Pioneers
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:
Lorenzo Hill Hatch journal typescripts
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0407
Abstract
The Lorenzo Hill Hatch journal typescripts (1855-1906) were prepared by Ruth Savage Hilton in 1958 of Hatch's journals. Lorenzo Hill Hatch (1826-1910) was a Mormon missionary, pioneer, and settler. He served as mayor of Lehi, as legislator of Utah and Idaho, and also founded a number of settlements in Arizona.
Dates:
1855-1906
Martha Spence Heywood diary [typescript]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0160
Abstract
The Martha Spence Heywood diary [typescript] (1850-1856) details Heywood's (1812-1873) personal and family life in Utah.
Dates:
1850-1856
Hope A. Hilton papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0584
Abstract
The Hope A. Hilton papers (1815-1999) contain diaries, correspondence, research files, family histories and genealogy, news clippings, and manuscripts. Hope Hilton (1924-1999) was a writer and community activist who, along with her husband, organized the Middle East Foundation, a charitable organization devoted to helping students from the middle east obtain an education in the United States.
Dates:
1815-1999
Hole-in-the-Rock photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0194
Abstract
The Hole-in-the-Rock photograph collection contains photographs of this area located in southern Utah where Mormon settlers were forced to lower their wagons over a precipice of rock after finding their trail otherwise impassable.
Dates:
1940-1950
George Isom memories
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041929862]
Identifier: MS 0068
Abstract
The George Isom memories (1846-1885) consist of his written memories as an early Mormon settler in St. George and Virgin, Utah.
Dates:
1846-1885
Rhett Stephens James essay
Collection
Identifier: MS 0265
Abstract
The Rhett Stephens James essay is an undated paper by James entitled "A Nineteenth Century Indian Self-help Program: Brigham Young and the Shoshones."
Dates:
undated
Ann Prior Jarvis autobiography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0052
Abstract
This collection consists of a copy of a typewritten copy of the original autobiography penned by Ann Prior Jarvis (1829-1913). This twenty-four typescript was prepared by Floyd L. Eisenhour, of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in Ogden, Utah, in May 1937.
Dates:
1885
Anders Gustaf Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1995
Abstract
The Anders Gustaf Johnson papers (2002) consist of a bound and edited collection of his autobiography and journals. The diary chronicles his life among the Scandinavian population in northern Utah in the late nineteenth century, recounting his struggle for employment and sustenance, his mission to Sweden, and events in the politics of Grantsville, Utah. Johnson was born in Sweden in 1943. His grandfather and parents converted to the LDS Church when he was eleven, and they emigrated to Utah.
Dates:
2002
Zeke Johnson biography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0511
Abstract
The Zeke Johnson biography (1869-1957) consist of life stories of Ezekiel "Zeke" Johnson, a second-generation pioneer born in Utah.
Dates:
1869-1957
William Decatur Kartchner autobiography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0271
Abstract
The William Decatur Kartchner autobiography consist of a 51-page narrative/diary written by Kartchner. It contains biographical information on his family, as well as information on his conversion to Mormonism, his marriage, home movements, and illnesses. William Decatur Kartchner was born in Philadelphia.
Dates:
undated