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Edith Scott histories

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSS 1721

Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and typewritten genealogies, histories, biographies, and diaries. Most of the materials relate to Mormons in Emmett, Gem County, Idaho. Also included are diaries by James Smithies (1807-1879) and John Scott (1811-1876). Smithies' diary covers the years from 1846 to 1847 when he migrated to Utah. Scott's diary covers the years from 1855 to 1856 when he was serving on a mission in Great Britain for the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1846-1987

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Subject: Diaries X
Subject: Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Great Britain X
Subject: Latter Day Saints -- Idaho -- Emmett -- History -- Sources X

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