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Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Emigration

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

Wesley Pratt Larsen papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1432
Abstract The Wesley Pratt Larsen papers (1802-2005) contain materials from Larsen's career as a biologist, as well as research on Utah history. Publications by Wesley P. Larsen include works on Indian and pioneer medicine in Utah Territory, 1847-1900, Southern Utah tales, and James Dalley family history, v.3. Larsen earned a Ph. D. from the University of Utah in 1960. He was the associate program directory for the National Science Foundation. He was probably best known for his research on insect stem...
Dates: 1802-2005

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

Mark Lindsey papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1713
Abstract

The Mark Lindsey papers (1851-1997) consist of diaries (1851-1896), personal papers, and business records. Included are miscellaneous materials related to Lindsey Gardens.

Dates: 1851-1997

John Loveless autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042237034]
Identifier: MS 0016
Abstract

The John Loveless autobiography (1807-1859) details his life in the LDS Church, the Church's expulsion from Missouri, his departure from Nauvoo, his trek west, and arrival in Salt Lake City.

Dates: 1807-1859

Eliza Lowe biography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114043368119]
Identifier: MS 0647
Abstract

The Eliza Lowe biography consist of a brief history of Eliza Lowe and her husband, Thomas, compiled by their granddaughter, Mary Belnap Lowe.

Dates: 1980s

John Lowry Sr. and John Lowry Jr. biographies

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042237877]
Identifier: MS 0306
Abstract

The John Lowry Sr. and John Lowry Jr. biographies of both these early settlers to Utah are undated.

Dates: undated

Wandle Mace papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1393
Abstract

The Wandle Mace papers (circa 1800s) contain typescripts of an autobiography and journal of Wandle Mace (1809-1890).

Dates: circa 1800s

Cyprian Marsh papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1627
Abstract

The Cyprian Marsh papers (1829-1996) consists of the diary of Cyprian Marsh (1829-1886), a certificate of ordination as an elder signed by Joseph Smith (1842), a history of family ownership of the diary, and loose notes thought to be written by Cyprian Marsh. Marsh was a convert to the LDS Church who fled Nauvoo in 1846 and came to Utah in 1853.

Dates: 1829-1996

Peter McIntyre autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041927460]
Identifier: MS 0029
Abstract

The Peter McIntyre autobiography (1790-1872) contains information about McIntyre, a soldier, pioneer, and preacher from Scotland.

Dates: 1790-1872

William Athole Macmaster diaries [photocopies]

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041924053]
Identifier: MS 0585
Abstract

The William Athole Macmaster diaries [photocopies] (1851-1869) detail McMaster's early life, conversion to the LDS Church, his LDS mission experiences, and his family's move to Salt Lake City, Utah. William McMaster (1816-1887) was an early Mormon convert in Scotland.

Dates: 1851-1869

Nicholas Groesbeck Morgan papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1500
Abstract

The Nicholas Groesbeck Morgan papers (1885-1997) consist of archaeological and historical materials pertaining to Utah and United States. The bulk of this collection is devoted to notable Utah/Mormon personalities and figures as well as buildings, places, etc. that are held in historical reverence concerning pioneering and the Salt Lake area.

Dates: 1885-1997

Murdock family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0613
Abstract

The Murdock family papers (1850s-1970s) contain genealogical and biographical information on four generations of the Joseph Stacey Murdock family. Joseph Stacey Murdock and wife emigrated from Nauvoo to Utah in 1847 and settled in the Heber City, Utah, area.

Dates: 1850s-1970s

Clara Jenson Myers biography of Hannah and Peter Jenson

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042302606]
Identifier: MS 0590
Abstract

The Clara Jenson Myers biography of Hannah and Peter Jenson (1956) details the life of her parents, Hannah and Peter Jenson, Swedish converts to the LDS Church. Myers also includes some of her own reminiscences of her life prior to marriage.

Dates: 1956

John Nielsen autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041927494]
Identifier: MS 0053
Abstract

The John Nielsen autobiography (1858-1881) consist of a life sketch of John Nielsen (b. 1858), detailing his early life and affiliation with the LDS Church.

Dates: 1858-1881

Frederick J. Pack papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041840440]
Identifier: MS 0423
Abstract

The Frederick J. Pack papers (circa 1907-1950) consist of a news article written by Pack (b. 1875), his autobiography, family genealogical materials, family biographies, and publications.

Dates: circa 1907-1950

John Pack record book

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2410
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1840s

Henry Rampton diary [typescript]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0987
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1853-1881

Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees family history

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042159212]
Identifier: ACCN 1101
Abstract

The Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees family history (1988) details four generations of the descendents of Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees.

Dates: 1988

William Fletcher Reynolds biography [photocopy]

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042321697]
Identifier: MS 0357
Abstract

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.

Dates: undated

Isaac Riddle autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042151169]
Identifier: MS 0277
Abstract

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.

Dates: undated