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History of Robert Gardner, Jr. / written by himself at St. George, Utah
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 793
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Detailed account of frontier life in Canada; his family's conversion to Mormonism in the early 1840s; a trip to Nauvoo, Illinois, in June 1845; the trip across the plains to Utah in 1847; and life in pioneer Utah.Also includes account of the author's mission to Canada (1857-1858) and his subsequent recall because of the Utah War, along with his family's move to settle St. George, Utah. Ends with text of Gardner's patriarchal blessing, genealogical...
Dates:
1884
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
History of William Adams written by himself January 1894 age 72 years
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3089
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is a 26 page autobiography of William Adams. Adams describes how was born in Ireland on January 8, 1822. He was raised a Protestant but joined the Mormon Church in 1842. He migrated to the United States up the Mississippi River. He settled in Nauvoo, Illinois, where he worked as a stone mason on the Nauvoo Temple. Adams was present at a meeting after the death of Joseph Smith, the first president of the Mormon Church. "I heard a voice...
Dates:
1894
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James Holt autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1451
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript of an autobiography by James Holt (1804-1894). Holt talks about his early years, conversion to the Mormon Church, faith promoting experiences while preaching Mormon doctrine, hardships endured due to persecution, and traveling west to the Rocky Mountains.
Dates:
1881
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James Holt autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 190
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an autobiography. Holt writes about his childhood, conversion to the Mormon Church, mission for that faith in Tennessee, and migration to Salt Lake City, Utah. He also tells about the confusion in the Mormon Church after the death of its first president, Joseph Smith.
Dates:
1881
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James Humphries Biography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3094
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of James Humphries, who was born in Bradford on Avon, England, in 1831. He tells about going to Australia in 1850, joining the Mormon Church in 1854, and starting to migrate to Utah in 1855. He writes about his many callings for the Mormon Church. "August 24, 1910. I have been very sick several days. Today I am very sick. It seems my last days has come now. I want to ask our children one and all if I am taken,...
Dates:
1910
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Oliver Boardman Huntington autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2219
Scope and Contents
Handwritten unsigned, autobiographical account believed to have been written by Huntington. The author writes of being called by Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells to go with an expedition to Carson Valley and tell the Mormons there to return to Utah to meet the United States army, known as "Johnston's Army" in 1857. Huntington gives and account of this expedition and mentions those who participated in it.
Dates:
approximately 1880
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ann Prior Jarvis autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3096
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of Ann Prior Jarvis. Ann was born in England and joined the Mormon Church in 1848. Ann writes about an experience in which her daughter lived when she was expected to die. The doctor "came in the parlour as usual and he spoke very low and said: 'She is gone,' then I said, 'Yes sir, she is gone--into the kitchen.' He went with me into the kitchen. I know the change was so great he was frightened." She...
Dates:
approximately 1885
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ann Prior Jarvis diary and autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2697
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. The autobiography was written in 1884 and tells of Jarvis' early life in England, her migration to Utah, and her move to St. George. Jarvis' diary covers the years 1884 to 1898. There are many gaps. She writes about the weather and her daily activities. Also included are patriarchal blessings of family members dating from 1875 to 1881. Most of them were given by William G. Perkins.
Dates:
1875-1898
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Jenkins autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2641
Scope and Contents
Typewritten autobiography. Jenkins writes about his family joining the Mormon Church in England, their migration to Mosquito Creek, Iowa, where they lived for eleven years. Jenkins migrated to Farmington, Utah. He participated in the "Morrisite War" of 1862, helped other Mormons come to Utah, was married to three women, hid from federal officials who pursued him for "unlawful cohabitation," and served five months in jail on a charge of polygamy.
Dates:
approximately 1930
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Andrew Jenson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 325
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; autobiography of Jenson's life from the time he lived in Denmark to his residence in Utah; drafts of writings for the newspaper column, "Jenson Travels," appearing in the Deseret News newspaper; travel notes; photographs; and memorabilia. Jenson's writings largely pertain to Mormon and Utah history. Dated 1850 to 1935.
Dates:
1850-1935
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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