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Genealogical Library collection
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6879
Abstract
Collection includes two boxes containing personal histories.
Dates:
1825-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Jesse M. Harmon family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1665
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of materials by and about the Jesse M. Harmon family. Of particular focus are Jesse M. Harmon, who was a prominent member of the community in Provo, Utah, and his father Appleton Milo Harmon, who was an original pioneer to Utah in 1847, and was known for constructing the odometer invented by William Clayton. Includes biographical and genealogical sketches of several family members, newspaper clippings, journal transcripts, family newsletters, and other documents used in...
Dates:
approximately 1868-1989
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Oliver Boardman Huntington papers
Collection — Box: 3
Identifier: MSS 162
Scope and Contents
Collection contains diaries, ephemera, and patriarchal blessings produced by Oliver Boardman Huntington and his son, Oliver B. Huntington. Items document the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Latter-day Saint exodus to the West, and the establishment and early development of Utah. Materials date from between 1843 and 1932.
Transcriptions of most items also available.
Dates:
1843-1932
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Jacob Peart letters and diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3814
Scope and Contents
Contains the typed and transcribed work of Dorothy Jane Larson Bryson, as well as copies of the original diaries of Jacob Peart. Also includes photographs of various people related to the diaries.
Dates:
1801-1874
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Emmeline B. Wells diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 510
Scope and Contents
Contains Emmeline B. Wells's original diaries from 1844 to 1920. Her often daily entries spanning nearly 80 years present pragmatic descriptions of daily activities along with her own daily opinions, insights, and impressions. The accounts are often lengthy and detailed. Volume 1 begins with her departure from Massachusetts in 1844 and also includes her journey from Nauvoo, Illinois, with other Saints headed West. Other volumes provide insights into her roles with the Woman's Exponent and...
Dates:
1844-1920
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Emmeline B. Wells diary typescripts
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1407
Abstract
Includes two linear feet of unedited typed transcripts including the years 1844-1846 and 1874-1920. Her entries are daily, tell of her activities, and often present her opinions and impressions as well. The accounts are often lengthy and detailed. The 1882 diary also includes entries by Well's daughter, Louisa.
Dates:
1844-1920
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Clarissa Harden Wilhelm diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1570
Scope and Contents
Diary of Clarissa Harden Wilhelm, an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and pioneer. The diary, although written between 1888 and 1895, chronicles her life from an early age. The first part of the diary is written as an autobiography and describes her life up to the 1880s. She describes her conversion to the Church and her subsequent travel to Utah. It also includes a 2-page business account, dated July - September 1882. The second part of the diary is a...
Dates:
1882-1895; 1971-1976
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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