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Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Emigration

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

John Boylston Fairbanks diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0681
Abstract The John Boylston Fairbanks overland diary (1846-1847) describes events after the evacuation of Nauvoo by members of the LDS Church.
Dates: 1846-1847

William Fotheringham papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1095
Abstract The William Fothering papers (1853-1910) contains personal diaries, mission diaries, family histories, professional and personal correspodnece, and miscellaneous materials. He was a Mormon convert born in Scotland who emigrated to Utah in 1850. He was imprisoned for polygamy in 1885.
Dates: 1853-1910

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

Halbert S. Greaves essay

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042316093]
Identifier: ACCN 0536
Abstract This collection contains a typewritten essay on the reasons why the Mormon pioneers considered Utah to be the ideal place in which to settle. Apparently written in connection with the centennial celebration in 1947.
Dates: circa 1947

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

Edward Girard Hale papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0653
Abstract The Edward Girard Hale papers (1851-1997) contain family histories, correspondence, artwork, and news clippings from and about the Hale family.
Dates: 1851-1997

Joel Hills Johnson autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042156713]
Identifier: ACCN 1354
Abstract The Joel Hills Johnson autobiography (circa 1882) consists of a bound photocopy of excerpts from "A Journal or sketch of the life of Joel Hills Johnson." He tells of his early life in Massachusetts, events in Nauvoo, and emigration to Utah.
Dates: circa 1882

Lauretta L. Kidman biography on Lauritz Larsen

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042319881]
Identifier: ACCN 0618
Abstract The Lauretta L. Kidman biography on Lauritz Larsen details Lauritz's history, from his birth in Denmark to his death in Utah. Topics discussed include the conversion of the Larsen family, emigration to the United States, the journey across the plains in the Matthias F. Cowley party, his plural marriages, and his life in Spring City, Utah.
Dates: 1970

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