Abstract Thirty volumes of personal journals and four pocket diaries; school notes, notebooks, examinations, and memorabilia from his student days in England and America; lectures, notes, and administrative material from his years as a teacher and university president, as well as assignments completed by his students during that period; research notes on scientific and religiouis topics; materials relating to his work as a consulting gealogist and mining engineer; material from scholarly societies;...

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Contains Latin coursework, science notes, essays, and examinations from Talmage's time as a student at Brigham Young Academy, Lehigh University, and Johns Hopkins University. Also contains some literature from various schools Talmage did not attend. Dated approximately 1876 to 1893.

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Contains an inventory of items owned by the Deseret Museum. The inventory was taken by J. Reuben Clark under the direction of museum curator, James E. Talmage between 1891 and 1903.