Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 365 Collections and/or Records:
Volney King papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0638
Abstract
The Volney King papers (1873-1924) consist of materials documenting the lives of early settlers in southern Utah and Idaho. Included are a typescript of Volney King's diary; a history of Millard County, Utah, handwritten by King, entitled "Twenty-five Years in Millard County"; and a name record.
Dates:
1873-1924
Ronald and Ilene Kingsbury papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0522
Abstract
The Ronald and Ilene Kingsbury papers (1832-1995) consist of materials focusing on Utah and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), as well as family history.
Dates:
1832-1995
David Oscar Kirk diary
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041929755]
Identifier: MS 0317
Abstract
The David Oscar Kirk diary (1909-1910) was written by Kirk while on a mission to Scotland for the LDS Church.
Dates:
1909-1910
Charles A. Knight papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1665
Abstract
The Charles A. Knight papers (1864-1865) contains Knight's original diary, a photocopy and a typescript of the diary, Knight's obituary, several poems by Charles A. Knight and David S. Davidson, excerpts from the book, Prison Life in Dixie (Central Book Concern: Chicago, 1880), and "The Story of the General," an article about a train named the General that ran during the Civil War. The diary dates from March 27, 1864 to June 24, 1865 and the original...
Dates:
1864-1865
Charles Lambert journals [typescripts]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0094
Abstract
The Charles Lambert journals [typescripts] (1863-1909) were kept by Charles Lambert (1816-1892), a native of Yorkshire, England, and convert to the LDS Church.
Dates:
1863-1909
Frederick William Larson papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2106
Abstract
The Frederick William Larson papers (1906-2004) contain his LDS missionary diaries in the Colorado Mission from 1906 to 1908, as well as some of his letters and drawings. It also includes the 1955 memoirs of his wife, Alice Larson, and two documents by a granddaughter, Dolores Varela Allred, titled "Larson and Tolman Life Stories" and "Making Wishes in Peaceful Valley." Larson was born in Grantsville, Utah in 1880 and moved to Oakley, Idaho as a baby. He married Mary Alice Tolman in 1903 and...
Dates:
1906-2004
John Doyle Lee papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0186
Abstract
The John Doyle Lee papers (1876, 1949, 1982) comprise two categories of documents: typescripts of diaries and journals written by Lee between 1841 and 1851 and typescripts of documents written about Lee at later dates. The latter category includes book excerpts, a legal document, and a research paper.
Dates:
1876; 1949; 1982
William Lee diary [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0673
Abstract
The William Lee diary (1858-1859) consists of a photocopy of the notes taken by Lee while on a journey across the plains.
Dates:
1858-1859
Thomas A. Leishman papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1740
Abstract
The Thomas A. Leishman papers (1887-1998) contain his mission diary and various personal and biographical documents. Leishman was born in Scotland and emigrated to Utah in 1852. He helped lay out the city of Wellsville, Utah, and assisted in the construction of every public building in the community. He later served an LDS mission to England and Scotland form 1887 to 1889.
Dates:
1887-1930
Elmore Winfield LeRoy papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0256
Abstract
The Elmore Winfield LeRoy papers (1917-1964) consist of military service records, certificates, correspondence, diaries, daybooks, and genealogical records for Elmore LeRoy, a commercial artist from Chicago who settled in Utah towards the end of his life.
Dates:
1917-1964