Diaries and a memoir
Scope and Contents
Diaries and memoir tell of Church's life's work, the weather, his accounts of the U.S. Civil War including events at Fort Sumpter (South Carolina), Secession of the Southern States and the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln. One diary contains a brief entry by Church's son, John A. Church, in 1889. The four diaries describe the day-to-day occurrences encountered by Church, including deaths of loved ones and acquaintances (which are described frequently). The fourth item, a memoir, written in 1911, describes, in detail, Church's youth and early adult life in Chagrin Falls, Ohio; his experiences in the Civil War; and various events of his life, including the death of his wife in 1910. Church's daughter Kate M. Church Williams finishes the memoir with a story about her father.
Dates
- approximately 1858-1915
Creator
- Williams, Kate M. Church, 1874- (Person)
- Church, John A. (Person)
- Church, Austin, 1838-1916 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Original materials are restricted due to their fragile condition, use microfilm copy. Access to the original with the permission of the Supervisor of Reference Services.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Diaries and a memoir must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Native of Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; hunter and horse shoer; Civil War veteran, Co. H of the 150th Ohio Infantry Regiment from May 1864-Aug 1864; later moved to Redlands and San Bernardino, California.
Extent
1 box (4 folders ;.5 linear feet)
Custodial History
Donated by Katherine Larson, Barbara Ybarra, Susan Nibley and Carolyn Zambrano, December 2002. The donors are great-granddaughter of Austin Church. The volumes were given by Austin Church to Katherine Church Williams, who then gave them to her daughter Elizabeth Nibley, who gave them to her four daughters, who donated the collection to BYU, as requested by their mother. Incomplete contents: fd. 1-3 contain diaries (1858-1915), fd. 4 contains a memoir (1911).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Katherine Larson, Barbara Ybarra, Susan Nibley, Carolyn Zambrano; 2002.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 3
- 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