George W. McCune diaries

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  Diaries and autobiography of Anthony W. Ivins [microform] : 1875-1899

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  Microfilm of diaries and an autobiography kept by Anthony Ivins between 1875 and 1899. The first diary volume, dated 1875-1882, focuses on Ivins's travels throughout Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. The second and third diaries, dated 1882-1883 and 1883-1884, describe Ivins's mission work in Mexico. The fourth (1896) and fifth (1897) diaries were also kept during a later trip to Mexico. The fifth diary is in a notebook imprinted with "U.S. Indian Service" and has the handwritten notation "Oaxaca Land Adjustment." The sixth volume contains Ivins's autobiography, which is a mix of prose and diary entries through 1897. The seventh and final volume is another diary kept in Mexico from 1897-1899.

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  George S. Mathews diary

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  The diary, which covers two journeys taken by George S. Mathews, was written from notes he took along the way. The first journey is Mathews' trek from Waverly, Iowa, to Portland, Oregon, via the Oregon Trail in 1865, and the second is a voyage from Oregon to New York City via Panama in 1866. There is little personal detail in the overland portion of the diary; Mathews took note of facts such as weather conditions, number of people in the wagon train, campsites, mileage, and locations passed such as Fort Laramie and Fort Dalles. He also mentions several Indian tribes, such as the Winnebago, the Brule, and the Nez Perce, and their contact with the pioneers and the military (he briefly mentions the Battle of Horse Creek, June 1865). The voyage portion of the diary gives great detail regarding the conditions on the voyage and Mathews' experiences in San Francisco and Panama. After the voyage section, are more notes and mileage lists regarding Mathews' overland journey to Oregon. Also included is a cabinet card photograph of George S. Mathews

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  Andrew Henry diaries

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  Two diaries kept by Andrew Henry while he was performing mission work in the United States and Great Britain from 1840 to 1843. The first volume begins with his departure from Nauvoo, Illinois, in November 1840, and focuses on his subsequent missions to Illinois, Ohio, New York State, and his departure and voyage to Great Britain. The second volume records his mission work in England and Ireland (including Northern Ireland) through August 1843.

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  Edward W. Syle diary

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  Edward W. Syle began writing this diary in April 1851 after six years of missionary work in China, though he still expressed shock at cultural differences. When he moved to San Francisco, he seemed distressed to find the Chinese so ragged and impoverished, and disappointed by the widespread discrimination they faced. He also commented on the circumstances of various Gold Rush mining camps. After he left San Francisco, the closing months of this diary were written back in Shanghai in October 1856.

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  George Forby diary

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  The early part of the diary details Forby's daily activities in mid-19th century New York, during which he visits friends, goes to concerts, sings in the choir of his church, and maintains his shop. He also meets and courts Elizabeth Dowd, whom he eventually marries. There is a considerable gap in the diary. There is an entry for August 24, 1851, with Forby still in New York, and the next entry in the diary is dated February 23, 1852, and Forby is en route to California via steamship. There do not appear to be any missing pages. Forby writes in detail of his journey, especially about his fellow passengers. His voyage takes him to Cuba, Panama, and the coast of Mexico, finally landing in California on April 1, and finds work as a painter in San Francisco. Here there is another gap in time, with no entries between November 30, 1852, and August 2, 1879, at which time Forby has been married to Elizabeth Dowd for twenty-four years, and had children, but she has passed away. He writes that he left California twenty-six years ago for lack of work. The first entry of the diary is dated January 5, 1851, and the final entered date is November 8, 1879. Included is a small scrap of paper with the writing "6/28-1824, Albany, NY, date of birth" on one side and "25 yrs old in '51" on the other side.

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  Diaries of Elias H. Blackburn [microform] : 1849-1862 1900-1908

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  Microfilm of the diaries of Elias H. Blackburn dated 1849-1862 and 1900-1908. The first diary, dated 1849-1857, opens while Blackburn was living in Provo and recalls his daily activities there as bishop. The second volume, dated 1857-1859, contains similar content. The third, fourth, and fifth volumes cover Blackburn's British mission from 1859-1862, as well as his return voyage to New York and traveling back to Utah. The diaries then skip to 1900, when Blackburn was serving as bishop in Loa, Utah. The remaining diaries, dated 1901-1908, cover his life in Loa including giving out patriarchal blessings, attending meetings and conferences, and administering to the sick in the course of his work as a healer. The volumes dated 1849-1902 are on the first reel of microfilm, while those dated 1903-1908 are on the second reel.

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