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  This is my story [microform]: 1941

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  Microfilm of a typescript of Sarah Frances Harris Cutler's autobiography, written in 1941. Sarah includes notes on genealogy, childhood reminiscences, her parents' experiences with persecution against Mormons in Illinois and Missouri and her father's service with the Mormon Battalion, her family's travels in California and Utah, her marriage and the births of her children, her trip to the dedication of the Salt Lake City Temple in 1893, her husband's businesses and their moves to the Big Horn Basin and Texas, her husband's death in 1934, her visits to California to visit her children, her life in Salt Lake City after 1934, and her grandchildren's military enlistments during World War II.

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  Baby Chatterbox : stories and poems for our little ones

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  "Baby Chatterbox" by Anonymous is a children's book written in the late 19th century. This collection of rhymes and simple stories captures the innocent perspective of childhood, exploring themes of play, interaction with animals, and the exploration of nature. The book aims to entertain and educate young readers through playful language and engaging illustrations. The content of "Baby Chatterbox" consists of various poems and short tales that depict the daily life and adventures of children, their toys, and the world around them. Characters like the playful baby, imaginative dolls, and curious animals come alive in the pages, creating a whimsical exploration of childhood joy. Throughout the book, themes of friendship, discovery, and the bond between children and their environment are illustrated through charming verses, such as the excitement of a new baby arriving from the sky, the fun of playing in the hay, and the adventures of a kitten or a lovely canary visiting the children, making it a delightful read for the little ones.

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  Autobiography of Ann Prior Jarvis, pioneer of 1861 [microform]: c.1890-1895

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  Microfilm of the autobiography of Ann Prior Jarvis, written from approximately 1890-1895. The account contains reminiscences of Ann's childhood, her conversion to Mormonism, a cholera outbreak, her family's decision to travel to the United States, their shipboard experiences, their life in Boston, their overland travels to Utah, their often impoverished life in Dixie, and the death of Ann's son after being struck by lightening on the Tabernacle steps in 1881. The volume also includes much detail on Ann's family life and the lives of her children. Some notes were made by her daughter Victoria Josephine Jarvis Miles, who also wrote a biography of her father George Jarvis (1823-1913), which includes references to his worldwide travels as a ship's apprentice and his ill-fated time in the West Indies after joining the Royal Navy.

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  Life sketches of Lydia Ann Smith Johnson, Martha Jane Stratton Johnson, and Seth Guernsey Johnson [microform]: after 1910

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  Microfilm of volume containing life sketches of Lydia Ann Smith Johnson (1847-1910), Martha Jane Stratton Johnson (1848-1910), and Seth Guernsey Johnson (1839-1927), written by one of Lydia and Seth's sons. The biography of Lydia begins with her birth in Worcestershire to a Mormon convert and missionary, and their immigration to Utah in about 1855. It then recounts their move to Cedar City; the death of Lydia's mother in 1856 and her subsequent difficult relationship with her father and his plural wife; a serious illness she contracted while attending school in 1860; her engagement to schoolteacher Seth Johnson on her 14th birthday, their marriage and move to Summit in 1862, and the continuing warnings that Lydia should not have children due to her frail health (she ultimately had 14 children); Seth's contraction of mountain fever in 1863; their move to Kane County until a harsh winter and murder of some neighbors by a band of Navajos in 1866 forced them to move to Toquerville; their subsequent move to Hillsdale, which was organized in 1877 with Seth as bishop and Lydia as president of the Relief Society; their move to Cannonville; and an invitation to a homecoming at Virgin City in 1909. The account ends with a note on Lydia's distribution of her property and instructions to her children before her death in 1910. The biographies of Seth and his plural wife Martha recount many of the same events. The sketch of Martha recounts her birth in Iowa, moving with her family from Nauvoo to Provo and ultimately Cedar City, and her marriage to Seth in 1865. Seth's biography includes references to his birth in Carthage, Illinois, various childhood anecdotes, notes on his teaching career, and encounters with Navajos (including those sentenced to death and apparently spared by Johnson). The volume ends with a note to "Dear Son and family" that accompanied the life sketches.

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  History of Joan Walker Fotheringham [microform] : after 1877

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  Microfilm of the autobiography and biography of Joan Walker Fotheringham, written sometime after 1877. Joan recalls her illegitimate birth and unsettled childhood, including her temporary adoption by Robert and Agnes Burns and moving between their various relatives, her discovery of her adoption at age 11, of going into factory work at age 13, of going blind in one eye from measles and catching "brain fever," of going to work at a mill in 1849 and meeting Mormon girls there, of her baptism and living with neighbors when her adoptive uncle would not let a Mormon live in his house, and of her falling in love with William Richardson, whose family initially objected to her. Much of the manuscript from this point is written in first person of William Richardson, and recalls the couple's financial troubles and work in the mill and mines, of their marriage in Glasgow in 1851, of their travels to Liverpool and sailing to New York in 1856, of their life in Mount Vernon and Scranton, of their overland journey when William was offered work driving a team of cattle to Utah in 1863, and of their life in Utah, including William's work in the mines and at a grist mill, as well as the births and life events of the Richardsons' ten children.

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  Ami Inuzuka correspondence

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  The letters written by Ami Inuzuka were sent to her friends and former employers Hardin Craig, Jr., and his wife Raemond, of Pasadena, California. Ami wrote the first thirteen letters (1942- 1945) while she and her family were interned at the Gila River Relocation Center in Rivers, Arizona. These letters give a detailed description of camp. Ami comments upon the living conditions in the barracks, the extreme weather of the Arizona desert, the employment situation, her children's education, sickness, social activities (including her daughter's engagement), and her family's plan for after the war. She also frequently thanks Raemond Craig for care packages she sent to the Inuzuka family, consisting of clothes, books and other items that Ami would request. In the letters after the war, Ami writes to the Craigs, who had moved to Houston, Texas, and discusses her life in Los Angeles and La Puente, including the difficulties of growing older. She gives details regarding her growing family (children finishing college, grandchildren being born, the death of her husband in 1969, etc.). Hardin Craig, Jr., dies in 1971, which makes Raemond Craig the only addressee of the letters after 1971. The collection contains a photograph of the Inuzuka family in the letter dated 1960, May 29, and a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Inuzuka and Mr. and Mrs. Craig in the letter dated 1967, Aug. 18. There is one letter by Ami's son Tsuneo, thanking the Craigs for help with finding employment in California. Also included with the collection are two newspaper clippings, from the 1980s, about the internment of the Japanese during World War II.

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