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David H. Cannon autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 588
Scope and Contents
Typewritten autobiography which describes emigration from England to Utah, 1842-1847, his church missions to California, England and Utah's Dixie and his experiences as an immigrant leader. Gives data on church positions, including his calling as president of the St. George, Utah Latter-day Saint Temple.
Dates:
1917
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Caroline Barnes Crosby autobiography and diary
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2343
Scope and Contents
These materials were photocopied from microfilm copies of handwritten items. Caroline Crosby wrote about her early life in Massachusetts and Canada. She married Jonathan Crosby in 1834. She was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1835. She lived in Kirtland, Ohio, and later moved to Indiana. Caroline came to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1843. She later migrated to Utah in 1848. Caroline and her husband were called to the Society Islands as missionaries in 1850 and...
Dates:
1848-1883
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Benjamin Franklin Cummings diaries and an autobiography
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 164
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries including an autobiography. Cummings' autobiography covers his early life when he lived in Ohio and Navuoo, Illinois, served on a mission to Maine, and left Illinois for Utah. Cummings' diaries tell about his mission to the Indians in Idaho in the "Salmon River Mission," his service during the "Utah Expedition" of 1857-1858, his various encounters with Indians, his mission to Iowa in 1878 and 1879, and his life in Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah. Also included is a...
Dates:
1854-1879
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Dalton family diaries
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 837
Scope and Contents
The collection includes copies of the diaries of Charles Dalton (1810-1891) and John Luther Dalton (1843- ). Charles was an early convert to the Mormon Church, lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and was an early pioneer to Utah. His diary is a fifteen-page typescript covering the years 1855 to 1858 during which he served a Mormon Church mission to the Indians of Idaho. He describes some contact with the Bannock and Nez Perce Indians, but most of the entries are short and relate to the repairs...
Dates:
1890-1974
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Davis family biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 583
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography centering around Davis' ancestry, missions and LDS Church callings and biographical sketch of his wife Mary. Included are patriarchal blessings, temple and genealogical data, his testimony, and a letter to his grandmother. Also included are extracts from the "History of the British Mission" and the Millennial Star and a biographical sketch of the Davises by a son, Elisha Jr. The collection also contains genealogical data compiled by Jennie Davis Oliver on the...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Thomas Day collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2071
Abstract
The Thomas Day collection contains Day's journal (1843-1850), an account book (1843-1846), papers, and correspondence relating to his family, most all of which focuses on his LDS mission to England. He served in Lemington, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Leicestershire.
Dates:
1841-1893
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel Driggs testament
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 691
Scope and Contents
Testament includes information about the conversion of Samuel Driggs to the Latter-day Saint Church and his immigration and contributions to the settlement of Davis County, Utah, and his last requests to family and friends as witnessed at this request by Allen Taylor, John Bear, and John Ellison.
Dates:
1854 January 16
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Druce diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 950
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Druce was born in England; was apprenticed as a baker in London in the 1830s; moved to Manchester; joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842; migrated to the United States in 1846; worked as an engraver in New York State; migrated to Utah in 1861; settled in Salt Lake City, Utah; and served on a mission for the Church in the Eastern States in 1876.
Dates:
1842-1876
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Earl S. Duerden collection of family history materials
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 9167
Scope and Contents
Contains journals and materials regarding the missionary service of Delbert Stevenson Walker, who focuses on church organization and spiritual experiences in addition to cultural observations. Included microfilm contains research and correspondence by Richard H. Bullock regarding various Mormon pioneers. Also contains family correspondence, dating between 1886 and 1908, and a CD with additional materials about other family members' missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Dates:
1886-2008
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Simon A. Dunn papers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 572
Scope and Contents
Photograph (photocopy) and typescript: Mormon missionary, Nauvoo, Illinois policeman, and pioneer. The collection contains a biographical sketch written by his granddaughter, Eva D. Snow, another of unknown authorship, genealogical data, and a photograph of Dunn.
Dates:
Undated
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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