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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

Diary on Mormon overland travel

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8296
Scope and Contents

Transcription of a diary by an unidentified Mormon pioneer describing an overland journey from Missouri to Utah. Author may have been part of the James Brown Company, and includes mention of a Danish company that may be the Hans Peter Olsen Company. Journal is dated June-September 1854. Transcription is dated 1990. Includes a copy of Emily Christiansen's original transcription dated 1960.

Dates: 1854 June-September
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
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Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Diaries 1
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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Utah County -- History 1
Mormons -- Emigration and immigration 1
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Brown, James, 1801-1863 1
Christiansen, Emily 1
Harmon (Family : Harmon, Jesse M. (Jesse Martin), 1868-1922) 1
Harmon family 1
Harmon, Appleton Milo, 1820-1877 1
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Harmon, Jesse M. (Jesse Martin), 1868-1922 1
Olsen, Hans Peter 1
Salmon, Louise Linton, 1917- 1
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