Scope and Contents

Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's original handwritten diary from 1900. It 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 writes that she misses having her own young children at home, so she enjoys it when other children or her grandchildren visit. Dated 1900.

Scope and Contents

Materials include Emmeline B. Wells's handwritten original diary from the years 1876 and 1899-1900. The cover is a soft red leather cover with "Diary" embossed in gold on the front. Unlike her other diaries, this volume seems to an itemized record of Emmeline's correspondence. It lists names and informaton of people who called on Emmeline, people she corresponded with, or people she did business with. It also has an itemized list of purchases in the back. Dated 1876-1900.

Scope and Contents Contains Emmeline B. Wells's original diaries from 1844 to 1920. Her often daily entries spanning nearly 80 years present pragmatic descriptions of daily activities along with her own daily opinions, insights, and impressions. The accounts are often lengthy and detailed. Volume 1 begins with her departure from Massachusetts in 1844 and also includes her journey from Nauvoo, Illinois, with other Saints headed West. Other volumes provide insights into her roles with the Woman's Exponent and...