Jacob Peart letters and diaries
Scope and Contents
Contains the typed and transcribed work of Dorothy Jane Larson Bryson, as well as copies of the original diaries of Jacob Peart. Also includes photographs of various people related to the diaries.
Dates
- 1801-1874
Creator
- Peart, Jacob, 1801-1874 (creator, Person)
- Bryson, Dorothy Jane Larson,1923-2006 (contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Jacob Peart letters and diaries must be obtained from theSupervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Jacob Peart (1801-1874) was a Mormon immigrant from England.
Jacob Peart was born on June 3, 1801 in Alston, Cumberland, England. He married Elizabeth Holden in 1824. His family immigrated to Nauvoo in the spring of 1841, and soon after his wife and three daughters died. He married Phoebe Robson Thompson in 1842.
After missing the first Mormon company to leave Nauvoo, he left the city in 1846. He traveled back and forth between Council Bluffs and St. Joseph until 1848 when his company left for the Great Salt Lake. He died on April 20, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
5 folders (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Materials transcribed and donated by Dorothy Jane Larson Bryson in 1990.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Dorothy Jane Larson Bryson; 1990.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; Melissa Cowles; 2007.
- Title
- Register of Jacob Peart letters and diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Flinders
- Date
- 2013 September 16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States