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    • Everett, Lucia Eugenia Lamb

    • Everett, Lucia Eugenia Lamb

    • Everett, Lucia Eugenia Lamb, 1840-1918; Everett, Lucia Eugenia Lamb, 1840-1918--Diaries; Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Frontier and pioneer life; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Diary written during a part of the journey across the plains apparently in a horse-drawn wagon; describes buffalo skulls, encounters with Indians, and the crossing of rivers and creeks. Although the flyleaf bears an ending date of September 27, the...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Grantham, William

    • Grantham, William

    • Grantham, Wm. D. (William D.)--Diaries; Grantham, Wm. D. (William D.); California National Historic Trail; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.)--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten diary of Grantham's overland journey from Missouri to Goose Creek, Utah, in 1850 by ox and horse team. Grantham mainly writes about the geography of the trail and daily camp locations. A member of the company died near the Bear River,...
    • 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 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...
    • 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.
    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross

    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross

    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross, b. 1840; Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross, b. 1840--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Virginia City (Mont.)--Description and travel; Boise (Idaho)--Description and travel; Helena (Mont.)--Description and travel; Overland...

    • Handwritten journal of Cauthorn's overland journey by wagon train from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Virginia City, Montana, and Oregon in 1865. Detailed diary entries describe much of the daily routine, weather, and labor involved in the journey....
    • Tolles, James

    • Tolles, James

    • Tolles, James, b. 1828 or 9--Diaries; Tolles, James, b. 1828 or 9; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Correspondence of the Tolles family and James Tolles' overland diary from Rushville, Illinois, to California in 1849. Also included is a holograph copy of the diary made by Tolles' granddaughter, Doris Beard, in 1933. Tolles traveled to California...
    • 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...
    • Dunlap, Kate

    • Dunlap, Kate

    • Dunlap, Kate, 1837-1901; Dunlap, Kate, 1837-1901--Diaries; Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--Montana--Diaries; Dunlap, Kate, 1837-1901--Views on Mormons; Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.)--Description and travel;...

    • Handwritten diary of Dunlap's overland journey from Lee, Iowa, to Montana by horse team in 1864. Dunlap wrote an introduction to the item, dated 30 January 1865, describing Montana and dedicated it to "My friends." Diary entries are very detailed...
    • 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...
    • Bliss, Orley Dwight

    • Bliss, Orley Dwight

    • Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930; Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Utah Expedition, 1857-1858;...

    • Handwritten autobiography and diary. Account is retrospective until 1864, when Bliss writes short daily entries about his journey from Salt Lake City to Nebraska by ox team to help gather the poor to Utah. On the return trip to Utah, Bliss...
    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham, 1807-1868--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo; Mormons--Utah--Provo; Nauvoo (Ill.); Provo (Utah);

    • Handwritten autobiography and diary. In volume 1, Duke writes about his early life in England, his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1839, and life in Nauvoo, Illinois. Duke made the overland journey in 1850 from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Salt Lake...
    • 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...
    • Harmon, Appleton Milo vol 1

    • Harmon, Appleton Milo vol 1

    • Harmon, Appleton Milo, 1820-1877; Harmon, Appleton Milo, 1820-1877--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Mormon missionaries--Great Britain--Diaries; Mormon missionaries--United States--Diaries; Mormon missionaries--Scotland--Diaries;...

    • Handwritten diaries. Includes several pages of family genealogy. Volume 1 describes Harmon's overland journeys in 1847, 1848, 1849 and 1850. Harmon traveled from Nebraska to the Upper Platte Ferry (1847), from Nebraska to Salt Lake City (1848),...
    • Harris, George Henry Abbott

    • Harris, George Henry Abbott

    • Harris, George Henry Abbott, 1830-1919; Harris, George Henry Abbott, 1830-1919--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Bishops--Diaries; Pleasant Grove (Utah); Salem (Idaho); Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten autobiography. The manuscript includes excerpts from diaries and copies of correspondence. The autobiography and letter copying were begun in the 1880s. Harris writes about his youth in England, his conversion to the Mormon Church in...

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