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Donna Toland Smart papers, 1846-2015
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Smart, Donna Toland, 1923-
- Title
- Donna Toland Smart papers
- Dates
- 1846-2015 (inclusive)18462015
- Quantity
- 28.75 linear feet, (36 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1887
- Summary
- The Donna Toland Smart papers (1846-1888 and 1938-2015) contain correspondence and research files, note cards, diary transcripts, and manuscript drafts. The bulk of the collection is related to Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions, edited by Smart and published by Utah State University Press in 1997. Smart received a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and worked for the University of Utah as a technical writer. She also taught for several years at East High School and worked with the Relief Society.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Donna Toland Smart was born on February 2, 1923. Donna Toland married William B. "Bill" Smart; together, the couple had five children. She received a Bachelor's from the University of Wyoming and a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981. Smart taught high school in Star Valley, Wyoming, and at East High in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also worked for the University of Utah as a technical writer and served on the Emeritus Board. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Smart also worked as an author for the Relief Society. Smart edited Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions, published in 1997.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Donna Toland Smart papers (1846-1888 and 1938-2015) contain correspondence and research files, note cards, diary transcripts, and manuscript drafts. The bulk of the collection is related to Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions, edited by Smart and published by Utah State University Press in 1997. She has also published works on Perrigrine Sessions and Parley P. Pratt.
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
Acquisition Information
Donated by Donna Toland Smart in 2001, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020.
Processing Note
Processed by Karen Carver in 2004.
Addenda processed by Julia Huddleston in 2012, Kevin Priest in 2014, Halle Fiderlick in 2015, Sean Taylor in 2015, and Kristina Barksdale in 2021.
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Separated Materials
See also the Donna Toland Smart photograph collection (P1022) and cassette tape in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Diary Transcripts and Research NotesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Diary Transcripts |
1846-1888 |
| 1 | 2 | Reminiscences, Relief Society, Miscellaneous Entries |
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| 1 | 3 | Accounts and Other Records |
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| 1 | 4 | Philo Dibble |
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| 1 | 5 | Eliza R. Snow |
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| 1 | 6 | Notes and Research |
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| 2 | Name Cards
This box contains note cards. The cards are arranged alphabetically and contain research on names mentioned by Patty Bartlett Sessions in her diaries.
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Manuscript Drafts and Reader CommentsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Manuscript Drafts and Reader Comments
This box contains an early draft of Mormon Midwife, which includes footnotes and corrections.
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| Folder | ||
| 4 | 1-4 | Reader Comments and Corrections |
| 4 | 5-6 | Manuscript Draft |
Subject FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Maureen Beecher |
1990s |
| 5 | 2 | Bountiful, Utah |
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| 5 | 3 | Sarah Ann Bryson |
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| 5 | 4 | Lucina and Mary Call |
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| 5 | 5 | Sylvia Lyon Clarke, Ezekiel Clarke |
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| 5 | 6 | Correspondence |
1982-2000 |
| 5 | 7 | Sarah Crossley |
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| 5 | 8 | Ada Sessions Eddins |
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| 5 | 9 | Friends of the University of Utah Libraries |
1980s |
| 6 | 1 | Jim Indian |
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| 6 | 2 | International Women's Year, 1976-1977 (Women's Concerns Committee) |
1970s |
| 6 | 3 | Julia Ann Killgore |
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| 6 | 4 | Fanny Emorette Loveland |
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| 6 | 5 | Esther Mabey |
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| 6 | 6 | Manchester Area
Contains research related to the 1852 mission of Perrigrine Sessions.
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| 6 | 7 | Medical
Contains research on various infections diseases prevalent in the 19th century.
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| 6 | 8 |
Millenial Star
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1852-1853 |
| 6 | 9 | Miscellaneous |
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| 6 | 10 | Miscellaneous References |
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| 6 | 11 | Missouri |
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| 6 | 12 | Mormon Women's Diaries and Autobiographies Series |
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| 7 | 1 | Nauvoo |
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| 7 | 2 | News Clippings |
1972; 1981 |
| 7 | 3 | Note Cards
Contains genealogical research on the Sessions family.
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| 7 | 4 |
Old Maps of Oxford County, Main in 1858
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| 7 | 5 | On-Line
Contains articles downloaded from the internet.
