Scope and Contents Diary written by Huntington between September 1899 and June 1905. Includes descriptions of his "mission" to California from October to November 1899, lists of people visited, and descriptions of sites visited near Sacramento, San Francisco, San Bernadino, and Los Angeles. Also includes meetings attended and people visited in Utah Valley as a member of the Presidency of High Priests in the Utah Stake. Includes an historic account he heard about a Mr. Harlem who received an order from Brigham...

Scope and Contents Diary written by Huntington between 1843 and 1844. The diary includes a description of his birth, joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and moving to Kirtland, Ohio, to Far West, Missouri, and to Nauvoo, Illinois. Describes his work as a carpenter's apprentice, his ordination as an Elder, and his mission served in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Also includes mentions of the imprisonment of Joseph Smith, being part of a battalion going to protect Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and...

Scope and Contents Diary written by Huntington between 1845 and 1846. Includes a personal history recounting events of his life, including his childhood, his family's conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his experiences in Kirtland, Ohio, Missouri, and Nauvoo, Illinois. Includes accounts of the loss of his farm at Kirtland to Jacob Bump, his baptism by Hyrum Smith, keeping members and "the mummies" at their house, their move to Far West on May 1, 1838, Haun's Mill, Danites,...

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Diary written by Oliver Boardman Huntington during October 1846. Entries record his service as a missionary in England and Wales, his attendance at a Church conference in Manchester, and his assignment to the Clitheroe Conference. Includes references to John Taylor, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, conditions in Nauvoo, Illinois, and Irish riots.

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Diary written by Huntington between October and November 1846. Describes his missionary service in England as part of the Clitheroe Conference. Includes references to Orson Hyde, his longing for his wife, and the Spencer family. Includes a description of a large meeting held in Keighly, Yorkshire.

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Diary written by Oliver Boardman Huntington between November 1846 and March 1847. Entries describe his work as a missionary in England in the Clitheroe Conference, as well as his interactions and teaching in the area. Includes references to Orson Hyde, strife in the mission, the death of his father, the Irish potato famine, Heber C. Kimball, false prophets, re-baptism, and a farewell party for Elders Pratt, Hyde, and Taylor.

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Diary written by Huntington between March and April 1847. The diary describes his missionary activities and visits with families in England in the Clitheroe Conference, including his work with Elder Henry Bailey Jacobs. Includes mention of Huntington's anxiousness to hear from his wife, and his relief on receiving letters from his family. Also includes references to Orson Hyde, the potato famine, and the controvery with James J. Strang.

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Diary written by Huntington between April and June 1847. The diary documents his missionary activities in England. Also includes references to Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Heber C. Kimball, and to the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.

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Diary written by Huntington between July and September 1847. The diary covers the end of Huntington's mission to England, his return home by sea on the Empire, and subsequent work with home and family. Includes references to W. W. Phelps.

Scope and Contents Diary written by Huntington between November 1847 and July 1848. The journal contains details regarding the journey of the Latter-day Saint pioneers across the Western plains. Includes references to family members such as Zina and Precendia Huntington, acquaintances from the British Mission such as Henry Bailey Jacobs, Orson Hyde, and Orson Spencer, and to prominent Latter-day Saint figures such as Joseph Smith, Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young, Cyrenius Taylor, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, W....