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Manwaring, Leona, 1867-1950

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1867 - 1950

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Leona Manwaring autobiography and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335934]
Identifier: MSS 1242
Scope and Contents Photocopy of typescripts of an autobiography, a biography, and a diary. Leona Manwaring writes about her life as a Mormon woman in Utah including an encounter with a Ute Indian. Also included is a biography of her husband, David Manwaring (1862-1912). With the collection is a diary of Lydia Badger Remington from September 1879 to June 1880. Remington writes about her journey from Cache Valley, Utah, to the Green River settlement near Vernal, Utah, and the problems with the crops the next...
Dates: approximately 1879 - 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Leona Manwaring autobiography and diary

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