Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Edwin R. Bird papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2628
Scope and Contents
Collection includes a diary, correspondence, and poetry written by Bird between 1851 and 1860. Includes information on his overland migration to California and his activities after his arrival.
Dates:
1851-1860
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Edwin R. Bird papers
Henry M. Bird diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318484]
Identifier: MSS SC 1959
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary. Bird talks about his activities and about the places he visited while on his mission. Also included are biographies of Henry Bird's father, Edmund Bird, and notes relating to Bird family genealogy.
Dates:
1865-1929
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Henry M. Bird diary
Edwin R. Bird diary, 1854-1855
Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232569811], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 2628 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Series contains a diary written by Bird, documenting his overland journey to California from April 10, 1854, to July 4, 1854. Diary includes a one paragraph introduction to his sister, Julia Bird Talbot, dated August 5, 185[5]. The text documents Bird's travels from Naperville, Illinois, to Bear River, Wyoming. Although Bird completed the overland journey to California, the diary ends July 4, 1855, with his description of the Bear River region. Included in the Bird diary are descriptions of...
Dates:
1854-1855