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James T. S. Allred papers

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1349
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten and handwritten diaries, genealogies, and applications for a pension from the United States Government. The diaries include very brief entries and cover the years 1855 to 1859.

Dates: 1855-1905

Milo Andrus journals

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1499
Scope and Contents Photocopies of typewritten journals and genealogy of Milo Andrus who was a missionary for the mormon Church in the 19th century. A photocopy of a typed transcript of a letter addressed to Brigham Young by Andrus (1854) in which he gives an account of the Mormons in St. Louis, Missouri. Also included is a photocopy of a biography of Milo Andrus by Gary L. Pickell (1979). Andrus' diaries tell of experiences while a missionary in England during 1849, of crossing the plains from Nebraska...
Dates: 1840-1861

George Washington Bean diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1038
Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries, two autobiographies, account books, patriarchal blessings, biographies of family members, and Bean family history and genealogy. Bean writes about his early life and migration to Utah; his work as an Indian interpreter from 1852 to 1853; his pursuit of the Ute chief, Walker, in 1854; his Indian mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1855 to 1856; his life in Provo, Utah; his participation in the Black Hawk Indian War; and...
Dates: 1852-1897

John E. Bennion diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 981
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: 1855-1877

Alfred N. Billings diary

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 636
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary kept from 21 May 1855 to 3 Oct. 1855. Billings was called to serve as a missionary to the Ute Indians in the Elk Mountain area of southeastern Utah. After some initial success the Mormon missionaries were forced to leave by the Indians. Also included are Billings' financial records from the 1850s and 1860s.

Dates: 1855

Biography of William Rufus Rogers Stowell

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 506
Abstract

Includes typewritten and handwritten biographies of William Rufus Rogers Stowell. Also included are typed excerpts from the biography and photocopies of an account of Stowell's death handwritten by his grandson, Earl Stowell. William Stowell was a convert to the Mormon Church. He lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, migrated to Utah in 1852, served in the Utah Militia during the Utah Expedition, served on missions for the Mormon Church, and went to Mexico to avoid prosecution for polygamy.

Dates: approximately 1893-1950

Geroge Black diaries and letters received

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 147
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries and letters. The diaries were kept from 1891 to 1894 when Black was serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Great Britain. The two letters were written to him by a son and a daughter when he was living in Manti, Utah.

Dates: 1891-1932

Seth Millington Blair diary and autobiography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1316
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an autobiography. Blair writes about his parents, his joining of the Mormon Church, his migration to Utah, his mission to Texas for the Mormon Church, and his life in Salt Lake City, Utah. He includes patriarchal blessings of family members. There are many gaps in the diary.

Dates: 1853-1868

James Bullock autobiography and diary

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 52
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography and diary. Bullock writes about his life from 1830 to 1853 at which time he starts a diary which he kept from 13 Nov. to 18 Dec. 1853. Also included is a diary Bullock kept from 1 to 21 Jan. 1859 while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in England.

Dates: 1853-1859

Martha A. Chavez papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7283
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings about Chavez, or newspaper clippings she is quoted in. It also contains her journal dated 1972 to 1999, a family calendar created by Chavez, some papers regarding spiritual experiences and dreams that she had, and two binders of the conversion stories and testimonies of the Relief Society sisters and youth of her ward.

Dates: 1972-2011

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Allred, James T. S., 1825-1905 1
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Andrus, Milo, 1814-1893 1
Bean, Elizabeth Baum, 1834-1916 1
Bean, Emily Haws, 1836-1908 1
Bean, George Washington, 1831-1897 1
Bean, Mary Hannah Baker, 1868-1934 1
Bean, Mary Jane Wall, 1841-1891 1
Bean, Victor Emanuel, 1864-1918 1
Bean, Willard Washington, 1868-1949 1
Bennion, John E. 1
Billings, Alfred N. 1
Black Pine, chief of the Utes 1
Black, George 1
Blair, Seth Millington 1
Brigham Young Academy 1
Brigham Young University 1
Bullock, James, 1830-1911 1
Chavez, Martha A. 1
Christensen, Cornell Taylor, 1910-1936 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society 1
Clark, Edward W. (Edward Watkin), 1820-1909 1
Clark, Franklin, 1859-1945 1
Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961 1
Cluff, H. H. (Harvey Harris), 1836-1916 1
Cluff, William Wallace, 1832-1915 1
Collier, DeFonda, 1904-2002 1
Collier, Joab 1
Collier, Theodocia Keeler 1
Cone, Gordon C., 1807-1882 1
Dalley, Julius Wolley 1
Edwards, Esaias, 1812-1897 1
Evans, Israel Franklin 1
Evans, Priscilla Livingston 1
Grant, Heber J. (Heber Jeddy), 1856-1945 1
Harris, Martin, 1783-1875 1
Hart, William Henry, 1829-1888 1
Hill, William L. 1
Hoffman family 1
Homer, William H. (William Harrison), 1875-1964 1
Homer, William H. (William Harrison),1845-1934 1
Johnson family 1
Johnson, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1905 1
Johnson, Joel H. (Joel Hills) 1
Johnson, Seth 1
Jones family 1
Jones, Charlotte Chatterly Perkins 1
Jones, Edwin Samuel, 1870-1938 1
Jones, Elisha 1
Jones, Hyrum Ellis, 1867- 1
Jones, Martha Vaughan 1
Jones, William Ellis 1
Larsen, Christian J. 1
Maeser, Karl G. 1
Manwaring, David, 1862-1912 1
Manwaring, Leona, 1867-1950 1
McKay, David O. (David Oman), 1873-1970 1
Neilsen, Christian Emil, 1839-1907 1
Neilsen, Rasmus, -1854 1
Niebaur, Hyrum Smith 1
Nield, John 1
Nielson, Frihoff Godfred, 1851-1935 1
Nuttall, L. John (Leonard John), 1834-1905 1
Ott, James A. 1
Owens, William Thomas 1
Pack, John, 1809-1885 1
Pack, Ward E. (Ward Eaton), 1834-1907 1
Partridge, Edward, Jr., 1833-1900 1
Phelps, J. W. (John Wolcott), 1813-1885 1
Phillips, Cyrus E., 1829-1903 1
Rasmuson, Anna C. 1
Rasmuson, Nils Gunnar, 1889-1965 1
Rasmussen family 1
Reed family 1
Remington, Lydia Badger, 1831-1906 1
Richards family 1
Richards, Preston Doremus, 1881-1952 1
Richards, Silas LeRoy, 1882- 1
Richards, Stephen L 1
Rogers, Samuel Hollister, 1819-1891 1
School of the Prophets 1
Simpler, DeLoy 1
Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875 1
Smith, John L. (John Lyman), 1828-1898 1
Smith, John, 1781-1854 1
Smith, Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding), 1838-1918 1
Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888 1
St. George Temple (Saint George, Utah) 1
Standifird, John Henry, 1831-1924 1
Stanley family 1
Sterrett, Simeon Ralph 1
Sterrett, William Wilson, 1825-1913 1
Stoddard family 1
Stoddard, Oscar Orlondo 1
Stoddard, Oscar Orond, 1821- 1
Stowell, William Rufus Rogers, 1822-1901 1
Summerhays, Joseph William, 1849-1929 1
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