James Whittaker diaries
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten diaries, newspaper clippings, and a biography. Some of the diaries were kept in the pitman form of shorthand. Whittaker made two journeys from England to the United States, once in 1842 and again in 1851. He kept diaries of these trips and of crossing the continent to Utah in 1851. Also included is a biography of Whittaker by Charlotte Chatterly Perkins Jones.
Dates
- 1842-1880
Creator
- Whittaker, James, 1809-1880 (Person)
- Jones, Charlotte Chatterly Perkins (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 James Whittaker diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon pioneer who settled in Cedar City, Utah.
Extent
5 items (ca. 100 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Melva M. Kauer in 1983.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Melva M. Kauer; 1983.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of James Whittaker diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 November 11
- 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