Marriot Library Manuscripts LogoThe Frederick Kesler Papers
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The Manuscripts Librarian is Dr. Stan Larson.
For further information, email: stan.larson@library.utah.edu,
or call (801) 585-3076.
Detailed Description of the Records
    box  1 : Diaries (Originals in Reserve. Patrons to use copies in Box 7) (1857-1858)
      The diaries contain numerous references to Frederick Kesler's activities as a mill builder, as a family man, and as an associate of Brigham Young and other LDS leaders.
    box  2a : Daybooks 1-13 (1837-1899)
    box  2b : Daybooks 14-17 (1854-1896)
    box  3 : Subjects - Autobiographies to Mining Stock (1829-1985)
      folder  1 : Autobiographies - Frederick Kesler (1890, 1974)
      folder  2 : Biographical Sketch by E. D. Roundy - Frederick Kesler (1892)
      folder  3 : Birthday Tributes - Frederick Kesler (1885 - 1898)
      folder  4 : Book of Mormon - Page from Original Manuscript (1829-1884)
      folder  5 : Buchanan, President James - A Proclamation (1858)
      folder  6 : Cemetery Lot Certification - Frederick Kesler Family (1985)
      folder  7 : Chest Dedication - Kesler Family Gathering and Program (1890)
      folder  8 : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Kesler Family Memberships, Ordinations, Baptisms, Etc. (1840-1869)
      folder  9 : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Communications (1872-1890)
      folder  10 : Contents of Kesler Record Chest - List of All Items
      folder  11 : City Creek Canyon (1853)
      folder  12 : Court Summons - Kesler and Others, Iowa Territory (1844)
      folder  13 : Deed of Land (1875)
      folder  14 : Fourth of July - Program (1857)
      folder  15 : Funeral - Frederick Kesler (1899)
      folder  16 : Genealogical Materials - Kesler Family (1840's-1975)
      folder  17 : Hyde, Orson - Revelation, Nauvoo (1846)
      folder  18 : Hyde, Orson - A Voice from Jerusalem: or a Sketch of the Travels & Ministry of Elder Orson Hyde (1842)
      folder  19 : Indenture - Frederick Kesler to Abram Clark (1835)
      folder  20 : Invitations (1854, 1857)
      folder  21 : Jesus Christ Letter - A Letter Purported to have been Written by Jesus Christ
      folder  22 : Manti Temple Dedication - Program (1888)
      folder  23 : Mills - Liberty Park - Statement and Publication (1852)
      folder  24 : Mills - Potawatomie Indian Reservation (1850)
      folder  25 : Mills - Smut Machine (1843-1852)
      folder  26 : Mills - The Trans Mississippian (1897)
      folder  27 : Mills - Frederick Kesler Business Accounts with Brigham Young (1867)
      folder  28 : Mills - Sawmill, Augusta, Iowa (1839)
      folder  29 : Mining Stock - Gold and Silver Mining Company Certificates (1864)
    box  4 : Subjects - Miscellany to Brigham Young (1833-1949)
      folder  1 : Miscellany (1844-1908)
      folder  2 : Missionary Certificates - Frederick Kesler (1890-1891)
      folder  3 : Patriarchal Blessings - Kesler Family (1840-1902)
      folder  4 : Penitentiary - Report and Certificate (1866, 1890)
      folder  5 : Pioneer Jubilee - Program (1897)
      folder  6 : Poetry (1833-1898)
      folder  7 : Programs - Theater (1875)
      folder  8 : Property and Land Agreements - Frederick Kesler Family (1837-1873)
      folder  9 : Receipts (1837-1859)
      folder  10 : Recipes (1884)
      folder  11 : Schools - Establishment of Church Schools (1890)
      folder  12 : Sixteenth Ward Chapels - Histories (1934-1949)
      folder  13 : Smith, Joseph - General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States (1844)
      folder  14 : Taylor, John - Funeral Program (1887)
      folder  15 : Taylor, John - Revelation (1882)
      folder  16 : Tax Notices - Jane E. Pratt Kesler (1891-1912)
      folder  17 : Temple Ordinance Record - Performed by Frederick Kesler Family (1876-1893)
      folder  18a : Temple Work - Correspondence (1886-1888)
      folder  18b : Young, Brigham - Letter (1858)
      folder  19 : Times and Seasons (1842-1844)
      folder  20 : Tithing - Frederick Kesler Family
      folder  21 : Will and Testament of Frederick Kesler and Power of Attorney for Jane E. Pratt Kesler (1879-1899)
      folder  22 : Woodruff, Wilford - Vision (1877)
      folder  23 : Writings of Frederick Kesler (1874, 1896)
      folder  24 : Young, Brigham - A Series of Instructions and Remarks by President Brigham Young at a Special Council (1858)
    box  5 : Correspondence, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings, and Archie B. Kesler Materials (1831-1975)
      folders  1-3 : Correspondence - Polly Adams to Frederick Kesler (1890-1892)
      folder  4 : Correspondence - Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Burnett to Frederick Kesler (1881, 1885, 1889)
      folder  5 : Correspondence - Abram Clark to Frederick Kesler (1882-1887)
      folder  6 : Correspondence - William McKay Dougan to Frederick Kesler (1881-1884)
      folder  7 : Correspondence - Orson Hyde to Frederick Kesler (1850)
      folder  8 : Correspondence - Archie B. Kesler to Clara Kesler (1902-1903)
      folder  9 : Correspondence - Emeline Parker Kesler to Frederick Kesler (1831)
      folder  10 : Correspondence - Frederick Kesler from His Children (1892-1899)
      folder  11 : Correspondence - William Weeks to Frederick Kesler (1852)
      folder  12 : Correspondence - Alexander Lindsey to Frederick Kesler (1881-1891)
      folder  13 : Correspondence - Nieces and Nephews to Frederick Kesler (1881-1891)
      folder  14 : Correspondence - Miscellaneous Letters (1875-1897)
      folder  15 : Correspondence - Joseph Smith to Frederick Kesler (1840)
      folder  16 : Correspondence - John Taylor to Frederick Kesler (1886)
      folder  17 : Correspondence - Wilford Woodruff to Frederick Kesler (1888)
      folder  18 : Correspondence - Brigham Young to Frederick Kesler (1858)
      folders  19-20 : Photocopies of Photographs Which Were Removed to Multimedia Archives
      folder  21 : Miscellaneous (1844)
      folder  22 : Newspaper Clippings (1850-1975)
      folder  23 : Archie Kesler Materials - Miscellaneous Business Records (1908-1910)
      folder  24 : Archie Kesler Materials - Walker Bank and Trust Company (1959)
      folder  25 : Archie Kesler Materials - Raymond, Alberta, Canada - Auction Sale
      folder  26 : Archie Kesler Materials - Bill of Sale for Horse (1909)
      folder  27 : Archie Kesler Materials - Cove Fort (1961)
    box  6 : Newsletters and Beehive Exhibition (1980)
      folder  1 : Kesler Family Organization (1980)
      folder  2 : Beehive Exhibition (1980)
      folder  3 : Article on Frederick Kesler (1897)
    box  7 : Diary Transcripts (1857-1899)
    box  8 : Diary Transcript Sheets 1-6 (Restricted - Not for Patron Use) (1857-1885)
    box  9 : Diary Transcript Sheets 7-12 (Restricted - Not for Patron Use) (1885-1899)
    box  10 : Books (1877)
      folder  1 : The Book of Mormon (1865)
      folder  2 : LDS Sacred Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1877)
    box  11 : Genealogical Records .
      This is a photocopy of the geneological record in the Kesler Chest.