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    • Johnson, John Peter Rasmus

    • Johnson, John Peter Rasmus

    • Johnson, John Peter Rasmus, 1824-1910; Johnson, John Peter Rasmus, 1824-1910--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Bishops--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten diary of Johnson's overland journey by wagon train from Nebraska to Salt Lake City in 1864. Johnson writes about encounters with Indians, deaths and births within the company, daily traveling conditions and camping locations, and the...
    • Kingsbury, Joseph C.

    • Kingsbury, Joseph C.

    • Kingsbury, Joseph C.; Kingsbury, Joseph C.--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History--19th century; Kirtland (Ohio)--History; Nauvoo (Ill.)--History; Far West (Mo.)--History; Frontier and pioneer life; Overland journeys to the...

    • Two diaries of Joseph C. Kingsbury recounting events in his early life, activities in Kirtland, Nauvoo, and Far West, his journey across the plains in 1847 as clerk of the George B. Wallace wagon company, and later activities in Utah. Included are...
    • Martin, Jesse Bigler

    • Martin, Jesse Bigler

    • Martin, Jesse Bigler, 1825-1908; Martin, Jesse Bigler, 1825-1908--Diaries; Mormon converts--England--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Mormon missionaries--England--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten diaries with a typed copy of one volume. Martin kept diaries apparently in three volumes. The second and third volumes covering the time from 1854 to 1857 are found with the collection. A typed copy of the first diary covering the years...
    • Larkin, Elijah

    • Larkin, Elijah

    • Larkin, Elijah, 1829-1905; Larkin, Elijah, 1829-1905--Diaries; Police--England--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Mormons--Utah--Salt Lake City--Diaries; Polygamy--Utah;

    • Handwritten diaries. Larkin writes about his life in England as a Mormon policeman. He immigrated to the United States in 1863 and made the overland journey from Florence, Nebraska, to Salt Lake City by ox team. The diary includes a description of...
    • Overland Trail Diary

    • Overland Trail Diary

    • Overland journeys to the Pacific; Oregon National Historic Trail; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries;

    • Holograph diary, written in pencil by an unknown author. Item records the author's overland journey by ox team from Keokuk, Iowa, to Oakland, California, in 1860. The author's company included a handful of families and followed the Oregon Trail...
    • Phillips, Cyrus E.

    • Phillips, Cyrus E.

    • Phillips, Cyrus E., 1829-1903; Phillips, Cyrus E., 1829-1903--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Salt Lake City (Utah); Idaho--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten diary in two volumes. Phillips made the overland journey by ox team from Indiana to California in 1852, but the diary ends at the Humboldt River in Nevada. Phillips was an enthusiastic traveler and wrote about trail conditions, buffalo...
    • Poe, Andrew Jackson vol 2

    • Poe, Andrew Jackson vol 2

    • Poe, Andrew Jackson, 1817-1902; Poe, Andrew Jackson, 1817-1902--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Indians of North America; Platte River (Neb.); Oregon--Description and travel;

    • Three volume, leather-bound diary recording Poe's overland journey from Iowa to Oregon and return in 1847-48. Volume 1 is primarily concerned with camping locations and daily mileage. Poe is a terse diarist but does include some details. He writes...
    • Poe, Andrew Jackson vol 3

    • Poe, Andrew Jackson vol 3

    • Poe, Andrew Jackson, 1817-1902; Poe, Andrew Jackson, 1817-1902--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Indians of North America; Platte River (Neb.); Oregon--Description and travel;

    • Three volume, leather-bound diary recording Poe's overland journey from Iowa to Oregon and return in 1847-48. Volume 1 is primarily concerned with camping locations and daily mileage. Poe is a terse diarist but does include some details. He writes...
    • Poe, Andrew Jackson vol 1

    • Poe, Andrew Jackson vol 1

    • Poe, Andrew Jackson, 1817-1902; Poe, Andrew Jackson, 1817-1902--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Indians of North America; Platte River (Neb.); Oregon--Description and travel;

