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Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana Miscellanea, 1845-1952

Overview of the Collection

Title
Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana Miscellanea
Dates
1845-1952 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 boxes, (2.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_CAINE MSS 1
Summary
Miscellaneous materials containing correspondence, baptismal records and ledgers
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Often in the collecting of documents items become available that are of historical interest or importance, but because they are a single item they are difficult to handle. When the Marie Eccles Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana was established the decision was made to create a place for these valuable, but often neglected manuscripts. Thus the name for the first collection in the Caine archive is appropriately entitled "Miscellanea."

The first box of this collection has 18 different collections. Each folder has been handled as a separate manuscript collection. When deemed necessary an item has been placed into a slip case or a box to protect it. This first box reflects the philosophy of the "Miscellanea" collection both in the importance of the documents historically and in their variety of subject matter. For example in Box #1 there is a Wells Fargo and Company cash ledger, vouchers from the Utah Territorial Legislature, as well as an Albert Sydney Johnston letter and a George Q. Cannon signature. Collection #1 hopefully will grow and become an important archive of single item manuscripts.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana Miscellanea must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana Miscellanea, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:UUS_CAINE MSS 1, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by topic.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Folders containing separate collections

    • Description: Henry Bigler to Alexander Stephens

      Stephens and Bigler were both members of the Mormon Battalion. This letter reminisces about their experiences together and about their both being at Sutter's Fort when gold was discovered.

      Dates: 1891 April 9
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Charles C. Rich, Liverpool, England to Mary A. Rich

      Rich was the founder of St. Charles, Idaho in the Bear Lake Valley. This letter was written while he was on a L.D.S. mission to England prior to his moving to Bear Lake. The letter mainly enquires about the well being of his family. Includes an engraving of Rich.

      Dates: 1862 January 2
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Oliver Cowdery law firm item

      Cowdery at this time was in a law partnership with his brother Lyman in Wisconsin Territory. This item helps to establish Oliver's whereabouts at this time.

      Dates: 1847 June 4
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Almon Babbitt signature

      An early member of the L.D.S. church, he was a lawyer by trade and heavily involved in legal matters during the church's time of crisis in Illinois. Latter he became a congressional delegate from Utah, and was eventually excommunicated from the church and purportedly gunned down by Porter Rockwell.

      Dates: 1854 December 5
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Orson Spencer item

      Spencer was the Mayor of Nauvoo, and the Chancellor of the University of Deseret. This document is a court summons signed by Spencer.

      Dates: 1854 November 5
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: George Q. Cannon signature

      Cannon was the first counselor to L.D.S. presidents John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff and Lorenzo Snow. This particular document is a signed receipt acknowledging a small amount of money bequeathed to Cannon.

      Dates: 1878 November 15
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Frank J. Cannon, Cherry Creek Utah to John M. Cannon

      Cannon was a territorial delegate to congress from Utah and later became one of Utah's first U.S. Senators. This letter discusses family business.

      Dates: 1903 July 5
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Edward Mumford's patriarchal blessing, St. Joseph Missouri

      Mumford was captain of one of the last L.D.S. wagon trains to Utah. This blessing was performed by John Smith and recorded by Albert Carrington.

      Dates: 1845 December 9
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: John F. bowman papers

      Bowman was the mayor of Salt Lake City from 1928-1932. In 1931 Bowman hired two men to work as undercover detectives in order to find out about the extent of illegal gambling and drinking in Salt Lake City. These papers consist of the reports filed by the undercover agents to the mayor.

      Dates: 1931 January 1931
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: William Clayton to William H. Hooper, a mortgage document

      Clayton was an early convert to the L.D.S. church and served Joseph Smith and Brigham Young closely. Hooper was a territorial delegate to Congress and the secretary of the territory.

      Dates: 1875 June 3
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Wells Fargo and company Ledger

      A cash ledger that lists transactions and the way stations on the Montana Trail from Salt Lake City, Utah to Fort Shaw, Montana.

      Dates: 1875-1878
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Patrick Edward Connor court document

      Connor was the commander at Fort Douglas and is known for his involvement in the battle of Bear River. Also included in an engraving of Connor.

