Walter Murray Gibson diaries
Scope and Contents
Holograph diaries which give daily accounts of activities in Maui, including cabinet meetings, interactions with Claus Spreckels, the financial supporter of Gibson's government, association with King Kalakaua, visits to Mother Marianne of Molokai at the convent at Kakaako on Maui, the Hawaiian revolution of 1887 in which Gibson was ousted from office and exiled, and the breach of promise suit brought against Gibson by Flora St. Clair, whom he had allegedly promised to marry.
Dates
- 1886-1887
Creator
- Gibson, Walter Murray (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Walter Murray Gibson diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Mormon apostate and Prime Minister of Hawaii, 1882-1887.
Extent
2 v. (500 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Gwynn Barrett; 1974.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
General
Adler, Jacob and Gwynn Barrett, eds. The diaries of Walter Murray Gibson 1886, 1887. Honolulu : The University Press of Hawaii, 1973.
- Catholic Church -- Missions--Hawaii
- Cope, Marianne, Saint, 1838-1918
- Hawaii -- History -- To 1893
- Hawaii -- Politics and government -- To 1893
- International Relations
- Kalakaua, David, King of Hawaii, 1836-1891
- Leprosy -- Hospitals -- Hawaii
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Spreckels, Claus, 1828-1908
- St. Clair, Flora Howard
- Title
- Register of Walter Murray Gibson diaries
- Status
- In Progress
- Date
- 2010 May 17
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States