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Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen Jones family papers, 1855-2007
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jones, Joseph Severn, 1905-1988
- Title
- Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen Jones family papers
- Dates
- 1855-2007 (inclusive)18552007
- Quantity
- 17.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2560
- Summary
- The Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen Jones family papers (1855-2007) consist of correspondence, autobiographical and biographical materials, missionary journals, diaries, physician notes, newspaper clippings, photos, autograph albums, lecture notes, postcards, Christmas cards, and travel memorabilia.
- 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
Samuel H. Allen (1862-1926) was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, on 15 July 1862. Subsequent to graduating from the University of Utah in 1881, he commenced his medical education at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1888 and received his degree in 1890. Returning to Utah in 1891, Dr. Allen established a reputation as one of the foremost surgeons in the state. In 1916, he and Dr. George W. Middleton formed a multi-specialty group practice which they named the Inter-Mountain Clinic. Samuel died on 30 August 1926. M. Lowry Allen (1893-1952), the son of Samuel H. Allen, was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, on 2 August 1893. In 1924 he graduated with a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Allen practiced medicine in Pennsylvania and in Utah from 1924-1952 while teaching on the medical faculties of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Utah where he was appointed as the school's first professor of radiology. Lowry died on 2 August 1952. Joseph Severn Jones (1905-1988) was born in Montpelier, Idaho, on 23 March 1905. Graduating from the University of Utah in 1927, he entered law school and received his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1930. Jones married Marjorie Allen in 1931. A highly respected lawyer in Salt Lake City, he established a very successful law firm which became known as Jones, Waldo, Holbrook and McDonough. Joseph died on 3 January 1988. Marjorie Allen Jones (1905-2007), the daughter of Samuel H. Allen, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 26 August 1905. After receiving her B.S. degree from the University of Utah in 1928, she taught as an elementary teacher in the Salt Lake City School District. Marjorie served the Salt Lake City community on numerous occasions through her participation in charitable and church organizations. She died on 30 September 2007.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Joseph Severn and Marjorie Allen family papers (1855-2007) consist of correspondence, autobiographical and biographical materials, missionary journals, diaries, physician notes, newspaper clippings, photos, autograph albums, lecture notes, postcards, Christmas cards, and travel memorabilia. The collection is comprised of materials pertaining to the lives of three generations of the extended Jones and Allen families. John Lowry's testimomy concerning the origins of the Blackhawk War can be found in box 4. Located in box 13 are Samuel H. Allen's observations and commentaries about the fifteen post-graduate study trips which he took visiting hospitals throughout the United States and Europe during the first two decades of the twentieth century. M. Lowry Allen's description of the harrowing problems which Mormon missionaries confronted while attempting to leave Germany at the outbreak of World War I can be accessed in box 15.
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
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Samuel H. Allen and Ida M. Lowry |
1882-1888 |
| 1 | 2 | Samuel H. Allen and Ida M. Lowry |
1889-1890 |
| 1 | 3 | Samuel H. Allen and Ida M. Lowry |
1891 |
| 1 | 4 | Samuel H. Allen and Ida M. Lowry/Allen |
1892-1898 |
| 1 | 5 | Allen and Lowry Families
October 1876-February 1905.
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1876-1905 |
| 1 | 6 | Allen Family
March-August.
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1905 |
| 1 | 7 | Allen Family |
1906-1909 |
| 2 | 1 | Allen Family |
1910-1914 |
| 2 | 2 | Allen Family |
1915-1918 |
| 2 | 3 | Allen Family |
1919-1923 |
| 2 | 4 | Allen Family |
1924-1929 |
| 2 | 5 | Allen Family |
1930-1932 |
| 2 | 6 | Allen Family |
1933-1938 |
| 3 | 1 | Allen Family |
1939-1941 |
| 3 | 2 | Allen Family |
1942-1963 |
| 3 | 3 | Jones Family |
1928-1939 |
| 3 | 4 | Joseph Jones and Marjorie Allen |
1924-1928 |
| 3 | 5 | Joseph Jones and Marjorie Allen Jones
January-June.
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1929 |
| 3 | 6 | Joseph Jones and Marjorie Allen Jones
August-December.
