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George H. Carver diaries

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 524

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of handwritten diaries. The collection consists of two diaries. The first was kept from 1879 to 1880 while Carver was serving in the Southern States. The second was kept from 1898 to 1899 while Carter was working in the Northwestern States. Also included is an account of Carter's interview with a female servant of the infamous John D. Lee, who was associated with the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.

Dates: 1879-1899

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Names: Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877 X
Subject: Mormon missionaries -- Northwestern States -- History X
Subject: Utah X

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