Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Emigration
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:
Mathew Rowan papers [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0588
Abstract
The Mathew Rowan papers [photocopies] (1853-1864) consist of the Rowan family history and a journal, both written by Mathew Rowan while serving a mission in England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Rowan began writing the family history, and his journal, shortly after his 1853 marriage to Jane Martin in Worcester, England. Together the two documents document his activities as a private citizen and as an official for the LDS church in England and Utah.
Dates:
1853-1864
John Scott papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1324
Abstract
The John Scott papers (1855-1856) consist of a photocopy and typescript of Scott's diary. A biography and some miscellaneous paper are also included.
Dates:
1855-1856
William C. Seifrit papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0735
Abstract
The William C. Seifrit papers (1848-1987) consist of research notes and writings by Seifrit. The bulk of the collection concerns the history of Utah, especially art and photographic history, documented by Seifrit on notecards and in notebooks. Information was taken mainly from early nineteenth century newspapers and magazines. Writings by Seifrit focus on Charles Henry Wilcken (1830-1915), a German deserter from Johnston's Army and friend of George Q. Cannon and Wilford Woodruff, as well as...
Dates:
1848-1987
Amanda Barnes Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1605
Abstract
The Amanda Barnes Smith papers (1809-1886, 1921) consists of a typescript of a journal written by Amanda Smith and consists of a family history of Smith and of many of her descendents. Included in the collection is a typescript of an article written by Hulda Cordelia Thurston Smith addressed to her children and grandchildren.
Dates:
1809-1921
John Smith autobiography
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041928518]
Identifier: ACCN 1567
Abstract
The John Smith autobiography was written in 1885 and tells of his journey from Ohio to Utah between 1838 and 1848 as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), as well as his early experiences in the Salt Lake Valley and during his mission for the Mormon church to Scandinavia. PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
Dates:
1832-1911
James Smithies family papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042068074]
Identifier: ACCN 1288
Abstract
The James Smithies family papers (1846-1859) consist of biographical and genealogical materials concerning James Smithies and his family. These materials are in the form of photocopied and transcribed diary entries and family group sheets that focus on the journey Smithies undertook with the Mormon pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley from 1846 to 1848. Some diary entries are recorded up and through the year 1859.
Dates:
1846-1859
Erastus and Artimesia Snow papers [typescripts]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0385
Abstract
The Erastus and Artimesia Snow papers [typescripts] (1818-1880) consists of one volume compilation of letters written by Artimesia to her husband, Erastus and eight journals of Erastus arranged into one volume. Erastus Snow was a Mormon apostle and missionary, an associate of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, and a Mormon pioneer in Utah. Artimesia Snow was the first of his several wives.
Dates:
1818-1880
Enos and Jemima Child Stookey family biography
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1022
Abstract
The Enos and Jemima Child Stookey family biography consists of a bound biography of Enos Stookey (1829-1889) and Jemima Child Stookey (1827-1914) and their children that has been compiled by Gwenevere A. Stookey and Corrine S. Dods. Enos and Jemima Child Stookey were LDS pioneers who moved from Belleville, Illinois, in 1855 to Salt Lake City, Utah, by wagon. After their arrival they moved to Rush Valley, Utah, and were some of the first established settlers in this area.
Dates:
1986
George H. Taylor autobiography and diary
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 9915284820102001]
Identifier: ACCN 1368
Abstract
The George H. Taylor autobiography and diary (1886) consist of a transcript of an autobiography of George H. Taylor, an LDS bishop, written while serving a prison term in 1886 for polygamy; transcript of a diary recounting his prison experiences, 1886. Taylor was an LDS bishop imprisoned for practicing polygamy.
Dates:
1886
Joseph Edward Taylor diary [typescript]
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042151227]
Identifier: MS 0297
Abstract
The Joseph Edward Taylor diary [typescript] (1849-1877) consists of brief entires that cover certain events in Taylor's, and his family's, life. The diary covers events in Taylor's life such as converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (LDS), in England, his trip aboard a steamer to New Orleans, his travels from Council Bluffs across the plains to Salt Lake City, and the "Utah War" and the impact of the army at Fort Bridger and Camp Floyd.
Dates:
1849-1877