Journal of Elihu Dazley
Scope and Contents note
Photocopied diary and photograph of Elihu Dazley, with diary entries dating from 1900 to 1908. The diary spans 358 pages and includes a brief note by Theodore J. Thaxton, Jr. Elihu Dazley writes a brief autobiographical history in the first pages of his diary. Date of diary publication is unknown.
Dates
- 1900-1908
Creator
- Dazley, Elihu, 1871-1947 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public reasearch.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Journal of Elihu Dazley must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Elihu Dazley was born December 20, 1871, in Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire, England. His parents were Thomas Dazley and Sarah Matthews. Elihu remained in England where he met and married Maud Harriet Webb on July 1, 1896 in St. Paul's Parish Church, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. Maud gave birth to twelve children, only seven of which lived to adulthood. Sometime between the birth of the tenth and eleventh children, Elihu and his family relocated from England to Salt Lake City, Utah. Maud Harriet Webb Dazley died on May 19, 1926 in Salt Lake City. On June 24, 1927 Elihu Dazley married Agnes Buchanan. Elihu Dazley died on January 29, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photocopied diary and photograph of Elihu Dazley, with diary entries dating from 1900 to 1908. The diary spans 358 pages and includes a brief note by Theodore J. Thaxton, Jr. Elihu Dazley writes a brief autobiographical history in the first pages of his diary. Date of diary publication is unknown.
Custodial History note
Donation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donation.
Appraisal note
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (19th Century Western and Mormon manuscripts, 5.VII, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed: Nicholas Walker, student manuscript processor; 2009.
- Title
- Register of Journal of Elihu Dazley
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nicholas Walker, student manuscript processor
- Date
- 16 June 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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