Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- History
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
John Murdock autobiographies and an essay
James Adams Ollerton biography
Typescript of a biography of James Adams Ollerton, who was the first Mormon doctor on the staff at the largest hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ebenezer Rand history
Ebenezer Rand's autobiography.
John Riggs papers
Samuel Hollister Rogers diaries
Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith autobiography
Photocopy of a 260-page handwritten autobiography. Smith includes copies of correspondence and patriarchal blessings in her account. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837, lived with the Mormons in Missouri and Illinois, married George Albert Smith in 1841, allowed him to take additional wives, came to Utah in 1849, and served as president of the Relief Society.
Joseph Smith Tanner autobiography
Photocopy of a typescript as "given by Joseph S. Tanner to N. H. Tanner ... at Payson ... Utah." Tanner tells about his early life as a Mormon and about his experiences in Payson, Utah.
William Reynolds Terry autobiography
Hyrum S. Vance diary
Handwritten diary. Vance documents his daily activities while serving on a mission. There are many gaps in the record. A number of clippings of poetry and sayings have been glued into the diary. Vance spent part of his time working in the state of Illinois.
W. B. Warren letter to George Miller
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 14 Dec. 1845, and addressed to George Miller. Warren writes concerning protection for those gathering corn and about the Mormons in the area.