William Wallace Bilings diary
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. Bilings kept this diary while migrating to Utah to be with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Bilings writes about his journey from July to September of 1864. He describes the traveling conditions, the weather, hardships, camp grounds, daily mileage, encounters with Indians, and deaths caused by illness. Bilings [Billings] later settled in Provo, Utah.
Dates
- 1864
Creator
- Bilings, William Wallace (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 William Wallace Bilings diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Bilings was a Mormon pioneer.
Extent
1 item (37 p.)(0.06 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This diary was photocopied from the 920 microfilm collection, reel 12.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photocopied from the 920 microfilm collection, reel 12.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of William Wallace Bilings diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 February 23
- 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