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Claudius V. Spencer journal

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 4042
Scope and Contents

Journal records Spencer's overland journey from Salt Lake City, Utah to Liverpool, England between April 22, 1850 to September 19, 1850.

Dates: 1850

David Spilsbury diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 118
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries for the years 1881, 1906-1916, and 1934-1936. The 1881 diary covers the time Spilsbury was a missionary for the Mormon Church in England, the 1906-1916 diary was kept while Spilsbury lived in Toquerville, Utah, and the final journal was kept while he was in Salt Lake City, Utah. Spilsbury writes about his work in the Mormon Church, farming, and international news.

Dates: 1881-1936

George Spilsbury autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 117
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography with a photocopy of the item. The volume includes handwritten copies of letters received and patriarchal blessings of family members. Spilsbury writes about travelling in southern Utah as a patriarch, gives a brief description of his mission to Wales, talks about some of the prophecies of the first president of the LDS Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), and describes the exodus west of Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois to Utah. Dated from 1843 to 1911.

Dates: 1843-1911

William Wilson Sterrett journal

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1642
Scope and Contents

Handwritten journal accompanied by its photocopy, along with Simeon R. Sterrett's typewritten missionary blessing and its photocopy. The journal describes W. W. Sterrett's mission, how an Indian chief, Black Pine, saved his life, and also contains his family's genealogy, a record of temple ordinances, and copies of patriarchal blessings.

Dates: approximately 1850-1930

Joseph H. Stimpson diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 562
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries. The items cover the years 1908-1913, 1915-1921, and 1960-1961. Stimpson served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan from 1906 to 1912. He returned to Japan with his wife, Ann Mary Christensen Stimpson, where he served as a mission president for the Church from 1915 to 1921. Many of the entries for 1916 were made by Mrs. Stimpson. The latest diaries were kept when Stimpson was retired in Riverdale, Utah.

Dates: 1908-1961

Oscar Orlando Stoddard diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2070
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary by Orson O. Stoddard and a handwritten history of the Stoddard family. Also included is a typescript of the diary. Orson's diary focuses on his experiences while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in Michigan in 1856 and 1857. The family history was composed in 1897 by an unknown author.

Dates: 1856-1897

John U. Stucki journals

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3117
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the typescripts of the journal between the years of 1874-1917. Also contained is an index of the journals by John R. Stucki. The collection contains material on the Swiss and German Mission between the years 1874-1875 and 1888-1890; autobiographical information; and life in Southern Idaho and Northern Utah.

Dates: 1874-1917

Kanute Swensen diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 165
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries with bound photostat copies of the items. The first two volumes, covering the years 1857 to 1868, are in Danish, while the remainder are in English. Also included is a typewritten translation into English of the diaries for the years 1857 and 1858 when Swensen was serving a mission for the Mormon Church in Denmark. Swensen writes about his immigration to Utah and his life in Pleasant Grove.

Dates: 1857-1902

John W. Tate diary

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 961
Scope and Contents Photocopies of a 224 page holograph diary. Tate, a native of Tooele, Utah, was called as a missionary to the Southern States' Mission for the Mormon Church in 1887. His diary recounts how he received this call, how he prepared for his mission, and various incidents relating to missionary activities and his personal experiences.On one occasion (23 Dec. 1887), he and his companion (Milo Hendricks) were shot with a shot gun. Tate was struck by 21 pieces of shot. Fifteen of which...
Dates: 1887-1888

George Terry Taylor scrapbook of Lynn Dixon Taylor family papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 8352
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook materials include a family scrapbook that contains correspondence, photographs, family histories, newspaper clippings, military papers, and ephemera. Dated 1898-1967.

