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Mormon missionaries -- Northwestern States -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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

George H. Carver diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 524
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of handwritten diaries. The collection consists of two diaries. The first was kept from 1879 to 1880 while Carver was serving in the Southern States. The second was kept from 1898 to 1899 while Carter was working in the Northwestern States. Also included is an account of Carter's interview with a female servant of the infamous John D. Lee, who was associated with the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.

Dates: 1879-1899

James Ephraim Peterson diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319623]
Identifier: MSS SC 2150
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary and a letter to Peterson from his wife. Peterson writes about the work he was involved in while in the Northwestern States and gives details of many of his daily experiences.

Dates: 1885-1886