Benjamin Cluff diary, 1881-1886
Scope and Contents
Diary covers period from January 1, 1881 to November 28, 1886, and details Cluff's Hawaiian mission in addition to his first marriage to a daughter of David John. Also covers his work as the Utah Stake Mutual Improvement Association President and his school work during the early years at the Brigham Young Academy.
In addition, contains two original letters Cluff placed into this diary, the first is dated April 8, 1890 and is from J. M. Tanner, and the second is dated April 9, 1890 and is from David John.
Dates
- 1881-1886
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 Benjamin Cluff diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
290 p. ; 23 cm
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Box-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1667.xml
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcripts of the diaries are available in the collection (box 2).
General
Leather bound volume with handwritten entries. Water damaged and worn.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US