Abraham Alonzo Kimball diaries
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of three handwritten diaries. Kimball kept these diaries from July 1878 to April 1881. Kimball served on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from 1878 to 1879 and writes about his activities at that time. After he returned to Utah, Kimball was called to be the bishop of the Kanosh, Utah, ward of the Mormon Church. He writes about his work as a bishop and about his political activities at that time.
Dates
- 1878-1881
Creator
- Kimball, Abraham Alonzo (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 Abraham Alonzo Kimball diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Mormon pioneer, missionary, and bishop.
Extent
5 folders (ca. 500 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Typescripts of these materials are available in the repository. These materials were photocopied from the 920 microfilm collection, reel 10.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Abraham Alonzo Kimball diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 23 February 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