Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
George Crane Missionary Journal
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225522280]
Identifier: MSS 3182
Scope and Contents
The journal describes George Crane's activities as a missionary between 1879 and 1880. It also includes a list of livestock he owned in 1890 and a brief biographical sketch of President John Taylor.
Dates:
1879-1880
John Smith papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 803
Scope and Contents
Collection contains papers related to Smith's mission to Denmark, life in Utah with family, and his position as Presiding Patriarch of the LDS Church. Includes diaries, letters, articles containing references to John, his personal patriarchal blessing, sheep accounts, family history notes, and copies of patriarchal blessings pronounced by himself. Dated 1848-1962.
Dates:
1848-1962
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Smith papers
John Mills Whitaker diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 293
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typewritten transcripts of a handwritten journal. The items were originally kept in Pitman shorthand. The entries are extensive and detailed. Whitaker was raised in Centerville, Utah but lived much of his adult life in Salt Lake City, Utah. Whitaker details his life and activities and makes observations on Utah society, the Mormon Church, and state and national politics. He had numerous callings in the Mormon Church and served as a missionary for that faith in the...
Dates:
1883-1949