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| 7 | 6 | Polygamy |
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| 7 | 7 | Carlos Sessions |
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| 7 | 8 | Sessions Family in America |
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| 7 | 9 | Enoch Bartlett Tripp |
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| 7 | 10 | Utah State University Press, John Alley |
1995-2001 |
| 7 | 11 |
Worth Their Salt
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1996-1997 |
Correspondence and Research MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 1-3 | Correspondence |
1982-2000 |
| 8 | 4 | Holiday Cards |
1968-1986 |
| 8 | 5 | The Coptic Encyclopedia |
1988-1990 |
| 8 | 6 | Egyptian History and Research |
1988-1991 |
| 8 | 7 | Egyptian Travel Guides |
1968-1976 |
| 8 | 8 | Employment Documents |
1984-1989 |
| 8 | 9 | Keepsake Leaf of Coptic Print |
1991 |
| 8 | 10 | Lola Atiya Honors |
1994-1999 |
| 8 | 11 | The Middle East Center Newsletter |
1986 |
| 8 | 12 | Obituaries and Memorials, Aziz Atiya |
1988 |
| 8 | 13 | News Clippings |
1989-2005 |
School, Personal Materials and WritingsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1 | School records and various work |
1937-1945 |
| 9 | 2 | Diplomas and senior portrait |
1941-1945 |
| 9 | 3-4 | Early school work |
1930s |
| 10 | 1 | Early clubs and organizations |
1930s |
| 10 | 2 | School yearbooks/autograph books |
1930s |
| 10 | 3 | 4-H |
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| 10 | 4 | Journals |
1943 |
| 11 | 1 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) papers and Roy Walker obituary |
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| 11 | 2 | Dance cards |
1940s |
| 11 | 3 | Correspondence |
1944-1945 |
| 11 | 4 | Correspondence |
1933-1940 |
| 11 | 5 | Correspondence |
1945-2009 |
| 12 | 1 | College honor groups- Lambda Delta Sigma |
1941-1945 |
| 12 | 2 | College honor groups |
1941-1945 |
| 12 | 3 | University of Wyoming- various theater materials |
1941-1945 |
| 12 | 4 | University of Wyoming various materials and newspaper clippings |
1941-1945 |
| 12 | 5 | Photos of D.T. Smart |
1941 |
| 13 | 1 | Early writing |
1942-1945 |
| 13 | 2 | Various drafts and correspondence |
1958-2004 |
| 13 | 3 | Publication correspondence |
1980-2014 |
| 13 | 4 | Newspaper and magazine articles |
1958-1985 |
| 14 | 1 | Family history and D.T. Smart biography |
1941-2011 |
| 14 | 2 | Family history |
1941-2005 |
| 14 | 3 | W.H. Smart biography draft |
2006 |
| 14 | 4 | Memorabilia |
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| 14 | 5 | Games and party miscellany |
1970-2005 |
| 15-16 | Scrapbooks and certificates of completion |
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| Folder | |||
| 17 | 1 | Correspondence |
1942-1959 |
| 17 | 2 | Correspondence |
1960-1979 |
| 17 | 3 | Correspondence |
1980-1989 |
| 17 | 4 | Correspondence |
1990-2014 |
| 17 | 5-6 | Undated Correspondence |
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| 17 | 7 | Church Correspondence |
1964-1994 |
| 18 | 1 | School Notes |
1968-1981 |
| 18 | 2-3 | Essays |
1968-1981 |
| 18 | 4 | Homework Assignments |
1968-1981 |
| 18 | 5 | Class Syllabi |
1978-1980 |
| 18 | 6 | Graduate School Documents |
1978-1981 |
| 18 | 7 | College Transcripts |
1978-1981 |
| 18 | 8 | University of Utah Commencement |
1981 |
| 18 | 9 | Notes |
1942-2014 |
| 18 | 10 | Invitations and Certificates |
1968-1991 |
| 18 | 11 | University of Utah Donation Information |
2005-2013 |
Financial Records and ArticlesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 1 | Financial Records |
1947-1981 |
| 19 | 2 | Obituaries and Memoriums |
1973-2008 |
| 19 | 3 | Scrapbook Pages |
1942-2014 |
| 19 | 4 | Newspaper Clippings |
1950-1981 |
AddendumReturn to Top
Contains documents, correspondence, and writing from Smart's personal life and employment as a teacher and member of the Relief Society.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 20 | 1 | Personal Correspondence |
1962-2015 |
| 20 | 2 | Invitations |
1952-2005 |
| 20 | 3 | Greeting Cards |
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| 20 | 4-5 | Get Well Cards |
2009 |
| 21 | 1 | Correspondence with Elga Larsen
Two letters discussing the writing of Myra Mayall Henrie, Larsen and Smart's great-grandmother.
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1984-1987 |
| 21 | 2 | Letters of Myra Mayall
Copies of letters from Myra Mayall Henrie and Daniel Henrie to Margaret Daley.
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1984-1987 |
| 21 | 3 | Online Correspondence with Lavina Anderson
Book revisions with Smart's editor, Lavina Anderson.
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2013-2014 |
| 21 | 4 | Online Correspondence and Research
Research and discussion with Don Smith and his daughter, Celia Summers.
