The John Pack record book (1840s) is entitled "Record of the Third Hundred or Grand Division of the first Company, Organized November 18th, 1845." Contains a listing of individuals including the names of Jedediah M. Grant, the Captain of the third Division, and David Candland, the General Clerk. Also included in the ledger are minutes of four meetings of the third Division, along with other accounts such as a listing of information regarding pioneer groups.

The Jean Rio Pearce diary (1851-1880) typescript describes her emigration from Liverpool, England, to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The John Pulsipher diaries (1827-1891) consist of two volumes of diary entries by Pulsipher. Pulsipher and his family were early Mormon converts who traveled with other LDS members from Kirtland, Ohio, to Nauvoo, Illinois, and then to Salt Lake City, Utah.

This collection consists of an exact copy of Henry Rampton's own diary which he wrote during the years 1853 to 1881. Provides retrospective remembrances of life in England and Utah by a Mormon convert who emigrated to Salt Lake City in 1856.

This report (1861-1870) consists of typescript minutes of the LDS Ward in Harmony, Utah, describing events in the church and social activities in the town.

The John Reese biography consist of an undated typescript biography of John Reese (b. 1808), a Nevada settler who played a prominent role in the government of that state. The biography describes Reese's adventures in settling the West and gives information about Nevada history in general.

The Harriet L. Reid memoir consist of five typewritten pages containing a brief description of Reid's life in Utah and Arizona in the late 1800s.

The William Fletcher Reynolds biography [photocopy] consist of a sketch of the life of William Fletcher Reynolds, Utah pioneer of 1852, dictated and prepared by his eldest daughter, Ellis Reynolds Shipp.

This collection consists of a bound transcript of an 1840s diary kept by Mary Haskin Parker Richards (1823-1860), a LDS Church pioneer woman camped at Winter Quarters, Nebraska.

The Emma Peterson Riddle autobiography details the life of Emma Riddle (b. 1867), a convert to the LDS Church who emigrated from Sweden to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Isaac Riddle autobiography is an addendum to that written by two of his daughters, and a news article. Isaac Riddle (1830-1906) was baptized into the LDS Church in 1844.

The Marjorie Madsen Riley papers (1906-1973) consists of xeroxed copies from microfilm of personal and family biographies. Included are biographies on her parents, Andrew O. and Rozena Fechser Madsen, her grandparents, Mars Lars Madsen and John F. and Ida C. Fechser, and her siblings.

The Joseph Smith Scofield diary [photocopy and typescript] (1846-1847) consist of a brief description of his journey to the Salt Lake Valley with the first company of Mormon pioneers. A nine-page typed copy is included with a photocopy of the original diary.

The John Scott papers (1855-1856) consist of a photocopy and typescript of Scott's diary. A biography and some miscellaneous paper are also included.

The Ellis Reynolds Shipp papers [photocopies] (1866-1962) consist of an autobiography and diary transcription of Ellis Shipp (1847-1939) by her daughter, Ellis Shipp Musser. Ellis Shipp was a Latter-day Saint pioneer and doctor, specializing in obstetrics and nursing.

The Joseph Slater promissory notes (1860) specify amounts of money owed by Slater for hand cart shares with payment due on his arrival in the Great Salt Lake area.

The Ralph and Susannah Smith collection consists of typescripts of family histories. In addition to "A History of Susannah J. Smith, 1862," the collection contains "Excerpts from the Diary of Ralph Smith, Pioneer of 1855," and a biographical sketch of Ralph Smith.

The Samuel and Rosetta Livermore Smith family papers consist of an undated family history journal researched by Dorothy Streeper.