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    • Tolles, James

    • Tolles, James

    • Tolles, James, b. 1828 or 9; Tolles, James, b. 1828 or 9--Diaries; 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...
    • Overland trail diary

    • Overland trail diary

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

    • 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...
    • Ajax, William vol 2

    • Ajax, William vol 2

    • Ajax, William, 1832-1899; Ajax, William, 1832-1899--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901; Salt Lake City (Utah); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Great...

    • Holographs, photographs, and typescripts of journals, 20 July - 27 December 1861; 1 January 1862 - 31 December 1863. The journals describe Ajax's activities as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England and Wales and include some newspaper...
    • Anderson, John C.

    • Anderson, John C.

    • Anderson, John C., d. 1913; Anderson, John C., d. 1913--Diaries; West (U.S.)--Description and travel; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • The John C. Anderson journal recounts his journey from St. Louis, Missouri, to Virginia City, Montana. in 1866. His journey followed the Daily Overland Mail road. The diary consists of two volumes, one a firsthand account and the other a...
    • 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...
    • Bunting, James Lovett

    • Bunting, James Lovett

    • Bunting, James Lovett, 1832-1923; Bunting, James Lovett, 1832-1923--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; England--Emigration and immigration--History; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Great...

    • Handwritten diaries. Bunting writes about his service as a missionary for the Mormon Church from 1857 to 1858 and his emigration to Utah in 1858. Bunting describes his preparation for the overland journey, which began at Florence, Nebraska, and...
    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross

    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross

    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross, b. 1840; Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross, b. 1840--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Boise (Idaho)--Description and travel; Helena (Mont.)--Description and travel; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Indians of North America;...

    • 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....
    • Churchill, Stillman vol 1

    • Churchill, Stillman vol 1

    • 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....
    • 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....
    • Cobbey, John Furmes

    • Cobbey, John Furmes

    • Cobbey, John Furmes, 1827-1854; Cobbey, John Furmes, 1827-1854--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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Day, Alphonse B.

    • Day, Alphonse B.

    • Day, Alphonse B.; Day, Alphonse B.--Diaries; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.)--History--19th century; Wyoming--Description and travel; Platte River (Neb.); Cholera--West (U.S.); Indians of North America;

    • Handwritten account of Day's overland journey from the Missouri River to Oregon in 1849. Diary primarily focuses on traveling conditions: grass, water, and condition of horse and ox teams. A number of companions died from cholera and mountain...
    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham, 1807-1868; 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...
    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 2

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 2

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham, 1807-1868; 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...
    • 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...
    • Edwards, Esaias

    • Edwards, Esaias

    • Edwards, Esaias, 1812-1897; Edwards, Esaias, 1812-1897--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo--History--19th century; Tooele (Utah); Nauvoo (Ill.); Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Salt...

    • Handwritten autobiography and diary. The account is retrospective until 1856. Edwards writes extensively about his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1839, life at Nauvoo, Illinois, and the death of two of his wives. There is a lengthy discussion...
    • Ferguson, Andrew

    • Ferguson, Andrew

    • Ferguson, Andrew, 1818-1888; Ferguson, Andrew, 1818-1888--Diaries; Mormon converts--Scotland--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Mormon missionaries--Scotland--Diaries; Scotland--History--19th century;

    • Holograph autobiography, diary, and notebook containing speeches, council meeting minutes, and journal additions. Ferguson writes about his ancestors, early life, education, and his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1844. His diaries cover the...
    • 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),...
    • 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; 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...

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