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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Benjamin Cluff diary, 1904 January-August

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 1667
Scope and Contents

Diary covers period from January 1 to August 21, 1904 and details Cluff's time in Mexico following his resignation as president of BYU. Cluff accepted a position as superintendent of the Utah-Mexican rubber company properties. Includes his description of his preparation, travels, and work, in addition to family affairs and health. Details his difficulties of finding reliable and honest workers in addition to organization and maintenance of the plantation and the working force.

Dates: 1904 January-August
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 1667, Benjamin Cluff diaries

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