BYU Library - Special Collections

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's handwritten diary dated January 1, 1892 to November 13, 1892. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It has a red leather cover with "Diary" embossed on the front. Dated January-November 1892.

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's original handwritten diary from 1893. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It also describes the ways Emmeline celebrated the holidays with her family. It has a red leather wallet-fold cover. Dated 1893.

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's original handwritten diary with entries from January 1894 to May 1894. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It also includes descriptions of friends, parties, gatherings, and holidays. It has a brown leather, embossed cover. Dated January-May 1894.

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's original handwritten diary from 1895. The cover is dark purple leather with a wallet fold.The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It also includes descriptions of friends, parties, gatherings, and holidays. Dated 1895.

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's original handwritten diary from 1896. The cover is red leather. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It also includes descriptions of friends, parties, gatherings, and holidays. Wells mentions conferences she attended, other women Church members she associated with, and a visit to the Senate in March. Dated 1896.

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's original handwritten diary from 1898. The cover is made of burgundy leather. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It also includes descriptions of friends, parties, gatherings, and holidays. In this journal Emmeline writes about her feelings regarding the death of her daughter Louie who had been born thirty-six years before. Dated 1898.

Scope and Contents Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's original handwritten diary from January 11, 1899 to December 31, 1899. It has a bright, soft red leather cover. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It also includes descriptions of friends, parties, gatherings, and holidays. She mentions the death of George Q. Cannon's son and says that Cannon's birthday party will not be as a joyous an occasion as a result. She also writes about...

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's handwritten original diary from the year 1901. The diary has a red leather cover. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It also includes descriptions of friends, parties, gatherings, and holidays. She mentions some community deaths and a recent earthquake. Dated 1901.

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's handwritten original diary from the year 1902. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. It also includes descriptions of friends, parties, gatherings, and holidays. Dated 1902.

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Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's handwritten original diary from the year 1903. The diary focuses on day-to-day events and concerns about Emmeline's family, church, community, and business. Mentions business conducted on behalf of the Relief Society and her work on the Woman's Exponent. It also includes descriptions of friends, parties, gatherings, and holidays. Dated 1903.