Pioneers -- Utah -- Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William Knox diaries
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3773
Scope and Contents
Content includes the typing and transcribing work of Dorothy Jane Larson Bryson, as well as copies of the original diaries of William Knox, 1847-1856.
Dates:
1847-1856
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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William Knox diaries
James M. Peterson diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3870
Scope and Contents
Materials include one volume of a handwritten diary and several newspaper clippings of obituaries of members of Peterson's family. The events in Peterson's life are recounted from 1850 to 1866, after which a daily record was kept until 1899. Included are incidents from Sevier County history, including politics, the Black Hawk War, census records for 1895, and personal business dealings. Peterson also writes about his family, national events, and local weather and temperatures. Dated...
Dates:
1866-1899