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1929 |
| 3 | 7 | Joseph Jones and Marjorie Allen Jones |
1930-1938 |
| 4 | 1 | Jones Family |
1940-1949 |
| 4 | 2 | Jones Family |
1950-1963 |
| 4 | 3 | Jones Family |
1964-1994 |
Documents and General Materials, 1855-1994Return to Top
Container(s): Box 4
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 4 | General Materials of Samuel H. Allen |
1892-1934 |
| 4 | 5 | General Materials of the Allen and Jones Families |
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| 4 | 6 | Brigham Young's Military Appointment Letter to John Lowry |
1855 |
| 4 | 7 | Patriarchal Blessings and Certificates of John Lowry Jr. |
1884-1914 |
| 4 | 8 | Property Deed, William Severn |
1888 |
| 4 | 9 | John Lowry Jr. Correspondence |
1909-1910 |
| 4 | 10 | John Lowry Jr.'s Account of the Origins of the Blackhawk War |
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| 4 | 11 | "The Mormon Attitude toward the Indians" |
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| 4 | 12 | Baptism for the Dead, Lena Anderson |
1923 |
| 4 | 13 | U. S. Navy Correspondence, Joseph Severn Jones |
1942-1945 |
| 4 | 14 | U. S. Navy Correspondence, Joseph Severn Jones |
1949-1959 |
| 4 | 15 | U.S. Navy Materials |
1942-1957 |
Autobiographical and Biographical MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | John Lowry Jr.'s Autobiographical Sketch |
1914 |
| 5 | 2 | Sarah L. Reynolds' Sketch of the Life of John Lowry |
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| 5 | 3 | Olive Anderson's Sketch of the Life of John Lowry Jr. |
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| 5 | 4 | George W. Middleton's Biographical Sketch of Samuel H. Allen |
1928 |
| 5 | 5 | Autobiographical Notes of Ida May Lowry Allen |
1928-1955 |
| 5 | 6 | Autobiographical Sketch of Dora Lowry Olson |
1932-1934 |
| 5 | 7 | Thomas Walker Allen: The Story of My Life |
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| 5 | 8 | Zelda H. Mills' Notes on the Life of Alice Allen Mills |
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| 5 | 9 | Lucile B. Olsen's Sketch of the Life of Harriet Moore West Allen |
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| 5 | 10 | A Short Life Story of Elizabeth Ann West Hampshire |
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| 5 | 11 | Biography of WilliamThomas Severn |
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| 5 | 12 | Richard Castleton Hughes' Sketch of the Life of Jean Jones Brown |
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| 5 | 13 | Autobiographical Notes: Joseph Severn Jones |
1971-1987 |
| 5 | 14 | Assorted Materials: Joseph Severn Jones |
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| 5 | 15 | Autobiographical Notes: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1962-1998 |
| 5 | 16 | Diary Notes: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1979-2000 |
| 5 | 17 | Assorted Materials: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1922-2007 |
| 5 | 18 | Memorial and Funeral Service Materials: William W. Ray, Amy Brown Lyman, and Anna Jones |
1957-1961 |
| 5 | 19 | Genealogical Information |
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| 5 | 20 | Newspaper Clippings |
1914-1994 |
| 5 | 21 | Mountain Fuel Supply Company and Walker Bank and Trust Company Materials |
1961-1982 |
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | Trip Brochures: Mount Vernon and Gettysburg |
1897-1901 |
| 6 | 2 | Trip Brochures: California |
1897-1903 |
| 6 | 3 | Trip Brochures: Colorado |
1898 |
| 6 | 4 | Trip Brochures: Utah |
1931-1980 |
| 6 | 5 | Memorabilia: The Chicago World's Fair |
1933 |
| 6 | 6 | Memorabilia: Visits to the United Kingdom |
1968-1979 |
| 6 | 7 | High School and University Commencement and Reunion Programs |
1889-1976 |
| 6 | 8 | Theater and Musical Performance Programs |
1905-1950 |
| 6 | 9 | Memorabilia: Athletic Event Materials |
1928-1968 |
| 6 | 10 | Assorted Programs and Publications |
1947-1962 |
| 6 | 11 | Contracts, Blue Prints, and Specifications for the Construction of a Home on 268 10th Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah |
1938-1940 |
| 6 | 12 | Mortgage Materials: 268 Tenth Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah |
1938-1954 |
| 6 | 13 | Alan P. Macfarlane, "A History of Inter-Mountain Clinic" |
1990 |
| 6 | 14 | Ephemera: Squid, Locks of Hair, and Flowers |
1887 |
| 7 | 1 | Minutes of the Cousins' Club |
1946-1948 |
| 7 | 2 | Ensign Club Materials |
1955-1995 |
| 7 | 3 | Utah Daughters of the American Revolution Materials |
1961-1986 |
| 7 | 4 | L.D.S. Materials |
1926-1946 |
| 7 | 5 | Summit Stake Tabernacle Materials |
1967 |
| 7 | 6 | Ensign First Ward Anthology: Brief Personal Histories of Participating Members, A-J |
2001 |
| 7 | 7 | Ensign First War Anthology: Brief Personal Histories of Participating Members, K-Y |
2001 |
| 7 | 8 | Dance Cards |
1891-1929 |
| 7 | 9 | Assortment of Greeting Cards |
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| 7 | 10 | Christmas Cards |
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| 7 | 11 | Christmas Cards |
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| 8 | Newspaper Clippings, Allen Family Photo Album, California Trip Diary, and Christmas Cards |
1888-1968 | |
| 9 | Allen Family Postcard Album and Assorted Materials |
1892-1947 | |
| 10 | Birthday Cards and Birthday Remembrance Album: Joseph and Marjorie Jones |
1985 | |
| 11 | Documents and Birthday Letters: Joseph Severn Jones and Marjorie Allen Jones |
1927-2005 |
Diaries, Journals and General Materials, 1882-1896Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 1 | Missionary Journals: Samuel H. Allen
Four volumes. Volume IV contains journal entries recounting events occurring from November 1885 through July 1888 during which Mr. Allen resided in Mount Pleasant, Utah, attended Brigham Young Academy, and taught at local schools.
