Luke William Gallup autobiography and diaries
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Gallup writes about his early life in Connecticut, his migration to Iowa, and how he joined the Mormon Church. Gallup moved to Springville, Utah, in 1851. He writes about his life in that town, his service during the Utah Expedition of 1857-8, his relationships to his wives, his mission for the Mormon Church to Connecticut. Gallup moved to Santa Ana, California, in 1888.
Dates
- Creation: 1842-1891
Creator
- Gallup, Luke William, 1822-1891 (creator, Person)
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 Luke William Gallup autobiography and diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
William Luke Gallup (1822-1891) was a Mormon pioneer in Utah.
Extent
4 folders (circa 600 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These materials were photocopied from the 920 microfilm collection, reel 33.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Gallup, Luke William, 1822-1891 -- Diaries (Person)
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858) (Organization)
- Gallup, Luke William, 1822-1891 (Person)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- Connecticut (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Luke William Gallup autobiography and diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Megan Furcini
- Date
- 2011 April 22
- 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