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Daniel Duncan McArthur autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 476
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography, photocopy of the manuscript, and a typescript of the item. McArthur was born in New York State; joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint in 1832; lived in Kirtland, Ohio, in Missouri, and in Nauvoo, Illinois. McArthur stayed at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, migrated to Utah in 1848, experienced troubles with Ute Indians, and served on a mission to England for the LDS Church from 1852 to 1856. Also included are blessings of family members and...
Dates:
1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Reuben McBride diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2860
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a handwritten diary. McBride left on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the spring of 1857, and he went with a handcart company to the east. He later got passage to England where he served his mission.
Dates:
1857
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
David Moore diary, autobiography, and history
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 283
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copies of diaries, an autobiography, and a history. The diaries include an "Abridged History of the Salmon River Mission" which is Moore's journal for 1855 when he was serving in the mission. Also included are "Items of History" which tells about the early settlements in Weber County, Utah, and an autobiography to the year 1849 when Moore's diary begins.
Dates:
1849-1855
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ephraim H. Nye autobiography and journal
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 4136
Abstract
One bound volume by Ephraim Nye discussing his own life and those of his family's, dated 1882-1896.
Dates:
1845-1920
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Pack papers
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4132
Scope and Contents
Notable items include an 1849 mission call signed by the First Presidency. All materials are photocopies.
Dates:
1843-1902
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ward E. Pack papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 449
Abstract
Collection includes a handwritten autobiography and diary written by Ward E. Pack between 1854 and 1876. His accounts include family histories, descriptions of his trek to Utah, his activities in Summit County, Utah, and his experiences on missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii and the Eastern States. Journals also include genealogical information written by his daughter. Also included are letters from John Pack, Ward's father, telling about the migration to...
Dates:
1847-1935
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
David Pettigrew autobiography and diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 473
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography and diary with a typescript of the item. Pettigrew (apparently also spelled Pettegrew) started his autobiography in 1840. His diary is sporatic and has many gaps. Pettigrew writes about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1832, his life in Missouri during the persecutions of Mormons there, his experiences in Nauvoo, Illinois, his work as an LDS missionary, his participation in the migration of Mormons from Nauvoo,...
Dates:
1840-1861
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Johan Christian Poulsen autobiography and diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 668
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography and diary in Danish. The autobiography covers Poulsen's life to 1864 when he began his diary. Poulsen was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1862. He served as a missionary for that faith in Denmark from 1864 to 1866. He migrated to the Utah and settled in Millard County. Also included are patriarchal blessings of family members in English.
Dates:
1864-1866
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph Hill Richards papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries, account books, correspondence, and an autobiography. The materials document Richards' activities as a Mormon pioneer in Arizona, as a missionary to Great Britain, and as a Mormon Church leader.
Dates:
1876-1919
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel W. Richards diaries
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 732
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of excerpts from handwritten diaries. The items cover the years 1846-1847, 1857-1859, 1868, 1869, 1873, and 1875-1876. Richards lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, presided over the European Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, prepared Utah Militia units for an expedition into Sanpete County, and served on another mission to the Eastern United States. Also included are patriarchal blessings and miscellaneous items relating to Richards and his family.
Dates:
1846-1876
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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