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1883-1888 |
| 12 | 2 | Samuel H. Allen's Missionary Bible |
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| 12 | 3 | Samuel H. Allen's Missionary New Testament |
1882 |
| 12 | 4 | University of Deseret Lecture Notes: Ida M. Lowry |
1883-1884 |
| 12 | 5 | Autograph Book: Ida M. Lowry |
1883-1886 |
| 12 | 6 | Theology Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1887 |
| 12 | 7 | Diary: Ida M. Lowry |
1888 |
| 12 | 8 | Autograph Book: Signatures of the Governor, Senators, and Representatives of the Utah State Legislature |
1896 |
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| 13 | 1 | Memoir and Diary: Ida M. Lowry Allen |
1888-1909 |
| 13 | 2 | Medical School Class Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1889-1890 |
| 13 | 3 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1902 |
| 13 | 4 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1905 |
| 13 | 5 | Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1901-1909 |
| 13 | 6 | Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1906 |
| 13 | 7 | Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1907 |
| 13 | 8 | Medical Diary: Samuel H. Allen |
1907 |
| 13 | 9 | Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1907-1909 |
| 13 | 10 | Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1909-1914 |
| 13 | 11 | Diaries: Ida M. Allen and Samuel H. Allen |
1902-1910 |
| 13 | 12 | Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1911-1912 |
| 14 | 1 | Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1912 |
| 14 | 2 | Physician and Travel Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1912-1913 |
| 14 | 3 | Physician Notes and Diary: Samuel H. Allen |
1914-1916 |
| 14 | 4 | Physician Notes and Diary: Samuel H. Allen |
1916-1919 |
| 14 | 5 | Physician Notes and Diary: Samuel H. Allen |
1919 |
| 14 | 6 | Medical Advice and Commentary: Samuel H. Allen |
1919-1920 |
| 14 | 7 | Diary and Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1923 |
| 14 | 8 | Diary and Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1924 |
| 14 | 9 | Diary and Physician Notes: Samuel H. Allen |
1925 |
| 14 | 10 | Lecture Notes and Allen Family Genealogical Information: Samuel H. Allen |
1925 |
| 14 | 11 | Address Book: Samuel H. Allen |
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| 14 | 12 | Physicians' Visiting List |
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| 15 | 1 | Household Expenditure Lists: Ida M. Allen |
1921-1937 |
| 15 | 2 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1924-1926 |
| 15 | 3 | Household Expenditures List and Income Information: Ida M. Allen and Marjorie A. Jones |
1924-1987 |
| 15 | 4 | Household Expenditure Lists and Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1927-1952 |
| 15 | 5 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1930 |
| 15 | 6 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1931-1943 |
| 15 | 7 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1938 |
| 15 | 8 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1941-1942 |
| 15 | 9 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1944 |
| 15 | 10 | Religious Notes: Ida M. Allen |
1944 |
| 15 | 11 | Diary: Ida M. Allen |
1950-1951 |
| 15 | 12 | Class Notes and Names: Ethel and Ida M. Allen |
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| 15 | 13 | Missionary Journal: M. Lowry Allen |
1913 |
| 15 | 14 | Missionary Journal: M. Lowry Allen |
1914 |
| 15 | 15 | Visiting Address Book: M. Lowry Allen |
1914 |
| 16 | 1 | Some Incidents- Both Comic and Otherwise- Which Occurred in the Swiss and German Mission: M. Lowry Allen |
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| 16 | 2 | Missionary Journal: M. Lowry Allen |
1915-1916 |
| 16 | 3 | Diary: M. Lowry Allen |
1916-1917 |
| 16 | 4 | Diary: M. Lowry Allen |
1917 |
| 16 | 5 | Address Book: M. Lowry Allen |
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| 16 | 6 | Diary: Marjorie Allen |
1917-1919 |
| 16 | 7 | Diary: Marjorie Allen |
1919-1920 |
| 16 | 8 | Diary: Marjorie Allen |
1920 |
| 16 | 9 | Diary: Marjorie Allen |
1920-1924 |
| 16 | 10 | Diary: Marjorie Allen |
1924 |
| 16 | 11 | Assorted Lists: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1917-1945 |
| 16 | 12 | Account Book: Marjorie Allen |
1921-1927 |
| 17 | 1 | University of Utah Class Notes, Report Cards and Transcript: Marjorie Allen |
1924-1928 |
| 17 | 2 | Book of Engagements: Marjorie Allen |
1926-1927 |
| 17 | 3 | Diary: Marjorie Allen |
1927 |
| 17 | 4 | Diary: Marjorie Allen |
1928 |
| 17 | 5 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1929/1933 |
| 17 | 6 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1934-1938 |
| 17 | 7 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1939-1943 |
| 17 | 8 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1944-1948 |
| 17 | 9 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1949-1953 |
| 18 | 1 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1954-1958 |
| 18 | 2 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1959-1963 |
| 18 | 3 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1959 |
