Journal of Oliver Boardman Huntington, 1882-1884

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Identifier: MSS 162 Series 1 Item 1

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Scope and Contents

Diary written by Huntington between 1882 and 1884. Entries describe his daily activities in Springville, Utah, as well as descriptions of Utah politics and government, Church activities, and the Huntington family. Also contains many reminiscent accounts of the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the teachings of Joseph Smith. Includes reference to Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, Amasa Lyman, John Smith, Joseph Smith III, Elizabeth Lyle Saxon, Karl G. Maeser, and Abraham Smoot.

Dates

Creation: 1882-1884

Conditions Governing Access

Condition restricted; permission to use item must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services. Patrons should use photocopies.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

130 pages ; 21 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS162.xml

Existence and Location of Copies

Transcription available in Box 3, folder 15.

General

Cover made of thick, dark blue cardboard. Inscription on the cover page reads "From Zina Y Williams to Oliver B Huntington. Jan. 1 1883." Pages made of white, blue-lined paper. Includes 123 numbered pages (only odd-numbered pages are numbered) followed by seven unnumbered pages. Page numbers seem to have been added, written in pencil. Entries written in light black ink, faded to brown in some places.