Organizations |
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13 | 11 | Summary Materials |
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13 | 12 | Symposium on Mormon Culture |
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13 | 13 | Taxes |
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13 | 14 | Thompson, Ohio |
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14 | 1-12 | United Order |
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14 | 13 | United Order, Boards of Trade |
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14 | 14-17 | United Order, Brigham City |
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14 | 18-25 | United Order, Consecration |
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15 | 1-4 | United Order, Cooperation |
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15 | 5-6 | United Order, Cooperative Stores |
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15 | 7-8 | United Order, Examples of Various Organizations |
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15 | 9-14 | United Order, Orderville |
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15 | 15-17 | United Order, Sevier County |
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15 | 18-23 | United Order, St. George |
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15 | 24 | United Order and Cooperatives After Brigham Young |
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16 | 1 | Ward Cooperatives |
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16 | 2-4 | Water |
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16 | 5 | Weber County |
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16 | 6 | Weber County Property Deeds |
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16 | 7-9 | Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution |
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16 | 10 | Zion/New Jerusalem |
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16 | 11-16 | Miscellaneous |
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17 | 1-14 | Miscellaneous Notes |
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Volume | |||
17 | 1 | Dissertation, "The Mormon Land System," Feramorz Y. Fox |
1932 |
Research MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
18 | 1 | "A Message from the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" |
1930 |
18 | 2 | "A Practical Bibliography of Works on Mormonism" |
1944 |
18 | 3 | "The Admission of Utah," Jeremiah M. Wilson |
1889 |
18 | 4 |
America's Historical Opportunity
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1937 |
18 | 5 | "The Angel of the Prairies," Parley P. Pratt |
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18 | 6 | "Are We of Israel," George Reynolds |
1916 |
18 | 7 |
The Bible and Polygamy
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1877 |
18 | 8 | "The Book of Abraham: Its Authenticity Established as a Divine and Ancient Record," George Reynolds |
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18 | 9 | "Defense of the Constitutional and Religious Rights of the People of Utah" |
1882 |
18 | 10 | "Delusions: An Analysis of the Book of Mormon," Alexander Campbell |
1832 |
18 | 11 | "Division of Land In Pioneer Days," Kate B. Carter |
1942 |
18 | 12 | "The Earth and Man," James E. Talmage |
1931 |
18 | 13 | "History of the Organization of the Seventies," Joseph Young |
1878 |
18 | 14 | "How to Live Acceptably," Orson Pratt |
1875 |
18 | 15 | "The Idaho Test Oath," Richard Z. Johnson |
1888 |
18 | 16 | "Items on Priesthood," John Taylor |
1881 |
18 | 17 |
Joseph Smith, J. Edward Johnson |
1944 |
18 | 18 | "Latter day Saint Temples," Heber J. Grant |
1937 |
18 | 19 | "The Laws of Stewardship and Consecration," Orson Pratt |
1874 |
18 | 20 | "The Life and Labors of Eliza R. Snow Smith" |
1888 |
18 | 21 | "The Majesty of God," Orson Pratt |
1875 |
18 | 22 |
Mormonism: Its Origin and History, B. H. Roberts |
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18 | 23 | "Official Statement from the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" |
1933 |
18 | 24 | "Opinions of the Leading Statesman of the United States on the Edmunds Law" |
1882 |
18 | 25 | "The Philosophical Basis of Mormonism," James E. Talmage |
1915 |
18 | 26 | "Reasons Why the People of Utah Should be Republicans," Joseph F. Smith |
1892 |
18 | 27 | "Religions, Sects, and Cults that Spring from Mormonism," Kate B. Carter |
1942 |
18 | 28 | "Succession in the Priesthood," John Taylor |
1881 |
18 | 29 | "Teachings of President Brigham Young" |
1922 |
18 | 30 | "Temples: Ancient and Modern," J. M. Sjodahl |
1892 |
18 | 31 | "Three Degrees of Glory," Melvin J. Ballard |
1922 |
18 | 32 | "The United Order and Law of Consecration as Set Out In the Revelations of the Lord," J. Reuben Clark |