| 18 | 4 | Funeral Book: Ida M. Allen |
1963 |
| 18 | 5 | Travel Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1965-1969 |
| 18 | 6 | Travel Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1965-1979 |
| 18 | 7 | Travel Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1966-1971 |
| 18 | 8 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1966 |
| 18 | 9 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1967-1976 |
| 18 | 10 | Travel Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1967-1983 |
| 19 | 1 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1968 |
| 19 | 2 | Travel Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1970-1983 |
| 19 | 3 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1971-1973 |
| 19 | 4 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1973-1974 |
| 19 | 5 | Travel Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1975-1977 |
| 19 | 6 | Travel Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1976-1982 |
| 19 | 7 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1977-1981 |
| 19 | 8 | Travel Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1977-1993 |
| 19 | 9 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1980-1990 |
| 19 | 10 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1981 |
| 19 | 11 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1981-2001 |
| 19 | 12 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1982 |
| 19 | 13 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1983 |
| 20 | 1 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1984-1988 |
| 20 | 2 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1988-1994 |
| 20 | 3 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1989 |
| 20 | 4 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1990 |
| 20 | 5 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1991 |
| 20 | 6 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1992 |
| 20 | 7 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1993-1994 |
| 20 | 8 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1994-1995 |
| 20 | 9 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1995-1997 |
| 20 | 10 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1997-1998 |
| 20 | 11 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1997-1998 |
| 20 | 12 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1997-2001 |
| 21 | 1 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1997-2002 |
| 21 | 2 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1997 |
| 21 | 3 | Diary: Marjorie Allen Jones |
1997 |
| 21 | 4 | Travel Notes: Marjorie Allen Jones |
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| 21 | 5 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1959 |
| 21 | 6 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1962 |
| 21 | 7 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1963 |
| 21 | 8 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1964 |
| 21 | 9 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1965 |
| 21 | 10 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1966 |
| 21 | 11 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1967 |
| 21 | 12 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1968 |
| 21 | 13 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1969 |
| 21 | 14 | Travel Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1969 |
| 21 | 15 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1970 |
| 22 | 1 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1971 |
| 22 | 2 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1972 |
| 22 | 3 | Travel Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1973-1979 |
| 22 | 4 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1974 |
| 22 | 5 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1975 |
| 22 | 6 | Executive Planner: Joseph S. Jones |
1975 |
| 22 | 7 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1976 |
| 22 | 8 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1980 |
| 22 | 9 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1981 |
| 22 | 10 | Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1981 |
| 22 | 11 | Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1983 |
| 22 | 12 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1983 |
| 22 | 13 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1984 |
| 22 | 14 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1985 |
| 22 | 15 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1986 |
| 22 | 16 | Lawyer's Diary: Joseph S. Jones |
1987 |
| 23 | Funeral Book: Joseph S. Jones |
1988 |
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 1 | Published Materials
This folder contains the following items: Rab and His Friends,Old Time Ballads,The Old Maids' Association, by Louise Latham Wilson, and California Wild-Flowers: A Book of Seeds.
|
1906; 1936 |
| 24 | 2-3 |
The S Book, yearbooks for the Latter-day Saints University |
1923-1924 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Jones, Marjorie Allen, 1905-2007 (contributor)
Form or Genre Terms
- Albums
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Postcards
Finding aid prepared by Roger V. Paxton
2010 (last modified: 2020)
