J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Miles Pratt Romney papers
Romney, Miles Pratt, 1903-1980
ACCN 1732
6.5 linear feet
1881-1984
The Miles Pratt Romney papers (1881-1984) consist of diaries, newspaper clippings, certificates, typescripts of autobiographies and biographies, day books, note cards, correspondence, a published book and oral histories pertaining to the family of Miles Pratt Romney.
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Miles Pratt Romney (1903-1980) was born in Colonial Dublan in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was raised there until the Revolution in Mexico and his family was driven out of the country in 1912. Miles Park Romney, his grandfather, was one of the original settlers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints colonies in Mexico. Romney was president of the United Park Mines Company and a professional geologist and amateur archaeologist. Romney received a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1935. Romney died 9 December 1980 after a long illness.
The Miles Pratt Romney papers (1881-1984) consist of diaries (use the photocopies of the diaries), newspaper clippings, certificates, typescripts of autobiographies and biographies, day books, note cards, correspondence, a published book and oral histories pertaining to the family of Miles Pratt Romney. Included also are photocopies of pictures of the Romney family members. Most of the pictures document a trip the family took back to Mexico to see their former home.
Box 3, folders 6-9 contain the original diaries which are restricted. Photocopies are available.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Leonard Romney in 1998 and 1999.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0793).
Processed by Heather Harkness in 1999.
Romney, Miles Pratt, 1903-1980--Archives
Romney family
Dublan (Mexico)
Latter Day Saints--Biography--Sources
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Home and Family
Diaries
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Certificates
Correspondence
Oral histories
Romney Family papers
Miles and Elizabeth Gaskell Romney-Biographical Information
1
1
Washington Ward Chapel
1
2
St. George Tabernacle Plans
1
3
Hannah Hood Hill Romney-Autobiography
1
4
Mary Ann Romney Farr-Funeral Service
1
5
Gaskell Romney-Biographical Information
1
6
Gaskell Romney-News Clippings
1
7
"Mormon Towns and Trails"
1
8
"The Story of a Pilgrimage"
1
9
Diary No. 1, Elder Gaskell Romney of Colonia Dublan Chihuahua, Mexico
1
10
Pratt, Orson, "The Majesty of God"
1875
1
11
Distinguished Service Award: National Society of Utah Pioneers
1
12
Anna Amelia Pratt Romney-Biographical Information
1
13
Compositions of Anna Pratt Romney
1
14-15
Compositions Your Mother Kept For Years-Anna Pratt Romney
1
16
Wedding Certificate of Gaskell Romney and Amy Wilcken Pratt
1
17
Amy W. Pratt Romney-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Oral History Program
1
18
Sketch of Caroline Christine Eliza Reiche Wilcken's Life; "Pioneers in Blue" by John L. Hart
1
19
Sketch of Helaman Pratt
1
20
Parley Parker Pratt and Mary Wood Pratt-Biographical Information
1
21
Letters from Parley P. Pratt to his Wife Mary Wood Pratt
1
22
Parley P. Pratt's Letters to the Queen of England
1
23
Gaskell Maurice Romney-Biographical Information and Burial Plots
1
24
Cahoon Family papers and Publications
Janice C. Romney-Travel Log
2
1
Miles P. Romney-Children's Shot Record
2
2
Miles P. Romney-Family's News Clippings
2
3
Leonard Cahoon-Construction Notebook
2
4
Leonard Cahoon-Daily Diary
1902
2
5
Tillie Cahoon-Scrapbook
2
6
Junius Romney Talks about Old Mexico Settlements
2
7
Special Mexican Claims Commission Miscellaneous Documents
2
8
"Thriving Mormons of Old Mexico" by Carl E. Hayden
2
9
Young Woman's Journal, "Eighteen Hundred Fifty-Seven," by Charles H. Wilcken
2
10
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lessons for January, 1953, "The Mormons in Mexico," complied by Kate B. Carter
2
11
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lessons for October, 1959, "The Lonely Trail," complied by Kate B. Carter
2
12
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lessons for February, 1962, "Three Pioneer Women Speak," complied by Kate B. Carter
2
13
Mission Diaries
Box 3, folders 6-9 contain the original diaries and they are RESTRICTED. Use photocopies in folders 1-4.
Diary and Record of Elder Miles P. Romney
October 1923-August 1924
3
1
Photocopy.
Diary, Volume 2
August 1924-June 1925
3
2
Photocopy.
Diary, Volume 3
June 1925-January 1926
3
3
Photocopy. 'Cumorah' Main Road, Mowbray C.P., South Africa.
Diary, Volume 4
January 1926-
3
4
Photocopy. South African Mission.
Elder Miles P. Romney's Notebook and Picture
3
5
Diary and Record of Elder Miles P. Romney
October 1923-August 1924
3
6
Diary, Volume 2
August 1924-June 1925
3
7
Diary, Volume 3
June 1925-January 1926
3
8
'Cumorah' Main Road, Mowbray C.P., South Africa.
Diary, Volume 4
January 1926-
3
9
South African Mission.
Diaries and Appointment Books
Diaries
1939-1947
4
Diaries
1948-1951
5
Appointment Books
1952-1954
6
Appointment Books
1955-1957
7
Appointment Books
1958-1961
8
Appointment Books
1962-1964
9
Appointment Books
1965-1967
10
Appointment Books
1968-1970
11
Appointment Books
1971-1972
12
Miles P. Romney-Five Year Diaries
1973-1982
13
1-2
Personal Papers and General Materials
Miles P. Romney-"Recollections of Mexico"
1978
13
3
Miles P. Romney-Memorandum Book
13
4
Miles P. Romney-Miscellaneous Funeral Documents
13
5
Miles P. Romney-Joke Collection
13
6
Miles and Janice Romney- Correspondence
13
7
Janice Cahoon Romney-Biographical Information
13
8
Mining Notebook
14
1
News Clipping
1921
14
2
The Mormon Colonies in Mexico
14
1