Eliza Maria Partridge Smith Lyman diary [photocopy]

Collection

Identifier: MS 0026

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Eliza Maria Partridge Smith Lyman diary (after 1889) consist of a photocopy and typescript copy of Eliza Lyman's journal. The journal is a record of a woman's day-to-day hardship and heartbreak while crossing the United States as a young wife and mother. Communities such as Salt Lake City, Oak City, Fillmore, and the San Juan country play important roles in the journal as family members moved and settled down.

Dates

after 1889

Creator

Lyman, Eliza Partridge, 1820-1886 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Eliza Maria Partridge Smith Lyman was born on 20 April 1820 in Ohio to Edward and Lydia Clisbee Partridge. Her parents were well-to-do business people who joined the LDS faith and gave up their entire holdings to follow the prophet, Joseph Smith Jr. The family moved to Missour where they witnessed the tarring and feathering of their father at the hands of a mob. At age 23, Eliza and her sister, Emily, became a plural wife of Joseph Smith. Following the martyrdom of the prophet in 1844, she lived with the Coolidge family and then became a wife of Amasa Lyman, who later left the LDS Church. Eliza Lyman died in 1886.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Eliza Maria Partridge Smith Lyman diary [photocopy and typescript] (after 1889) consist of a record of a woman's day-to-day hardship and heartbreak while crossing the United States as a young wife and mother. Communities such as Salt Lake City, Oak City, Fillmore, and the San Juan country play important roles in the journal as family members moved and settled down.