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| Author/Creator | Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921 |
| Biographical Note | General Relief Society President of the Mormon Church, editor of the "Women's Exponent" an advocate of women's suffrage in 19th and 20th century Utah. |
| Summary/Description | V. 1 tells of Wells' overland journey from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Garden Grove, Iowa, in 1846. Opening pages of the diary tell of Wells' departure from Massachusetts in 1844 to join with the body of the Mormon Church at Nauvoo, Illinois. Some genealogy is also included. Wells writes detailed entries about daily chores, children, difficult traveling conditions, and her relationships with other women on the journey to Iowa. She frequently mentions the status of neighboring Mormon companies. V. 1 concludes with an emotional entry about her husband's apparent desertion. |
| Electronic Publisher | Utah Academic Library Consortium |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2002 |
| Edition | Electronic reproduction; |
| Collection | Overland Trails Diaries |
| Physical Description | 45 v. [Electronic version consists of volume 1.] |
| Trail Name(s) |
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail |
| Company Name | Unknown |
| Age of Diarist | 18 |
| Year of Travel | 1846 |
| Gender | Female |
| Additional Availability | Original manuscript available at Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602. |
| Original Version Note | Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Vault MSS 510. 45 v. Holograph diaries and two linear feet of typed transcripts including the years 1844-1846 and 1874-1920. |
| Subject | Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921; Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921--Diaries; Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)--Presidents--Diaries; Women--Suffrage--Utah; Mormon women--Utah--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; |
| Personal Names |
Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921 |
| Type/Genre |
Electronic diary Diaries Electronic books |
| Language | English |
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| Copyright Status/Owner | Brigham Young University, Copyright 2002 |
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| Title | Wells, Emmeline B. |
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| Author/Creator | Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921 |
| Collection | Overland Trails Diaries |
| Patron Usage Instructions | These images and texts are made available for non-profit, educational, scholarly purposes, such as research, teaching and private study. For these purposes you may reproduce (print, download or make copies) these materials without prior permission, on the condition of proper attribution of the source on all copies: Courtesy Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602. Please Contact Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602 to request permission to use these materials for other purposes, including but not limited to, any form of advertising or commercial reproductions, transactions, redistributions or transmissions, whether by digital means or otherwise. |
| Copyright Status/Owner | Brigham Young University, Copyright 2002 |
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| Title | Wells, Emmeline B. front cover |
| File Name | frontcovervmss510v1.jpg |
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