Pioneers
Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Biography of Jacob Kemp Butterfield
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240969]
Identifier: MSS SC 417
Scope and Contents
Typewritten biography of Butterfield, an early Latter-day Saint Church convert, pioneer and Mormon Battalion mamber. Also includes letters from the donor.
Dates:
undated
Abner Blackburn diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233485]
Identifier: MSS SC 43
Scope and Contents
Typescript of diary which gives accounts of the Mormon experiences in Missouri, frontier and pioneer life, Indian customs and warfare, and gold-digging during the California gold rush of 1849.
Dates:
1827-1851
A brief sketch of the life of Samuel Gould
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348499]
Identifier: MSS 1381
Scope and Contents
Typewritten biography of Samuel Gould by his daughter. The date of composition is unknown. Gould was a member of the Mormon Battalion and an early pioneer in Parowan Utah. Also included is a program from the Iron County Centennial Celebration of 1951 and a brief history of the Parowan Ward of the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1920-1951
Jacob Kemp Butterfield letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311513]
Identifier: MSS SC 1385
Scope and Contents
Photocopy and typescript of a handwritten letter written while on the march with the Mormon Battalion. The item is addressed to Butterfield's mother and gives particulars about the Mormon pioneer trek to the west as well as the Mormon Battalion's mission and activities. Butterfield explains his Mormon faith to his mother.
Dates:
1846
Abraham Day III
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326982]
Identifier: MSS SC 2680
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Abraham Day, III (1817-1900). Abraham Day was born in Vermont, joned the Mormon Church, moved to Montrose, Iowa near Nauvoo, Illinois, served in the Mormon Battalion 1846-1847, migrated to Utah, took a second wife, and lived in Springville and Mt. Pleasant, Utah, and served in the Black Hawk War. The date of the composition of this item is uncertain.
Dates:
approximately 1930
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Abraham Day III
Norma Elliott collection of Jefferson Hunt materials
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232585312]
Identifier: MSS 8665
Content Description
The collection contains biographical sketches of Hunt, along with the research materials that lead to them; genealogy research notes, and Mormon Battallion research and stories. Materials dated approximately 1950 - approximately 1985.
Dates:
Approximately 1950-1985
John Steele business correspondence, 1852-1907
Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains letters and other documents related to Steele's professional life and business interests.
Dates:
1852-1907
John Steele journals and notebooks, 1846-1961, bulk: 1846-1899
Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains diaries and notebooks kept by John Steele, including his Mormon Battalion diary, dated 1846-1847, and a Paiute/English language dictionary, dated 1851. Also includes a typescript of Steele's diary that was created in 1961 but includes entries from 1840 to 1877. Also includes some biographical notes on various members of John Steele's family. Dated 1846-1961.
Dates:
1846-1961; Majority of material found within 1846-1899
John Steele personal and family correspondence, 1816-1922
Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains letters to and from John Steele and his family, including his father, John Steele, Sr., his wives and children, including Mahonri Moriancumer Steele, grandchildren, as well as some extended family. Also includes some letters from friends and other personal acquaintances of John and Catherine Steele. Dated 1816-1922.
Dates:
1816-1922
Erastus Darwin Meacham biography
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317247]
Identifier: MSS SC 1904
Scope and Contents
Typewritten biography of the Meacham family. The item focuses on the history of Erastus Darwin Meacham and his experiences as a Mormon pioneer including his military service as a private in Company D of the "Mormon Battalion."
Dates:
1933