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Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 137 Collections and/or Records:

Ann Prior Jarvis diary and autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326925]
Identifier: MSS SC 2697
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. The autobiography was written in 1884 and tells of Jarvis' early life in England, her migration to Utah, and her move to St. George. Jarvis' diary covers the years 1884 to 1898. There are many gaps. She writes about the weather and her daily activities. Also included are patriarchal blessings of family members dating from 1875 to 1881. Most of them were given by William G. Perkins.

Dates: 1875-1898

John Steele business correspondence, 1852-1907

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains letters and other documents related to Steele's professional life and business interests.

Dates: 1852-1907

John Steele ephemera, 1868-1932

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains ephemera and other miscellaneous notes, letters, envelopes, and other items related to John Steele. Also includes photocopies of the title pages of all books owned by Steele, and a photocopy of a photograph of Steele dated 1891.

Dates: 1868-1932

John Steele journals and notebooks, 1846-1961, bulk: 1846-1899

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains diaries and notebooks kept by John Steele, including his Mormon Battalion diary, dated 1846-1847, and a Paiute/English language dictionary, dated 1851. Also includes a typescript of Steele's diary that was created in 1961 but includes entries from 1840 to 1877. Also includes some biographical notes on various members of John Steele's family. Dated 1846-1961.

Dates: 1846-1961; Majority of material found within 1846-1899

John Steele personal and family correspondence, 1816-1922

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains letters to and from John Steele and his family, including his father, John Steele, Sr., his wives and children, including Mahonri Moriancumer Steele, grandchildren, as well as some extended family. Also includes some letters from friends and other personal acquaintances of John and Catherine Steele. Dated 1816-1922.

Dates: 1816-1922

Luke S. Johnson diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336098]
Identifier: MSS 1053
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of a diary. The item was kept from 7 April to 29 July 1847 while the author accompanied the first group of Mormon migrants coming to Utah. The authorship is uncertain. It was written by "one of Luke S. Johnson's Ten."

Dates: 1847

Joseph Stevens Jones diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324953]
Identifier: MSS SC 2558
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary kept from 19 Feb. to 20 April 1853 while Jones was on board the "International" ship. Jones writes about Mormon Church activities during the crossing of the Atalantic from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dates: 1853

Julian William Cummings family history papers, 1905-1997

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8098 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains papers related to the ancestry of Julian William Cummings. Includes journals from his father and grandfather from missions of other experiences, as well as bound booklets on other ancestors in his family. Dated 1905-1997.

Dates: 1905-1997

Charles Lambert autobiography

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338193]
Identifier: MSS 927
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an autobiography. Lambert was born in England; converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843; moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844; migrated to Utah in 1849; and served on missions in England in 1870 and 1882. He also writes about the "Utah War" and about problems with swarms of crickets.

Dates: 1883

Land deed

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309251]
Identifier: MSS SC 1196
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed deed documenting the purchase of 166.5 acres of land for $500. Accompanying the deed is a document, written by Isaac Higbee, certifying the deed's legality and file number in the Caldwell County Records Office.

Dates: 1838