Mormons -- Emigration and immigration
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Briggs biographical sketches
Typewritten sketch written by his son, Azer R. Briggs, and a typescript of an autobiographical sketch which tells of his life in England, his conversion to Mormonism, his immigration to Salt Lake City, Utah, and his testimony.
David H. Cannon autobiography
Typewritten autobiography which describes emigration from England to Utah, 1842-1847, his church missions to California, England and Utah's Dixie and his experiences as an immigrant leader. Gives data on church positions, including his calling as president of the St. George, Utah Latter-day Saint Temple.
Cheney family papers
Typewritten autobiographical and biographical sketches and copies of correspondence. Describes conversion to Mormon Church, life in Nauvoo, Illinois, immigration to Utah and pioneering in Utah and the West. Also includes a letter from the donor.
John Haslem Clark memoirs
Holograph memoirs describing his birth, growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah, and his various vocations. It also includes a biography of Isaac Morley written by his granddaughter, Theressa E. Clark and material copied from the LDS Biographical Encyclopedia about Isaac Morley.
Clissold family biographies
Typescript of a 1910 autobiography of George Clissold, Mormon convert and English immigrant to Salt Lake City, Utah. Also includes a typewritten biography of Charles Edward Clissold, his oldest son, written by Lenora Pearl Clissold Vincent, Charles Edward's daughter, which tells of his early life, marriages, children, immigration to Utah, work, family life, acting experiences, and death.
Daniel Colvin letter
Collection includes one letter written in 1839 by Daniel Colvin to Meeker W. Denny.
B. F. Cummings journal
Holograph journal, written to replace a previously lost volume, in which Cummings describes his assistance of Latter-day Saint Church members in New England in preparing to move west to Utah, and his work as president of the New England Mission. Also contains a handwritten note by Benjamin Franklin Cummings III concerning other volumes of the journal.
Early Mormon history research notes
Notes and quotes about early Mormon history, circa 1838-1888.
Gilbert family biographical materials
Typewritten life sketches and a pamphlet by George Choules, "The ancestors of Choules-Gilbert." Relates to the Gilbert family, their conversion to Mormonism at Hungerford, England in 1851, their immigration to America in 1878 on the steamship Wyoming and their settlement in Utah, Idaho and Montana.