    • Three volume, leather-bound diary recording Poe's overland journey from Iowa to Oregon and return in 1847-48. Volume 1 is primarily concerned with camping locations and daily mileage. Poe is a terse diarist but does include some details. He writes...
    • Shoemaker

    • Shoemaker

    • Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Placerville (Calif.); Indians of North America; Gold mines and mining--California--History--19th century;

    • Handwritten diary. Shoemaker describes his overland journey from Porter, Cass County, Michigan, to Hangtown (later Placerville), California, in 1850. Upon arrival, he "bought a shovel & a pick the gold dust for to dig." Daily entries are moderately...
    • Smith, Bathsheba W. Bigler

    • Smith, Bathsheba W. Bigler

    • Smith, Bathsheba W. Bigler, 1822-1910; Smith, Bathsheba W. Bigler, 1822-1910--Diaries; Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Frontier and pioneer life; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Diary describing Bathsheba Smith's journey to Utah in 1849 accompanying her husband, George Albert Smith. The diary also includes passages written in 1873 describing daily events in Utah.
    • Smith, Job

    • Smith, Job

    • Smith, Job, 1828-1913; Smith, Job, 1828-1913--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Mormon missionaries--Great Britain--Diaries; Basket makers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten diary and autobiography. Smith writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church in England, his emigration to the United States in 1843, and life at Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and Winter Quarters. The account is retrospective until 1849...
    • Snow, William

    • Snow, William

    • Snow, William, 1806-1879; Snow, William, 1806-1879--Diaries; Mormon converts--Vermont--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881; Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church); Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten autobiographical materials. Snow writes about his early life in Vermont, conversion to the Mormon Church, and missionary work. Some genealogy and patriarchal blessings are included. Snow made the overland journey by ox team from...
    • Thomas, George

    • Thomas, George

    • Thomas, George, 1821-1890; Thomas, George, 1821-1890--Diaries; Mormon converts--Wales--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Hyde Park (Utah); Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Thomas writes of his activities as an LDS Church leader in Wales, immigration to the United States, and life in Hyde Park, Utah. The diary also includes family genealogical information.
    • Purdy, John H. Letters

    • Purdy, John H. Letters

    • Purdy, John H.; Purdy, James H.--Correspondence; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence; Gold miners--California--Correspondence; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel; Sacramento (Calif.)--Description and...

    • Handwritten correspondence from John Purdy to his brother, James, about his overland journey by ox team from Columbus, Ohio, to California in 1849. Purdy is an intelligent and detailed writer. He describes various companies' rules and regulations...
    • Powel, John A.

    • Powel, John A.

    • Powel, John A. (John Alkire), 1807-1880; Powel, John A. (John Alkire), 1807-1880--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten journal of Powel's overland journey from Illinois to Linn County, Oregon, in 1851. Includes daybook of receipts and expenses and a record of marriages performed by Powel. Daily diary entries mostly deal with travelling conditions and...
    • Walker, William Z.

    • Walker, William Z.

    • Walker, William Z., d. 1862; Walker, William Z., d. 1862--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Oregon National Historic Trail; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten diary of Walker's overland journey by ox and mule team from Boston, Massachusetts, to Sacramento, California, in 1849. Daily entries give good description of travelling conditions. Walker describes cholera outbreaks, a variety of...
    • Wells, Emmeline B.

    • Wells, Emmeline B.

    • 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;...

    • 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...
    • Young, Joseph

    • Young, Joseph

    • Young, Joseph, 1797-1881; Young, Joseph, 1797-1881--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Clergy--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten account book and diary. Accounts date from 1848 to 1855. Pages 67 to 104 of the diary relate Young's overland journey to Utah in 1850 by ox team. Young writes about general traveling conditions and trail landmarks, several deaths from...
    • Tour to California

    • Tour to California

    • Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Dakota Indians; Pawnee Indians; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten diary by an unknown person. The item tells of the author's overland journey with the Ankin Company from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Fort Kearny, Nebraska, in 1849 by mule train. The author gives detailed information about the rigors of...

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