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Mississippi River Valley -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Roots of Mormonism : Upper Mississippi cruise

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197235223937]
Identifier: UA 841
Scope and Contents

Speeches recorded on a river tour entitled "Roots of Mormonism: Upper Mississippi Cruise", offered by BYU Travel Study, highlighting Mormon historical sites in the Mississippi River region. Speeches relate to Mormon history, Mississippi River history, and Mark Twain. Also includes recordings of riverboat music; guided tours; firesides; and the musical, "The City of Joseph." Includes speeches by Jeffrey R. Holland, Dallin H. Oaks, Bruce C. Hafen, and others.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Roots of Mormonism : Upper Mississippi cruise

Peter Mastin Wentz diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342526]
Identifier: MSS 802
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a diary. Wentz left Binghamton, New York, in 1853. He travelled to Dunkirk, New York, and then to Ashley, Indiana. He took steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in 1854 and described the buildings in Nauvoo, Illinois. He later settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1855. He migrated to Utah the same year.

Dates: 1853-1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Peter Mastin Wentz diary

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