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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:

Oliver S. Baird diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233204]
Identifier: MSS SC 58
Scope and Contents

Holograph diary of Baird's activities while serving in the Civil War which gives brief accounts of travels, drills, inspections and work details.

Dates: 1861-1862
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Oliver S. Baird diary

William D. Baird mission journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239282558]
Identifier: MSS SC 830
Scope and Contents

William D. Baird's mission journal documenting his mission service in the Northern States mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Locations include Fort Wayne, Elkhart, and South Bend, Indiana. Dated December 1899 to June 1901.

Dates: 1899-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William D. Baird mission journal

Baker family family histories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238823]
Identifier: MSS SC 332
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies, letters, diaries and genealogy sheets relating to the Baker family, converts to Mormonism and settlers of Southern Utah.

Dates: 1850-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Baker family family histories

Nathan Bennett Baldwin journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230314707]
Identifier: MSS SC 1703
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary. Baldwin describes his temporal and spiritual experiences as a missionary.

Dates: 1868-1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Nathan Bennett Baldwin journal

John Ball papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1741
Scope and Contents Handwritten correspondence, diaries, ledgers, newspaper and magazine articles, accounts of travels, legal documents, and miscellaneous items. The correspondence deals largely with Ball's explorations and with family matters. The materials document Ball's explorations in the American Northwest with Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth in 1832, his visit to Hawaii in 1833, and his explorations in Michigan. The collection also relates to Ball's activities as a lawyer and as a politician in Michigan. Ball...
Dates: 1819-1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Ball papers

Warren Lafayette Ball papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8990
Scope and Contents Contains typed copy of Warren Lafayette Ball's journal written in his home in Salt Lake City during the last year of his life (1878) and a copy of "The Travails of Warren Lafayette Ball: Pony Express Rider," (2015) a biography of Ball written by Ohio State University professor Dale W. Adams discussing Warren’s early life and work in establishing the Pony Express. Ball’s journal discusses events that occurred in that year including his service as the guard of Brigham Young's grave and his...
Dates: 1878-2015, bulk 1878
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Warren Lafayette Ball papers

Henry Ballard diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 998
Scope and Contents Two typescripts of the Ballard diary. They vary in small details and in the nature of the added materials found at the back. Ballard was converted to Mormonism in England. He arrived in Utah in 1852, was active in the Utah War of 1857-8, and settled in Logan, Utah in 1859. He was a bishop for the Mormon Church, participated in many of the activities of that faith, and was sentenced to two months in the Utah penitentiary for polygamy. He also tells about troubles with the Indians of the Cache...
Dates: 1852-1905
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Henry Ballard diary

Bank of Pasadena, 1965-1968

 File — Carton 43: [Barcode: 31197239253484], Folder: 22
Identifier: MSS 8710
Dates: 1965-1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8710, Zane Grey Inc. records

Eugene Banks diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 57
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary which contains an account of military life during the Civil War from a Southern officer's point of view. Banks includes descriptions of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, the Confederate retreat, and the execution of four deserters. Collection also includes a typescript of the diary and a description of the diary with background information on Banks written in 1976 by Darrell Batson. Photocopies of materials also included with collection.

Dates: 1863-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eugene Banks diary

Bantam correspondence and royalty tatements, 1980-1996

 File — Carton 48: [Barcode: 31197239253534], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 8710
Dates: 1980-1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8710, Zane Grey Inc. records

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