Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to the life of James E. Talmage. Includes material from academic, professional, personal, and ecclesiastical endeavors. Academic materials include essays, school notes, notebooks, examinations, and memorabilia from student days in England and the United States. Professional materials include administrative materials, scholarly society materials, scientific research notes, and lectures, generated during Talmage’s time teaching at universities and serving as...

Scope and Contents Handwritten journal includes nearly daily entries from July 27, 1891 to March 28, 1892. Begins in Rome, Italy, and ends in San Francisco, California. Includes Talmage's return from Europe in August; resignation as principal of Latter-day Saints College in January 1892 to allow him to help in establishing Young University (later known as Latter-day Saints' University); and his journey to San Francisco, California, with Charles R. Savage, who was traveling to take photographs of interesting...

Scope and Contents Handwritten journal includes nearly daily entries from March 29, 1892 to March 7, 1893. Begins in San Francisco, California, where Talmage was accompanying Charles R. Savage on a trip to take photographs of the area. Primarily consists of descriptions of travels throughout Utah on church and business matters. Includes descriptions of Talmage's appointment by the First Presidency to write a work on theology to be used in instruction at church school's. The volume concludes with Talmage's...

Scope and Contents Handwritten journal includes nearly daily entries from March 8, 1893 to July 22, 1894. Begins in Salt Lake City, Utah, and ends with Talmage in London, England. Near the beginning of the journal is a three-page entry on the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple, which occurred on April 6, 1893. Also includes his election as President of the University of Utah and Professor of Geology in April 1894. In May 1894, Talmage was asked to travel to Europe and attend a meeting of the Royal...

Scope and Contents Handwritten journal includes nearly daily entries from July 23, 1894 to December 31, 1895. Begins in London, England, and ends with Talmage in Salt Lake City, Utah. Most entries are of meetings, lectures, and funerals Talmage attended. Mentions learning of the birth of his daughter while on his journey home from Europe in August 1894, and her subsequent death in April 1895. Also mentions being elected as Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh in December 1894. Includes description of travel to...

Scope and Contents Handwritten journal includes nearly daily entries from January 1, 1896 to December 31, 1897. Begins and ends with Talmage in Salt Lake City, Utah. Most entries are of meetings, lectures, and funerals Talmage attended. Journal begins with brief entry about Utah being admitted as a state on January 4, 1896. Includes description of travels to Jacksonville, Florida to attend meetings of the National Education Association, February-March 1896, whereTalmage visited many sites on his way there and...