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18 | 33 | "Utah Election Laws: Who Can and Who Cannot Vote Among the Mormons" |
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18 | 34 | "Wheels of Pioneer Progress," Kate B. Carter |
1953 |
Speech TopicsReturn to Top
Boxes 19-20 consist of an assortment of articles, notes, and quotes Fox gathered to use in speeches. The materials are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
19 | 1 | Art/Music Appreciation and Emotions |
19 | 2 | Aspiration, Hope, and Despair |
19 | 3 | The Bible |
19 | 4 | Business |
19 | 5-7 | Character/Personal Ideals |
19 | 8 | Contentment |
19 | 9 | Cooperation/Teamwork |
19 | 10-11 | Death |
19 | 12 | Faith, Self Confidence, and Determination |
19 | 13 | Fate |
19 | 14 | Happiness/Contentment |
19 | 15-16 | Holidays |
19 | 17-18 | How to Live |
19 | 19 | Imagination |
19 | 20 | Industry |
19 | 21 | Jokes |
19 | 22-23 | Love, Friendship, and Service |
20 | 1 | Misunderstanding/Tolerance |
20 | 2 | Mormon Heritage |
20 | 3-4 | Mothers, Fathers, and Family |
20 | 5 | Open Space |
20 | 6 | Opportunity |
20 | 7 | Patriotism |
20 | 8 | Prayer |
20 | 9 | The Present |
20 | 10 | Progress and Change |
20 | 11 | Religion |
20 | 12 | Salesmanship |
20 | 13 | Serenity |
20 | 14-15 | Success |
20 | 16 | Teaching |
20 | 17 | The West |
20 | 18 | Women |
20 | 19 | Youth |
20 | 20 | Miscellaneous Quotes |
20 | 21 | Miscellaneous Notes |
Speech Outlines, Articles, and AddressesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
21 | 1 | Speech Outline, "David Grayson's Philosophy" |
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21 | 2 | Speech Outline, "Economic Inequality" |
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21 | 3 | Speech Outline, "The Epistle of James" |
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21 | 4 | Speech Outline, "The Greatness of Joseph Smith" |
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21 | 5 | Article, "Conservation of Manpower" |
1920 |
21 | 6 | Article, "On Climbing Up the Day Roll" |
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21 | 7 | Article, "Problems of Reconstruction" |
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21 | 8 | Article, "The Public Market Place" |
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21 | 9 | Article, "Putting a Crimp in the High Cost of Living" |
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21 | 10 | Article, "U.E.A. Takes Over Credit Union" |
1943 |
21 | 11 | Article, "The Use of Intelligence Tests in Predicting Success in Shorthand" |
1933 |
21 | 12 | Article, "War Loans and Industrial Readjustment" |
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21 | 13 | Article, "War, Women, and Work" |
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21 | 14 | Article, "What's the Matter With Sara?" |
1943 |
21 | 15 | Miscellaneous Articles |
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21 | 16 | Address, "The Mormon System of Colonization" |
1928 |
21 | 17 | Emeritus Club Address |
1953 |
Insurance MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
22 | 1 | Kolob Corporation
Miscellaneous insurance materials.
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1953-1956 |
22 | 2-12 | Occidental Life Insurance Company
Agent's statements and commission statements.
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1949-1957 |
22 | 3-19 | Policy Notes
Notes Fox kept on the insurance needs of his clients. Materials are arranged alphabetically.
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1949-1955 |
22 | 20 | Certificates of Achievement |
1949-1955 |
22 | 21 | Miscellaneous |
Miscellaneous MaterialReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
23 | 1-3 | News Clippings
News articles concerning the activities of Feramorz Fox, his family and friends, and the L.D.S. Business College.
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1926-1957 |
23 | 4-6 | Early L.D.S. Song Books |
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23 | 7 | Ruth Musser Materials
Poetry and prose written by Musser.
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1920s |
23 | 8 | Heber J. Grant Materials
Three booklets containing poetry and prose compiled by Grant and distributed to his family and friends at Christmas.
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1937-1939 |
23 | 9 | University of Utah Commencement Program |
1895 |
23 | 10 | "The Story of John W. Smith: Pioneer of Rural School Consolidation in Utah," D. James Cannon |
1952 |
23 | 11 | Miscellaneous |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Land use--Utah
- United Order
Personal Names
- Fox, Feramorz Y., 1881-1957--Archives
Corporate Names
- LDS Business College (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- Articles
- Correspondence
- Speeches