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Henry William Bigler diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3132
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Bigler wrote about his early life from 1815 to 1846 when his diary began. He was born in West Virginia, had encounters with Indians in that state, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837. He moved to Far West, Missouri, in 1838; met Joseph Smith, the first president of the Mormon Church; suffered persecutions in Missouri; moved to Qunicy, Illinois, in 1839; and served on a mission for the...
Dates:
1846-1899
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James G. Bleak diaries and letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1691
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten diaries and correspondence. Bleak's diaries cover the years 1864, 1869-1895 with a gap for parts of 1885 and for 1886. Bleak writes about his daily activities in St. George and in Santa Clara, Utah, about his activities while serving on the Southern Indian Mission, about his callings for the Mormon Church, and about his relationships with various leaders of the Mormon Church including Brigham Young (1801-1877), Jacob Hamblin (1819-1886), Erastus Snow (1818-1886),...
Dates:
1829-1918
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Law Blythe papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 791
Scope and Contents
File includes copies of a handwritten biographical sketch of Blythe, written by one of his granddaughters, Pearl Elizabeth Mitchell Boyce; typescripts of some of Blythe's 1874 letters to Brigham Young (1801-1877) reporting on the progress of the Arizona mission and relations with the Indians; a diary covering 1857-1874 as well as extracts from 1870 and 1878-1880.The 1857-1874 diary describes Blythe's conversion to the Mormon Church in California; emigrating to Utah; and daily...
Dates:
1870-1880
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Bushman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1520
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of original diaries covering 1871-1923, along with typescripts; a personal account book; receipts; temple recommend; microfilm copy of the diaries and an autobiography; photocopies of appraisal and accounts books for the chapter of the United Order in St. Joseph; minutes of United Order meetings; and typecript of correspondence. While most of the diary entries are one-liners narrating the author's daily activities in northern Arizona and occasional trips to Utah, others...
Dates:
1871-1923
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
Andrew Smith Gibbons diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 789
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typescript. Gap from 1858 to 1877. Author describes his travels through Arizona and Utah as well as his labors among the Indians.
Dates:
1858-1878
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Thales Hastings Haskell diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 115
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a handwritten diary written in the "Deseret Alphabet." Also included are excerpts from the journal written in the conventional English script. Haskell writes about his missionary work among the Indians primarily in Arizona.
Dates:
1859-1860
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lake family biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 768
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Contains biographies of James Lake (1788-1874); Philomelia Smith Lake (1794-1873); James Lake, Sr. (1760- ); and George Lake (1838-1898) written by some of their grandchildren. Also includes autobiography of George Lake (1838-1898).
Discusses the family's genealogy; their conversion to the Mormon Church in 1832; their migration with the Mormons to Ohio, Illinois, and Utah; illnesses and deaths in the family; life on the Utah frontier; George's mission in Great...
Dates:
1760-1898
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Though he slay me : the story of Richard Ballantyne
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2006
Scope and Contents
Typewritten manuscript with corrections. Sonne portrays Richard Ballantyne as a modest and taciturn Scotsman who converted to the Mormon religion and migrated to the United States. He distinguished himself as a Mormon pioneer, settler, and missionary. Richard met Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the Mormon prophet, in Nauvoo, Illinois and later moved to Utah. He also served a mission for the Mormon Church in India. The manuscript was later published under the title: "Knight of the Kingdom."
Dates:
approximately 1948
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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