      Dates: 1880 July 16
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Utah Territorial Vouchers

      Vouchers for money paid out by the Utah Territorial Secretary of State William H. Hooper. The items listed on the vouchers ranged from wood to office supplies for the legislative assembly

      Dates: 1856-1857
      Container: Box 1, Folder 13
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Albert Sidney Johnston, South Pass, Wyoming to the Assistant Adjunct General, New York City

      Johnston was the leader of the Utah Expedition (Johnston's Army). This letter acknowledges Johnston's receipt and acceptance of orders from his superiors.

      Dates: 1857 October 21
      Container: Box 1, Folder 14
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: George Schweich, Richmond, Missouri to O.R. Beardsley

      Schweich was the grandson of David Whitmer and the owner of the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon for a short period. This letter indicates that Schweich did indeed have the manuscript in his possession. The folder also includes Schweich's copy of David Whitmer's An Address to All Believers in Christ.

      Dates: 1900 January 17
      Container: Box 1, Folder 15
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Daniel Sylvester Tuttle letters

      Tuttle was the Episcopal missionary bishop to Utah, Montana and Idaho from 1867-1886. He resided in Salt Lake City, Utah. This folder contains three letters two written by Tuttle and one written by Alexander Garrett, the Episcopal missionary bishop for Northern Texas. The two Tuttle letters were written to the Episcopal bishop of Nebraska, Robert H. Clarkson. The most interesting of the three letters is one written by Tuttle to Clarkson in 1873 inviting his fellow bishop to help consecrate St. Mark's cathedral in Salt Lake City. This collection also includes an engraving of Garrett and Tuttle and a photograph of Clarkson.

      Dates: 1873-1883
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Eureka and Palisade Railroad Company documents

      The Eureka and Palisade Railroad company was established in 1873 by stage operators, Gilmer and Salisbury and Hamilton hotel man, J.P. Withington. The line started in Palisade , Nevada and ran south to the newly established mining town of Eureka. The material in this folder contains primarily invoices from the Eureak and Palisade as well as one or two items from the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific.

      Dates: 1874-1891
      Container: Box 1, Folder 17
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railroad Company

      This collection contains items from the Garfield and Western Railroad company as well as its two predecessor companies, The Salt Air Railway Company and the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railway Company. The main purpose of this railroad was to service the Salt Air Beach resort with freight and passengers. The primary material here is two sets of correspondence between the railroad and the Interstate Commerce Commission. In addition there are some miscellaneous items from the railroad that concerns repairs, expenses, invoices etc. Also there are included a few items from the Saltair Beach Company.

      Dates: 1910-1922
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Correspondence between the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railway and the Interstate Commerce Commission
      Dates: 1912
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18a
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Correspondence between the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway Company and the American Short Line Railroad Association

      The American Short Line Railroad Association was a Lobbying group for small railroad companies.

      Dates: 1920-1922
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18b
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Miscellaneous contracts and items from the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railway Company and the Salt Lake Garfield and Western
      Dates: Undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18c
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Salt Air Company receipts
      Dates: Undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18d
      Location: Folders containing separate collections
    • Description: Agreement between the Hyrum Amusement company and the Salt Air Company for roller skate rentals
      Dates: Undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18e
      Location: Folders containing separate collections

  • Miscellanea, 1861-1938

    • Description: Andrew Jenson manuscript material. This folder contains receipts from items that Jenson purchased or paid

      Many items contain the original Danish spelling Jensen, which was he anglicized upon his arrival in the Utah Territory. There is also a letter to Jenson and a caricature of him.

      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Manuscript by John Gibbon about Camp Floyd

      An article on the subject appeared in the issue of the American Quarterly Review entitled "The Mormons." This particular item is marked up copy of this article with four handwritten pages to be added to the text of the article. Gibbon apparently had planned to publish a book about his western travels and this article was to be one section of the book.

      Dates: 1879 October
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: William M. Wooley missionary records

      Wooley was a missionary from Salt Lake City and he served in the Southern States Mission. The items included here are three letters and one report book

      Dates: 1898-1899
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Document appointing John Sharp clerk of the Green River County, Utah, Territory Probate Court

      The item is signed by Probate Judge W.A. Carter. Carter was a prominent businessman in the area.

