Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 365 Collections and/or Records:
Amos Batchelder diary [typescript]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1085
Abstract
The Amos Batchelder diary [typescript] details a tour across the continent of North America from Boston, via Independence, Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, to San Francisco, in 1849.
Dates:
1849
Samuel Bateman diary excerpts
Collection
Identifier: MS 0159
Abstract
The Samuel Bateman diary excerpts (1886-1907) were kept while Bateman served as bodyguard to LDS Church president, John Taylor.
Dates:
1886-1907
Merrill D. Beal family papers [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0640
Abstract
The Merrill D. Beal family papers (1831-1981) contain information about Merrill D. Beal (1898-1991), Monte L. Bean (b. 1899) and their grandfather, George Washington Bean (1831-1897). Included are journals, genealogy records, articles, correspondence, and publications. All three men were involved in various religious, civic, and educational pursuits throughout their lives.
Dates:
1831-1981
Joseph E. Beard papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1344
Abstract
The Joseph E. Beard papers (1921-1923) contain four missionary diaries from the 1920's in the Eastern States Mission and one program (photocopy) of ESM Conference at Hill Cumorah, September 1923.
Dates:
1921-1923
Nelson Paul Beebe diaries and autobiography [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0253
Abstract
The Nelson Paul Beebe diaries and autobiography [photocopies] (1845-1856) consist of the writings of Nelson Paul Beebe. The writings are separted into four volumes and entitled, "Life of Nelson Paul Beebe, 1845-1855," "Life of Nelson Paul Beebe, 1851," "Daily Diary, 1851," and "Accounts of Brd of the Yachst Cornelia."
Dates:
1845-1856
Alden J. Bennett and Joseph H. Harper papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2885
Abstract
The Alden J. Bennett and Joseph H. Harper papers (1867-1990) consist of diaries, Bennett family genealogical compilations, masonic lodge publications, and assorted materials.
Dates:
1867-1990
Wallace G. Bennett papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2685
Abstract
The Wallace G. Bennett papers contain correspondence from his time serving in the military during WWII, along with a few letters from his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included in the collection is a brief history of the European mission and several published and unpublished family histories. Wallace G. Bennett is the son of Sen. Wallace F. Bennett and the brother of Sen. Robert F. Bennett.
Dates:
1969-2015
Eliza Ann Bennion journal [transcript]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1988
Abstract
The Eliza Ann Bennion journal [transcript] (1871-1876) chronicles the later period of Bennion's married life in Rush Valley, Vernon, and Taylorsville, Utah. Eliza Ann Bennion (1853-1946) was born to British Latter-day Saint converts Joseph and Eliza Smith Harker, who immigrated to Utah in the mid-nineteenth century.
Dates:
1871-1876
Bennion family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0251
Abstract
The Bennion family papers (1844-1949) include the diaries of John Bennion (1820-1877), Heber Bennion (1858-1932), and Mary Bennion Powell (born 1890), as well as family correspondence and autobiographical sketches. John and Samuel Bennion and John's son, Heber, were Utah sheep ranchers and polygamists, while Mary Bennion Powell was a daughter of Heber Bennion.
Dates:
1844-1949
Lowell L. Bennion papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1065
Abstract
The Lowell L. Bennion papers (1928-1987) contain many articles and speeches that Bennion wrote, as well as a portion of Bennion's missionary diary. Bennion (1908-1996) was the first director of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Institute at the University of Utah. He was also a major leader in humanitarian service and the University of Utah's Lowell Bennion Service Center is named in his honor.
Dates:
1928-1987