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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:

Jesse J. Bennett diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231055523]
Identifier: MSS 1406
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries. Bennett writes about his leaving Meadow, Utah, to serve on a mission for the Mormon Church in the Samoan Islands. He tells about his journeys and his activities there.

Dates: 1889-1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jesse J. Bennett diaries

William Barnabe Bennett diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232570140]
Identifier: MSS 1658
Scope and Contents

Twelve handwritten diaries. Bennett was the father of eleven children, was a brick mason and a postmaster, and had many callings for the Mormon Church. The entries are often detailed and include Bennett's daily concerns and his thoughts relating to religion.

Dates: 1888-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Barnabe Bennett diaries

Eliza Ann Bennion diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 1128
Scope and Contents Includes a 149-page holograph diary kept by Eliza Ann Bennion from 1871 to 1876, while living on the "Bennion Ranch" near Vernon, in Rush Valley, Utah. Records the daily activities of a young woman in 19th century Utah, including helping her mother, doing chores, and going to church and school. She also tells of visits to family members in Taylorsville, Utah. Most entries are brief and recount simple incidents. Also includes a typed transcript, dated 1996, prepared by her granddaughter, Dawn...
Dates: 1871-1876; 1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eliza Ann Bennion diary

Bennion family journals, 1860-1910

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1472 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the original journals of John Bennion, Samuel R. Bennion, Laura Bennion Dimond, and William Panter, as well as accompanying microfiche copies and photocopies of the journals. Also includes other notebooks and journals of the Bennion family. Materials dated 1860-1910.

Dates: 1860-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1472, Bennion family papers

Bennion family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1472
Scope and Contents Collection consists of materials by and about the John Bennion family residing in the Taylorsville, Utah, area in the mid to late 19th century. Of particular focus are the missionary diaries of John Bennion, his son Samuel Roberts Bennion, and Samuel's daughter Laura Bennion Dimond. Also includes genealogical information about the Bennion family's ancestors and family history documents and information about their descendants. Primarily consists of original journals, photographs and...
Dates: approximately 1842-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bennion family papers

Bennion family scrapbooks and family histories, approximately 1842-1981

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1472 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains family histories, scrapbooks, which include original ephemera and correspondence, and the autobiographies of Mildred Bennion Eyring and Helen Bennion Barker. Also contains transcriptions of the Bennion family journals and correspondence, a photocopy of a handwritten list of the Bennion family members written in 1900, and photocopies of a journal ledger and other correspondence. Materials dated approximately 1842-1981.

Dates: approximately 1842-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1472, Bennion family papers

Ira Bennion diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318724]
Identifier: MSS SC 1943
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. Bennion records his activities from the time he left Salt Lake City, Utah through his first year as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England.

Dates: 1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ira Bennion diary

John E. Bennion diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 981
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries. Bennion writes about his life in the Taylorsville area of Utah and in Rush Valley and Long Valley, Utah. He also lived for a time in Nevada. Bennion was married polygamously, participated in the Utah War of 1857-1858, had an encounter with an Indian in 1858, saw the first handcart company arrive in Salt Lake City in 1856, served on a mission to England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and participated in many other activities.

Dates: 1855-1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John E. Bennion diaries

Gladys W. Bentley diaries and reminiscence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1882
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of two handwritten diaries and a reminiscence. The diaries tell of Bentley's activities in Mexico and Utah. The reminiscence is an account of Bentley's trip to Great Britain.

Dates: 1890-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gladys W. Bentley diaries and reminiscence

Joseph C. Bentley diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1881
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary. Bentley tells about his activities with members of the Mormon Church in the Juarez Stake in Mexico.

Dates: 1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph C. Bentley diary

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