      Dates: 1864
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: J. Golden Kimball letter to James Lawson

      This letter congratulates Lawson on his appointment as a patriarch.

      Dates: 1903 February 18
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: John Howard's appointment to the Nauvoo Legion

      The document is signed by C.R. Savage the company's commander.

      Dates: 1869
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Old Folks Central Committee items

      Two Pieces from this Utah senior citizens committee. One item is a broadside advertising a special presentation of a play for the group. The other item is a pass to Lagoon.

      Dates: Undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Salt Lake City and Ogden Railway Company Timetable No. 8

      A timetable covering the electric train's run from Ogden to Salt Lake City

      Dates: 1910
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Claude J. Empey letter to Mrs. Ray Dillman, Price, Utah

      This letter discusses an 1880 discovery of blue corn in an Indian storage pit near Mesa, Arizona. The letter goes on to explain how that corn seed was disseminated into Utah.

      Dates: 1938 August 30
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Brigham Young letter to Bishop A. Hoagland, Salt Lake City, Utah

      The letter asks Hoagland to help find a home for a young widow currently boarding in a home in his ward.

      Dates: 1861 April 9
      Container: Box 2, Folder 10
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Salt Lake Temple Dedication Services Tickets

      This folder contains five Temple dedication passes

      Dates: 1893 April 7 - 22
      Container: Box 2, Folder 11
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Journal of the Missionary Labors of Elders S.B. Mitton and Harold Lijinquist

      A 20 page journal of Mitton and Lilijinquist's missionary experiences in Cache Valley. The two traveled extensively on the west side of the valley and in Logan and Smithfield.

      Dates: 1889-1890 Winter
      Container: Box 2, Folder 12
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: "My Journal" by Mar E. Perkes

      A 19 page journal written by Mary Perkes when she was a teenager. The diary is hand written and mentions polygamy quite extensively. The Perkes lived in Hyde Park.

      Dates: 1867-1875
      Container: Box 2, Folder 13
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: "Information Concerning the Arrowrock Dam Which Is Being Constructed Some Twenty Five Miles Above Boise, Idaho, By the U.S. Reclamation Service."

      A report by Civil and Consulting Engineer Richard Lyman. The report describes the construction conditions of the Arrowrock dam. Included here are descriptions of the railroad, powerplant, sawmill and living conditions at the site. At the time the Arrowrock Dam was to be the largest concrete dam in the country.

      Dates: 1913
      Container: Box 2, Folder 14
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: Anson C. Meigs Diary
      156 pages

      Meigs seems to live near Coon Rapids, Iowa. He also writes as if he were a teenager or a young man. The diary gives an excellent account of life on an Iowa farm during this time period.

      Dates: 1885-1887
      Container: Box 2, Folder 15
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: "An Arizona Outing.: An article from an unknown source describing a descent into the Grand canyon

      In addition to the article there are several pages of handwritten notes about the trip. Also the article has many lines underlined and sections that have hand written annotations in the margins.

      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Box 2, Folder 16
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938
    • Description: "Minutes of Ladies Meeting of the Bear Lake Stake Academy."

      A three page, legal size, document recording the meetings of young ladies attending the Bear Lake Stake Academy. The organization seems to have had a monthly meeting. The Bear Lake Stake Academy was a L.D.S. church school in Paris, Idaho. It later became known as the Fielding Academy.

      Dates: 1891 December - 1892 March
      Container: Box 2, Folder 17
      Location: Miscellanea, 1861-1938

  • Ledger

    Container: Box 3

    • Description: Lindquist Mortuary business ledger

      The Lindquist Mortuary was started in Logan, Utah by Niels Lindquist in the 1890's. In 1894, his son, George W. Lindquist joined his father in the undertaking business. This particular volume covers the period between 1916-1920 when George was the proprietor. The ledger contains entries that detail funeral expenses.

      Dates: 1816-1920
      Location: Ledger

  • Caine Miscellanea, 1863-1952

  • The Logan Musical arts guild, 1937-1952

    two volumes

  • Miscellanea, 1874-1894

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Subject Terms

  • Business records--Utah--Logan.
  • Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Geographical Names

  • Logan (Utah)--Economic conditions.

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2012

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