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2013-2014 |
| 21 | 5 | Notes Cards: Journal History |
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| 21 | 6 | "Two Virtuous Women" Book Design
Correspondence with Lavina Anderson and Brent Corcoran, the book designer for "Two Virtuous Women."
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2014 |
| 22 | 1 | Correspondence
Primarily regarding Smart's employment at East High School.
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1946-2013 |
| 22 | 2 | Musings on Teaching |
1972 |
| 22 | 3 | Teaching and Graduate School Documents |
1946-1980 |
| 22 | 4 | Notes from Students |
1970-1981 |
| 22 | 5 | Excuse Notes |
1972-19787 |
| 22 | 6 | East High Events |
1972-2006 |
| 22 | 7 | East High Course Materials |
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| 22 | 8 | John Birch Society |
1971 |
| 23 | 1 | LDS Correspondence
Correspondence with church members and leaders.
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1981-1984 |
| 23 | 2 | Laurel Teacher Correspondence
Correspondence with members in the Young Women organization under Smart's leadership.
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1966-1975 |
| 23 | 3 | Notes |
1976 |
| 23 | 4 | LDS Church and Community Involvement |
1972-1981 |
| 23 | 5-6 | Lesson Manuscripts
Edited manuscipts for Laurel, Family Home Evening, and Relief Society lessons.
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1960-1987 |
| 23 | 7 | Relief Society Lessons and Handouts |
2004-2009 |
| 23 | 8 | Play Manuscripts
Short drafts with LDS themes and characters.
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| 23 | 9 | Journal
Account of Smart's trip to London with her husband to the London temple dedication.
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1958 |
| 23 | 10 | Correspondence |
1958-1959 |
| 23 | 11 | Itinerary and Memorabilia |
1958 |
| 23 | 12 | London LDS Temple Dedication Pamphlets |
1958 |
| 23 | 13 | Temple Recommends |
1942-2010 |
| 23 | 14 | London Travel Finances |
1958 |
| 24 | 1 | Adopt-A-Native-Elder (ANE) Correspondence |
1995-2008 |
| 24 | 2 | ANE Adoption Sheet |
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| 24 | 3 | ANE Finances |
1994-1997 |
| 24 | 4 | ANE Newsletter |
2003-2009 |
| 24 | 5 | ANE Guides to Culture |
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| 25 | 1 | Travel Correspondence |
1983-1990 |
| 25 | 2 | Travel Documents |
1987-1988 |
| 25 | 3 | Travel Journals |
1962-1990 |
| 25 | 4 | Travel Finances |
1980-1987 |
| 26 | 1 | University of Utah Women's Club (UUWC) Correspondence |
2006-2008 |
| 26 | 2 | UUWC Yearbooks |
2004-2007 |
| 26 | 3 | UUWC Announcements and Flyers |
2005-2006 |
| 27 | 1 | Awards and Community Involvement |
1960-2009 |
| 27 | 2 | Salt Lake City Olympics Memorabilia |
2002 |
| 27 | 3 | Book Reviews and Mentions |
1983-2001 |
| 27 | 4 |
Our Town Stage Performance |
1976 |
| 27 | 5 | Babcock and Other Performances |
1974-1999 |
| 27 | 6 | Coptic Encyclopedia Meeting Overview |
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| 27 | 7 | Notes |
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| 27 | 8 | University of Utah South African Divestment Flyers |
1982 |
| 27 | 9 | Dugout Ranch Meeting
Discussion on development and culture of Southern Utah.