Dates: 1898-1967

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections 194
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Diaries 122
Letters 53
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Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History 30
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Electronic books 18
Mormon pioneers -- History 18
Immigration and American Expansion 16
Photographs 16
Logan (Utah) -- History 13
Mormon Church -- Missions -- England -- History 12
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History 12
Certificates 11
Correspondence 11
Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History 11
Pioneers 11
Provo (Utah) -- History 11
Social Life and Customs 11
Genealogies 10
Home and Family 10
Ogden (Utah) -- History 10
Saint George (Utah) -- History 9
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 8
Scrapbooks 8
Utah -- History -- 19th century 8
Histories (Literary works) 7
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Southern States -- History 7
Mormon missionaries -- Great Britain -- History 7
Tooele (Utah) -- History 7
Mormon missionaries -- England -- History 6
Mormon women -- Utah -- History 6
Mormons -- England -- History 6
Mormons -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History 6
Mormons -- Utah -- Logan -- History 6
Mormons -- Utah -- Saint George -- History 6
Mormons -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 6
Nephi (Utah) -- History 6
Typescripts 6
Utah -- History 6
American Fork (Utah) -- History 5
Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872 5
City and Town Life 5
Educators -- Utah -- History 5
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Denmark -- History 5
Mormon missionaries -- England 5
Mormons -- Arizona -- History 5
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Notes 5
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 5
Poetry 5
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 5
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Denmark -- History -- 19th century 4
Hawaii -- History 4
Lehi (Utah) -- History 4
Military 4
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Mormon missionaries 4
Mormon missionaries -- England -- Diaries 4
Mormon pioneers -- Utah -- History -- 19th century 4
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 4
Payson (Utah) -- History 4
Politicians -- Utah -- History 4
Politics, Government, and Law 4
Speeches, addresses, etc., American 4
Transcripts 4
Utah -- History -- 20th century 4
Agriculture 3
Agriculture and Natural Resources 3
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Cedar City (Utah) -- History 3
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Fort Lemhi (Idaho) 3
Indians of North America -- Idaho -- History -- Sources 3
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Europe 3
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Mormon Church -- Missions -- Hawaii -- History 3
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Samoan Islands -- History 3
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Mormon Church -- Missions -- Switzerland -- History 3
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Wales -- History 3
Mormon families -- History 3
Mormon missionaries -- History 3
Mormon missionaries -- Southern States -- History 3
Mormons -- Great Britain -- History 3
Mormons -- Hawaii -- History 3
Mormons -- Utah -- Clarkston -- History 3
Mormons -- Utah -- Provo -- History 3
Oral histories 3
Postcards 3
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Language
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Japanese 1
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 82
Brigham Young University 5
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Utah Expedition (1857-1858) 4
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 4
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Tanner, George S. 3
Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 3
Bigler, Jacob G., 1813-1907 2
Callis, Charles A. 2
Carter, William John Benbow, 1852-1908 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Turkish Mission 2
Hawaii Temple (Laie, Hawaii) 2
Pack, John, 1809-1885 2
Richards, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitney), 1824-1909 2
Smith, John, 1832-1911 2
Smith, Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding), 1838-1918 2
Smith, Joseph, III, 1832-1914 2
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 2
Taylor, John, 1808-1887 2
United States. Army. Mormon Battalion 2
Utah. Militia 2
Whitney, Orson F. (Orson Ferguson), 1855-1931 2
Adams, Arza, 1804-1889 1
Adams, Charles, 1843-1927 1
Adams, Elda Lyman 1
Adams, Thomas, 1860-1906 1
Adams, William, 1822-1901 1
American Institute of Cooperation 1
Amundsen, Andrew, 1849-1927 1
Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 1
Andrew, Ethel Bean, 1888-1978 1
Andrus, Milo, 1814-1893 1
Atkin, William Frank, 1878-1966 1
Baker, Glen, 1908-1988 1
Bean, Elizabeth Baum, 1834-1916 1
Bean, Emily Haws, 1836-1908 1
Bean, George Washington, 1831-1897 1
Bean, Mary Hannah Baker, 1868-1934 1
Bean, Mary Jane Wall, 1841-1891 1
Bean, Victor Emanuel, 1864-1918 1
Bean, Willard Washington, 1868-1949 1
Belliston, Albert Henry, 1876-1965 1
Bennett, Wallace F. (Wallace Foster), 1898-1993 1
Bennion, John E. 1
Billings, Alfred N. 1
Black Pine, chief of the Utes 1
Black, George 1
Boley, Elisha H. (Elisha Henry), 1888-1960 1
Booth, Joseph W. (Joseph Wilford), 1866-1928 1
Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905 1
Bowles, Catherine, 1915-2006 1
Brigham Young Academy. South American Expedition (1900-1901) 1
Brigham Young University. Alumni Association 1
Brookbank, Thomas W. 1
Brown, James S. (James Stephens), 1828-1902 1
Bullock, James, 1830-1911 1
Bunting, James Lovett, 1832-1923 1
Burgess, Donna Miles, 1883-1959 1
Burgess, Ernest H. (Ernest Hungate), 1884-1931 1
Bush family 1
Bush, Charles Clarence, 1873-1959 1
Butler, William, 1825-1905 1
Butterfield, Fern Chipman Bodell 1
Campbell, Robert Lang, 1825-1872 1
Cannon, Abraham H. (Abraham Hoagland), 1859-1896 1
Cannon, Eugene M. 1
Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901 1
Card, Charles Ora, 1839-1906 1
Card, Joseph Y., 1885-1956 1
Carpenter, Joseph Hatten, 1861-1964 1
Chandler, Calvin Harris, 1877-1940 1
Chipman, Martha Hoggard 1
Christensen, Bernard N. (Bernard Niels), 1876-1940 1
Christensen, Christen Frank 1
Christensen, Randall 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First Council of the Seventy 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Japan Mission 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Northern States Mission 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. San Juan Stake (Utah) 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Swiss and German Mission 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thirteenth Ward (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1
Clark, Edward W. (Edward Watkin), 1820-1909 1
Clark, Franklin, 1859-1945 1
Clark, Israel Justus 1
Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961 1
Cluff, Benjamin, Jr., 1858-1948 1
Cluff, William Wallace, 1832-1915 1
Colton, Hugh W. (Hugh Wilkens), 1901-1990 1
Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1841-1928 1
Crane, George, 1832-1919 1
Crawford, Harriet Ann 1
Crook, Frederick, 1869-1952 1
Crosby, Caroline Barnes, 1807-1884 1
Crosby, Jonathan 1
Cummings, Benjamin Franklin 1
Curtis, Joseph, 1818-1883 1
Curtis, Millicent W. 1
Curtis, Nahum 1
Dalley, Abram F. (Abram Fitzgerald), 1911-2000 1
Dalley, Sadie, 1911-2004 1
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