Photocopies of printed versions of Leithead's autobiography and diaries. Also included are various histories and biographies of members of the Leithead family. James emigrated from Scotland to eastern Canada where he was introduced to the Mormon faith. He lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and accompanied the Mormons to Utah where he settled in Farmington and later in Glendale. He also lived for several years on the Muddy River in Nevada as part of Mormon attempts to settle there.

Photocopy of handwritten autobiography. Mrs. Little lived in Garfield County, Beaver, and Panguitch, Utah, when young. She lived most of her adult life in Glendale, Utah. Little tells of her activities with the Mormon Church, her family life, and the illnesses and deaths of members of her household.