Kate Dunlap diary
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary of Kate Dunlap's overland journey from Lee, Iowa to Montana by horse team in 1864. Dunlap wrote an introduction to the item, dated 30 January 1865, describing Montana and dedicated it to "My friends." Diary entries are very detailed and describe the geography of the overland route, food and camping conditions, encounters with Native American tribes, and trouble with thieves. Dunlap also mentions meeting several disillusioned members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dunlap's husband served as captain of the company and hired several men to assist them with their teams. Dunlap writes about her duties as cook and laundress for the company. The item ends with a description of conditions in Montana.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-1865
Creator
- Dunlap, Kate (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Collection is digitized. Links available in finding aid.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Pioneer from Iowa. Dunlap was a school teacher, midwife, and practical nurse who settled in Idaho in 1883.
Full Extent
1 volume (112 pages) ; 21 cm
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton; 2026. Updated finding aid for DACS compliance. Items are three-hole punched and were previously bound together, but this binding was disassembled at some point during past processing.
Subject
- Dunlap, Kate -- Diaries (Person)
- Title
- Register of Kate Dunlap diary
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 September 16
- 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