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Autobiography of Robert Lester Hook

Identifier	FileMS0067
Description	Robert Hook was born in 1921 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Hook writes about his life experiences. He lived through the Great Depression,graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg in 1939, and Joined the U.S. Army in 1942 where he would be stationed in Honolulu, Hi, and serve in Iwo Jima. He later married Evelyn Farley and lived in Rexburg.
Creator	Hook, Robert Lester
Date	1991-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Autobiography of William Corlas Roberts

Identifier	FileMS0038
Description	Typescript of the autobiography of William Corlas Roberts who was born in Logan, Utah and lived in Sugar City, Idaho.
Creator	Roberts, William Corlas
Date	1959-12-22
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Biographical Sketch of John Edmund Pincock

Identifier	FileMS0034
Description	Typescript biographical sketch of John Edmund Pincock.
Creator	Cheney, Carrie Alene Pincock
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Biography of John William Hart

Identifier	FileMS0033-02
Description	Original letter from John W. Hart to President Heber J. Grant, June 5th, 1930. Hart describes the need for a meeting on the future of Ricks College and attaches a letter for Church Commissioner of Education, Dr. Merrell.
Creator	Hart, John W.
Date	1930-06-05
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Biography of John William Hart

Identifier	FileMS0033-03
Description	Original letter from John W. Hart to Dr. Jes F. Merrell, June 5th, 1930. Hart describes the need to meet with the Church Board of Education to discuss the future of Ricks College and local interest in it.
Creator	Hart, John W.
Date	1930-06-05
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Biography of John William Hart

Identifier	FileMS0033-01
Description	Typescript Biography of John William Hart prepared by Veda Hart Mattice and Katheryn Hart Conger, it includes his patriarchal blessing. Notably, John Hart's desire to see that the college maintain support and keep operating during the depression is described, and two letters pertaining to those activities are included in this collection.
Creator	Mattice, Veda Hart
	Conger, Katheryn Hart
Date	1954-06-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Frank Leroy Davis Life Sketch

Identifier	FileMS0032
Description	Life Sketch of Frank Leroy Davis. Typescript on 8x17 in. paper. Frank Leroy Davis lived in Sugar City and Rexburg, Idaho
Creator	Rytting, Alvaretta D.
	Jenkins, Caddie D.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Genealogical information about Paul Manney and Lottie Oakden

Identifier	FileMS0069-03
Description	Photocopies of the twelfth and thirteenth census of the U.S and of The Teton Peak-Chronicle, November 18, 1920
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Histories of Eastern Idaho

Identifier	FileMS0049-01
Description	The Snake River Fork Country: A History of the Peaceful Conquest in the Upper Snake River Basin, by Samuel M. Beal. Booklet printed by the Rexburg Journal. Contents include a general history of the area, as well as the developments made in the valley and a history of the Rexburg Stake. Appendixes include lists and rosters of pioneers, Madison County officers, Rexburg Mayors, and Stake Officers.
Creator	Beal, Samuel M.
Date	1935-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Histories of Eastern Idaho

Identifier	FileMS0049-02
Description	Typewritten copy of a pamphlet Historical Sketches: Pioneer Characters and Conditions of East. Idaho, by Rebecca Mitchell. The pamphlet became badly worn and the Library made this typed copy, but not all pioneers described in the pamphlet are included in this copy. A number of individuals and places are described in short passages throughout the typewritten paper.
Creator	Mitchell, Rebecca
Date	1950-08-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

History of Lot Adams

Identifier	FileMS0041
Description	Typescript of "The History of Lot Adams" by his daughter Clara A. Bingham. Lot Adams was born on November 5, 1850 in Rounds North Hampshire, England. He passed away at Riverside Brigham Idaho on June 10, 1915.
Creator	Bingham, Clara A.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Interview with James Vernon Armstrong

Identifier	FileMS0042
Description	Transcript of an oral history: "Tape Interview with James Vernon Armstrong with Granddaughter Joy Chaffin Armstrong." Interview conducted for a Genealogy lab class taught by Blaine Bake.
Creator	Armstrong, James Vernon
Date	1980-02-12
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life History of Cheryl Valentine Reeser

Identifier	FileMS0056
Description	Typescript of The life history of Cheryl Valentine Reeser read at her funeral, by Ruth Smith. Includes "Memories of Cheryl Reeser" by Dortha Young.
Creator	Smith, Ruth
Date	1992-05-11
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life history of Hans Peter Jensen

Identifier	FileMS0048
Description	Typescript autobiography of Hans Peter Jensen, who lived from 1863-1949. The last few paragraphs of the autobiography were finished by his second wife, Elsie Kornmuller.
Creator	Jensen, Hans Peter
Date	1949-09-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life History of John Lloyd Roberts, Sr.

Identifier	FileMS0035
Description	Photocopied transcript of the Life History of John Lloyd Roberts Sr. On 29 Nov. 1869 at the age of 19 John Lloyd was married to Mary Adeline Ensign. He also became first counselor to Bishop Thomas E. Ricks, Jr. of the Rexburg Ward. They established a home with some of the first white settlers in Rexburg, bringing with them a herd of cattle, horses, and provisions to last a couple of years. John was advised by President Ricks to build or maintain two homes, one for each wife on account of the laws of government. See also File MS 36.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life History of John T. Smellie

Identifier	FileMS0037-02
Description	Two typescript copies of the "History of the Smellie Family" by John Taylor Smellie. It includes a portrait of John Taylor Smellie and pictures of the family Smellie's house.
Creator	Smellie, John Taylor
Date	1926-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life History of John T. Smellie

Identifier	FileMS0037-01
Description	One bound typescript of the "Life History of John T. Smellie." It includes a goodbye poem written by Lulu G. Richards, a letter from Joseph F. Smith, and John T. Smellie's tithing record.
Creator	Smellie, John Taylor
Date	1926-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life of John L. Roberts

Identifier	FileMS0036
Description	This history of John Lloyd Roberts, including a family tree of the Robert's family. The copy was prepared by Norman Keith , a relative of John Lloyd Roberts, in August 31, 1961. See also File MS 35.
Creator	Keith, Norman
Date	1961-08-31
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Oral History of John D. Chapman and Ione A. Gilcrest

Identifier	FileMS0043
Description	Transcript of an interview of John D. Chapman and Ione A. Gilcrest of Provo, Utah. They were interviewed by their granddaughter, Cathy Pearson on February 16, 1980.
Creator	Chapman, John D.
	Gilcrest, Ione A.
Date	1980-02-16
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Oral History of the Upper Snake River Valley

Identifier	FileMS0039
Description	Transcript of a tape recorded interview between Harold Forbush and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Luke of Salem, Idaho.
Creator	Luke, Melvin
Date	1957-02-15
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

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Autobiography of William Corlas Roberts

Biographical Sketch of John Edmund Pincock

Biography of John William Hart

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Biography of John William Hart

Frank Leroy Davis Life Sketch

Genealogical information about Paul Manney and Lottie Oakden

Histories of Eastern Idaho

Histories of Eastern Idaho

History of Lot Adams

Interview with James Vernon Armstrong

Life History of Cheryl Valentine Reeser

Life history of Hans Peter Jensen

Life History of John Lloyd Roberts, Sr.

Life History of John T. Smellie

Life History of John T. Smellie

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Oral History of John D. Chapman and Ione A. Gilcrest

Oral History of the Upper Snake River Valley

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