Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Nephi -- History
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
William Andrews, Sr. family photographs
Collection contains four large (41 x 51 cm), black and white photographs. Includes portraits of William Andrews Sr., his wife, Ann Wright Andrews, William Littley, Jr. and his wife, Ann Bardsley Poxon Littley. Dates to approximately 1880.
Albert Henry Belliston diaries
Handwritten diaries. Belliston writes about his activities as a missionary and as a temple president for the Mormon church in Hawaii. He also tells about his life in Nephi, Utah. Also included are 59 photographs of members and missionaries in Hawaii (ca. 1900), as well as places in Utah and Idaho (ca. 1890).
Jacob G. Bigler autobiography
Photocopy of a typescript of an autobiography. Bigler writes about his relationship with the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), his life in Nauvoo, Illinois, his migration to Utah, and his life in Nephi, Utah. Bigler served on a mission for the Mormon Church in Ireland and was active in Mormon Church activities in Nephi.
Edwin Harley diaries
Photocopies of handwritten diaries. Harley came to Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1848 and migrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1852. He settled in Nephi, Utah, where he was a farmer and served in numerous local positions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Harley writes about his daily activities often in short notes. Also included are financial records from 1846 to 1868.
Andrew Love diary
Photocopy of a handwritten diary with a typescript of the item. There are many gaps in the record. Love writes about his life in Clover Creek and in Nephi, Utah. He tells about troubles with the Ute Indians, his polygamous marriage, the Utah war, and his life in Nephi.
James Walter Paxman diaries
Handwritten diaries covering the years from 1884 to 1886 when Paxman was serving in England as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also included are diaries for the years 1897 to 1909, 1926, and 1927. Paxman writes about his business and Church activities.
Thomas Jackson Schofield papers
Photocopy of a handwritten diary and patriarchal blessings, with a typescript of the items, detailing Thomas Jackson Schofield's life as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thomas Jackson Schofield writes about his conversion in England and about his farming life in Nephi, Utah from 1859 to 1860.
Emmeline B. Wells letter
Handwritten and signed letter dated June 15, 1904. Wells congratulates Jacob G. Bigler and his wife on their sixtieth wedding anniversary.