Daniel Kent diary
Scope and Contents
Account of his activities in Chester Township, Ohio. Includes occasional references to visiting Kirtland, Ohio. Includes a typed transcript of the document, prepared by Cherilyn A. Walley in 1994.
Dates
- 1848
Creator
- Kent, Daniel (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Microfilm copy is open for research. Permission required from the Supervisor of Reference Services to view the originals.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Brother-in-law to Brigham Young.
Extent
1 item (1 microfilm reel) : photocopy of ms. typed transcript
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The following appears at the bottom of each page of the photocopy of the diary: "Orig in poss of Steve A. Kovacich, . . . Xeroxed 27 July 1971."
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
Author was unidentified until 1994, when Cherilyn A. Walley transcribed the diary and performed research to identify its author for a history class at Brigham Young University. Another copy of the typescript, with additional contextual information, is also cataloged in Special Collections at BYU.
- Title
- Register of Daniel Kent diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 16 March 2011
- 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