Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
William Ajax journals
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1488
Scope and Contents
Contains holographs, photographs, and typescripts of journals, dated July 20 to December 27, 1861, and January 1, 1862 to December 31, 1863. The journals describe Ajax's activities as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England and Wales and include some newspaper clippings, part of which are from the Udgorn Seion, the Mormon publication in Wales. The clippings include British Mormon emigration statistics from 1841-1861. Ajax immigrated to the United States in 1862. Detailed diary entries...
Dates:
1861-1863
George Henry Abbott Harris autobiography
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 415
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography. The manuscript includes excerpts from diaries and copies of correspondence. The autobiography and letter copying were begun in the 1880s. Harris writes about his youth in England, his conversion to the Chrurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849, his immigration to the United States in 1851, and the overland journey to Utah in 1852. Harris describes travelling conditions, the nature of the trail, and his work as a teamster. Harris settled in Pleasant...
Dates:
1854-1892
John Peter Rasmus Johnson diary
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 21
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary of Johnson's overland journey by wagon train from Nebraska to Salt Lake City in 1864. Johnson writes about encounters with Indians, deaths and births within the company, daily travelling conditions and camping locations, and the death of numerous oxen. The diary is moderately descriptive with daily entries.
Dates:
1864
Richard Steele journal
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232512514]
Identifier: MSS 6074
Abstract
Journal of Richard Steele.
Dates:
1840-1876