James Keeler diaries
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of handwritten diaries. Keeler writes about his activities while serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii from 1850 to 1855 and from 1876 to 1878. Keeler also writes about his life in Utah as a carpenter and farmer. Also included is a diary of Eliza Shelton Keeler, James' wife, which she kept from 1891 to 1902. The Keelers lived much of the time in Richfield, Utah.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-1902
Creator
- Keeler, James (Person)
- Keeler, Eliza Shelton (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 Diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon pioneer and missionary.
Extent
7 items (0.3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Keeler, Eliza Shelton (Person)
- Keeler, James (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Hawaii -- History
- Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- Richfield -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Richfield -- History -- Sources
- Missions and Missionaries
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- Polygamy -- Utah -- Richfield -- History
- Title
- Register of James Keeler diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 March 23
- 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