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    • Kirkham, Francis W. vol. 12, 1899-1900

    • Kirkham, Francis W. vol. 12, 1899-1900

    • Kirkham, Francis W., 1877-1972--Diaries; Mormon Church--Missions--New Zealand--History--Sources; Mormon Church--Missions--New Zealand--History--Sources; Mormons--New Zealand--History--Sources; Maori (New Zealand people)--History--Sources; New...

    • 147 p. ; vol. 12 of 12 v. available electronically (vol. 13 of 14 original diaries)
    • Mormon Missionary Diaries
    • Hart, William Henry vol 1

    • Hart, William Henry vol 1

    • Hart, William Henry, 1829-1888; Hart, William Henry, 1829-1888--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Walker, William, 1824-1860; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten diaries with typescripts in four volumes. Volume 1 concerns Hart's overland journey by ox team from Quincy, Illinois, to the Humboldt Valley, Nevada, in 1852. Hart is an insightful and descriptive diarist. He writes about cooking and...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Churchill, Stillman vol 2

    • Churchill, Stillman vol 2

    • Churchill, Stillman, b. 1823; Churchill, Stillman, b. 1823--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; California National Historic Trail; Oregon National Historic Trail; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail;...

    • Handwritten diaries describing the overland journey from Lowell, Massachusetts, to Deer Creek, Wyoming, in 1849. Volume 2 concludes Churchill's journey to California. Churchill traveled with the Sagamore and California Mining and Trading Company....
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • 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...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Colfax, Schuyler

    • Colfax, Schuyler

    • Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885; Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Diaries; Journalists--United States--Diaries; Legislators--United States--Diaries; Colfax, Schuyler,--1823-1885--Journeys--California; Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Journeys--Utah--Salt Lake...

    • In this autographed reminiscence, Colfax describes his stagecoach trip from Missouri to California in 1865. It is likely he made the trip in his capacity as chair of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Account includes his detailed...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Jackson, Edward

    • Jackson, Edward

    • Jackson, Edward, b. 1827; Jackson, Edward, b. 1827--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Mormons--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--19th century; Dakota Indians; Ute Indians; Shoshoni Indians; Shawnee Indians; Indians...

    • Handwritten diary and typewritten transcript. The diary was transcribed by Jackson's sister, Marion Jackson Gilbert, in 1855. Jackson made the overland journey with mules from Independence, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in 1849. Long and...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Jackson, Edward

    • Jackson, Edward

    • Jackson, Edward, b. 1827; Jackson, Edward, b. 1827--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Mormons--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--19th century; Dakota Indians; Ute Indians; Shoshoni Indians; Shawnee Indians; Indians...

    • Handwritten diary and typewritten transcript. The diary was transcribed by Jackson's sister, Marion Jackson Gilbert, in 1855. Jackson made the overland journey with mules from Independence, Missouri to Sacramento, California, in 1849. Long and...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • 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...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Huntington, Oliver Boardman vol 11

    • Huntington, Oliver Boardman vol 11

    • Huntington, Oliver Boardman, 1823-1907; Huntington, Oliver Boardman, 1823-1907--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Nauvoo (Ill.); Indians of North America--Missions--Utah; Ute Indians; Springville (Utah); Saint George (Utah); Overland journeys to...

    • Handwritten diaries in 18 volumes. Also included are two handwritten volumes of patriarchal blessings given in Springville early in the 1930s. Also with the collection are ten miscellaneous items found in the diaries. Huntington was a member of the...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Keith, Fleury F.

    • Keith, Fleury F.

    • Keith, Fleury F. (Fleury F.); Keith, F. F. (Fleury F.)--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten account of Keith's overland journey from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Weaverville, California, in 1850. Keith paid a "Mr. Platner" to guide him and seventeen others to California. After being swindled and abandoned at Fort Laramie, Keith...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Cone, Gordon C.

    • Cone, Gordon C.

    • Cone, Gordon C., 1807-1882; Cone, Gordon C., 1807-1882--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Indians of North America--Social life and...

    • Handwritten diary of Cone's overland journey by ox team from Waukesha, Wisconsin, to California in 1849. Cone is a descriptive writer and proud to record "only facts." Diary describes traveling conditions, encounters with Indians, cholera...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Hart, William Henry vol 2

    • Hart, William Henry vol 2

    • Hart, William Henry, 1829-1888; Hart, William Henry, 1829-1888--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Walker, William, 1824-1860; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Slat Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel; California--History--19th...

    • Handwritten diaries with typescripts in four volumes. Volume 1 concerns Hart's overland journey by ox team from Quincy, Illinois, to the Humboldt Valley, Nevada, in 1852. Hart is an insightful and descriptive diarist. He writes about cooking and...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Headley, Ezekiel W.

    • Headley, Ezekiel W.

    • Headley, Ezekiel W. (Ezekiel Whitehead), 1830-1918; Headley, Ezekiel W. (Ezekiel Whitehead), 1830-1918--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; California--Gold discoveries;

    • Handwritten diary with photocopies. Headley made the overland journey from Cincinnati, Ohio, to California in 1849. Brief, frequent entries focus on distances traveled and camping locations. Headley also writes about the large number of deaths in...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Cobbey, John Furmes

    • Cobbey, John Furmes

    • Cobbey, John Furmes, 1827-1854; Cobbey, John Furmes, 1827-185--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; California--Gold discoveries; United States--History--Civil War,...

    • Handwritten journal of Cobbey's overland journey from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Cold Springs, California, in 1850. Occasionally poetic, Cobbey describes buffalo, Indian villages he visited, and bouts of mountain fever in the company. Diary is very...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • 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...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • 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...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • 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...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Spooner, Elijah Allen

    • Spooner, Elijah Allen

    • Spooner, Elijah Allen, 1811-1879; Spooner, Elijah Allen, 1811-1879--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Oregon National Historic Trail; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail;...

    • Overland diary and fifteen handwritten letters. Most of the letters are addressed to Spooner's wife and were written while on the overland journey by ox team from Adrian, Michigan, to Sacramento, California, in 1849. Spooner writes of encounters...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Cone, Gordon C.

    • Cone, Gordon C.

    • Cone, Gordon C., 1807-1882; Cone, Gordon C., 1807-1882--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Indians of North America--Social life and...

    • Handwritten diary of Cone's overland journey by ox team from Waukesha, Wisconsin to California in 1849. Cone is a descriptive writer and proud to record "only facts." Diary describes traveling conditions, encounters with Indians, cholera outbreaks,...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries

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