Latter Day Saints -- Biography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
Frederick Gardiner papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0134
Abstract
The Frederick Gardiner papers (circa 1869) discusses Gardiner's early life in England, his journey to America, and life events up until the late 1860s. Gardiner was a convert to the LDS Church from England.
Dates:
undated
Archibald Gardner diary [transcript]
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042319147]
Identifier: ACCN 1485
Abstract
The Archibald Gardner diary (1800s) consist of a typewritten transcription of Archibald Gardner's (1815-1857) short diary (14 pages). The diary gives an extensive genealogy of the Gardner family and their Scottish origins. Although brief, this account describes the daily trials and experiences of the early 1800s.
Dates:
1800-1809
Gilbert Belnap family papers [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0399
Abstract
This collection consists of photocopies of handwritten and typescript autobiography written by Gilbert Belnap recounting events on his migration to Utah in 1850; correspondence, clippings, and certificates relating to several members of the Belnap family.
Dates:
19th century
Duckworth Grimshaw autobiography
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042068108]
Identifier: ACCN 1303
Abstract
The Duckworth Grimshaw autobiography (1923) was written by himself and arranged by his daughters Martha J. Rogerson and May G. Jensen. The autobiography describes his experience as a Utah man imprisoned for polygamy in 1891.
Dates:
1923
Aroet Lucius Hale diary
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041925563]
Identifier: MS 0520
Abstract
The Aroet Lucius Hale diary (1835-1856) discusses his life from the time he was baptized into the LDS Church until his mission to Las Vegas, Nevada. Aroet Lucius Hale (b. 1828) and his younger siblings followed Brigham Young to the Salt Lake Valley during the 1840s.
Dates:
1835-1856
Hawley family biographical sketch
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042158495]
Identifier: MS 0343
Abstract
The Hawley family biographical sketch (1937) consist of recorded stories and family history by Sarah Ellis Hawley Pierson of her grandparents, William John Hawley and Ellis Smith Hawley. The stories cover her grandparents' seasonal sugar tapping in Canada around 1816, their move to Iowa and conversion to Mormonism, then their move to Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Dates:
1937
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
Joseph Smith Horne autobiography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0093
Abstract
The Joseph Smith Horne autobiography (1923-1924) describes Horne's (b. 1842) early life and religious and civic activies in Utah.
Dates:
1923-1924
Anthony Woodward Ivins papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0167
Abstract
The Anthony Woodward Ivins papers (1852-1974) contain diaries, journal, correspondence, articles, patriarchal blessings, and family history items.
Dates:
1852-1974
Henry Clark Jackson papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042156135]
Identifier: ACCN 0400
Abstract
This collection consists of a biography of Henry Clark Jackson written by his son circa 1915 and transcribed by Ward J. Roylance in 1972. Also included are transcribed family letters (1848-1906) edited by Ward J. Roylance in 1972.
Dates:
circa 1915-1972