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1992 |
| 27 | 10 | Symphony Involvement and Ball |
1977-1980 |
| 27 | 11 | Committee Memberships |
1974-1999 |
| 27 | 12 | Sunstone Symposium |
1996-2010 |
| 27 | 13 | Authors' Club Booklets |
1980-2013 |
| 27 | 14 | Utah Humanities News and Planner |
1985 |
| 27 | 15 | National Institute of Fitness Records |
1992 |
| 27 | 16 | University of Wyoming French Paper |
1984-1987 |
| 27 | 17 | Dalai Lama Articles |
1989 |
| 27 | 18 | Newspaper |
1978 |
| 27 | 19 | Newspaper |
1951-1980 |
| 28 | Star Valley High School (Afton, Wyoming) Yearbooks, Exponent II publications, and Ledgers |
1938-1997 |
2021 AddendumReturn to Top
Contains documents, correspondence, and research from Smart's service in the LDS Church and her books on the Sessions and Henrie families.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 29 | 1 | Donna Smart family memory book |
1945-1957 |
| 29 | 2 | Personal history booklet for grandchildren |
1983-1984 |
| 29 | 3 | Donna Smart teaching and typing certification |
1945-1946 |
| 29 | 4 | Certificate of graduation from basic geneology class, Craig Astle geneology chart |
1977 |
| 29 | 5-7 | Correspondence |
1973-2015 |
| 29 | 8 | Correspondence and article on Greek organizations |
1960-1977 |
| 29 | 9 | Correspondence and thank yous from church members |
1952-1983; 2002-2003 |
| 29 | 10 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
1980-1984 |
| 30 | 1-4 | LDS Church Relief Society Stake record book |
1961-1964 |
| 30 | 5 | Federal Heights Relief Society presidency materials |
1975-1978; 1991 |
| 30 | 6 | Stake Relief Society Presidency and General Board assignments |
1961-1966; 1976-1978 |
| 30 | 7 | LDS Church youth program materials |
1980-1982 |
| 30 | 8 | Duplicates of talks given |
1994; 2001-2011 |
| 30 | 9 | Program on the bishop, Adam and Eve
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| 31 | 1 | Bill and Donna Smart Toronto mission materials |
1992-1994 |
| 31 | 2 | Toronto mission correspondence |
1993-1994 |
| 31 | 3 | Toronto Festival of the Family materials |
1994 |
| 32 | 1 | Nauvoo pilgrimage materials |
1884; 1974-1983 |
| 32 | 2 | Pilgrimage reunion correspondence |
1983-1985; 2000 |
| 33 | 1 | Correspondence and miscellaneous materials from various institutions regarding service and board positions |
1982-2007 |
| 33 | 2 | Authors Club materials |
1998-2015 |
| 33 | 3 | The dinner set materials |
2010-2015 |
| 33 | 4 | Utah Endowment for the Humanities Chautauqua materials |
1984-1985 |
| 33 | 5 | U of U Women's Club materials |
1964-1965; 2003-2013 |
| 33 | 6 | U of U Women's Club yearbooks |
2002-2008 |
| 33 | 7 | 55 Laurel Street tours, appraisal, and insurance/mortgage information |
1949; 1977-2005 |
| 33 | 8 | Expenditures and projects at 55 Laurel Street |
1956; 1970-1989 |
| 33 | 9 | Materials relating to the Copts and Egyptians |
1978-1979; 1988; 2005-2013 |
| 33 | 10 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company materials |
1979-1980 |
| 34 | 1 | Materials from Finding Rachel and Myra
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2014 |
| 34 | 2 | Research on Panguitch for Finding Rachel and Myra
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2004-2005; 2013 |
| 34 | 3 | Research on Saddleworth, Mayall, and Myra Henrie for book, information on Panaca ward |
1873-1888; 1965; 1970-1989; 2006-2008 |
| 34 | 4 | Research on Rachel Henrie and Myra Mayall for book, tombstones |
2015 |
| 34 | 5 | Henrie family research |
1950; 1975; 1988; 1997-2012 |
| 34 | 6 | William Henrie geneological information |
1978 |
| 35 | 1 | Correspondence about Patty and Perrigrine Sessions |
1952; 1992-2012 |
| 35 | 2 |
Sessions Family in America
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2002 |
| 35 | 3 | Patty Sessions sketches from Woman's Exponent
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1884-1885 |
| 35 | 4 | Patty Sessions exponent biography, will, and obits |
2002 |
| 35 | 5 | The Diaries of Perrigrine Sessions |
1967 |
| 35 | 6 | Articles relating to Patty Sessions |
1884; 1996-2002; 2011 |
| 35 | 7 | Some names found in Patty Sessions' diaries |
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| 35 | 8 | Sessions family photos |
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| 35 | 9 | Bountiful cemetary plots and historical information |
1992; 1995 |
| 35 | 10 | David W. and Beatrice C. Evans handcart award |
1998 |
| 36 | Oversized materials relating to Patty Sessions |
2002 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Families--Research
- Latter Day Saint women authors--Utah--Archives
- Latter Day Saint women--West (U.S.)--19th century--Archives
- Midwives--West (U.S.)--19th century--Biography
- Women genealogists--Utah--Archives
- Women in church work--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Personal Names
- Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988
- Henrie, Myra Mayall, 1803-1893--Correspondence
- Henrie, Myra Mayall, 1803-1893--Family--Archives
- Sessions, Patty Bartlett, 1795-1892
- Sessions, Patty Bartlett, 1795-1892--Family
- Smart, Donna Toland, 1923---Archives
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
Corporate Names
- East High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Employees--Archives
- Fourteenth Ward Female Relief Society (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- University of Utah. Department of English--Alumni and alumnae--Archives
Geographical Names
- Nauvoo (Ill.)--Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints
Form or Genre Terms
- Autobiographies
- Business correspondence
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Diaries
- Family histories
- Financial records
- Instructional and educational works
- Manuscripts
- Maps
- Personal correspondence
- Research (Documents)
- Scrapbooks
- Yearbooks
Finding aid created by Karen Carver.
2004 (last modified: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2021)
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