John E. Bennion diaries
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten diaries. Bennion writes about his life in the Taylorsville area of Utah and in Rush Valley and Long Valley, Utah. He also lived for a time in Nevada. Bennion was married polygamously, participated in the Utah War of 1857-1858, had an encounter with an Indian in 1858, saw the first handcart company arrive in Salt Lake City in 1856, served on a mission to England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and participated in many other activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1855-1877
Creator
- Bennion, John E. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for pubilc 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.
Historical note
Mormon pioneer in Utah and Nevada.
Extent
4 folders (0.24 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858) -- Sources (Organization)
- Bennion, John E. -- Diaries (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of John E. Bennion diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 May 16
- 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