Diaries of Henry C. Jacobs, recalling his mission to England and Scotland [microform] : 1867-1870

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  Diary and autobiography of Christian N. Lund [microform] : c.1860-1921

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  Microfilm of Christian N. Lund's diary and autobiography, which covers the years from the 1860s-1920. The microfilm consists of two reels. The first reel opens with Lund's extensive family genealogy, notes on his childhood in Denmark, his family's conversion to Mormonism (which he initially opposed, noting "I was very unfavorable [sic] impressed [with the Mormon Church], and felt indignant almost that my mother should bring this disgrace upon us"), and his time as a "traveling elder" in the mid-1860s. He then recounts immigrating to Utah in 1868, marrying his Danish fiancée, and settling in Mount Pleasant. Lund recalls that he first worked at picking potatoes and in the Flagstaff mine in Little Cottonwood Canyon before being called as a "home missionary" for the Sanpete Stake in 1872. He worked as a store clerk from 1873 and was a secretary and director in the United Order before it dissolved in 1877. Lund recalls his mission to the northwestern states from 1879-1880, the death of his wife following childbirth in 1882, his election as mayor of Mount Pleasant in 1884, and the death of his eldest daughter from typhoid in 1885. He recalls the election process preceding his selection as bishop of the Mount Pleasant South Ward in 1890 and of his appointment as U.S. Court Commissioner in 1894. Shortly after exalting in Utah's admission to statehood ("O glorious day!" he wrote), Lund recalls his reluctance to depart on a mission to Europe, where he served from 1896-1898. He gives a lengthy account of his time as a missionary in Denmark, as well as recounting visits to Norway, Sweden, Germany, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Much of the rest of the first reel consists of diary entries from 1898-1913, including his attendance of Church conferences; the marriages, births, and deaths of family and acquaintances; and his impressions of events such as the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake ("The greatest calamity perhaps that has ever occurred in the Country") and the 1907 Reed Smoot case. The second reel consists of Lund's journal from 1913-1920. He specifically recalls his election as a patriarch in 1916 and injuries he sustained after being hit by a car in the same year. Lund concludes the volume with a chronology of his important life events, a list of his "Activities in Civil Life," and "Days Notable in My History." The volume contains several newspaper obituaries on Lund's death in 1921. Scattered throughout both reels are various family photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, texts of blessings, certificates, and other ephemera.

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  Diaries of Kanute (Knud) Swensen [microform] : 1857-1902

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  Microfilm of six diaries kept by Kanute Swensen between 1857 and 1902. The first three diary volumes, dated 1856-1860, 1860-1868, and 1868-1879, are in Danish and recall Kanute's work as a Mormon missionary in Denmark, his immigration to the United States, and his life in Utah. The diaries kept after 1879 are in English and primarily recall Swensen's life in Pleasant Grove, Utah, including attending meetings and Sunday school, meeting with other Danish immigrants, and doing agricultural work. The last three diaries are dated 1883-1890, 1890-1900, and 1900-1902.

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  Diary of Heber Bennion, volume 4 [microform] : 1889

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  Microfilm of Heber Bennion's diary, volume 4, kept from January-July 1889 while he was traveling in the Eastern United States, particularly Washington D.C. In Washington Bennion visited the White house and shook hands with President Cleveland, and also visited the Supreme Court, Mount Vernon, the Treasury, and the Smithsonian. He also took trips to New York City (where he saw the Brooklyn Bridge, Madison Square Garden, and the New York Medical University), New York state (including Rochester, Niagara Falls, and Palmyra), Baltimore, New England, and Pennsylvania (including Pittsburgh and Philadelphia). He also writes of traveling back to Utah, including stops in Wheeling, Chicago, and the Grand Canyon.

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  Diary of A.H. Hill [microform] : 1865-1867

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  Microfilm of the diary of A.H. Hill, begun while he was serving on a mission to England from 1865-1866. The diary records his experiences in England and Scotland, including at Liverpool, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newbury, London, Portsmouth, and Reading. It includes an account of his return voyage to the United States and overland travels to Utah. The second half of the diary covers Hill's daily life in Utah. It closes with various notes he made on his English trip, including a list of people baptized, itineraries, and a list of letters sent.

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  A short sketch of the life of Levi Jackman [microform]: c.1832-1848

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  Microfilm of Levi Jackman's autobiography and diary, which begins with an account of his childhood and conversion to the Mormon faith. He also gives an extensive account of mob violence in Missouri in 1833 and of his journey to Kirtland by way of Louisiana. He describes his missionary work in Illinois from 1835-1836, writes of the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, and mentions his work on the temples at Kirtland and Nauvoo. Much of the volume is a detailed diary account of his overland travels to Utah with the first company of Mormon pioneers in 1847. He gives a daily account of scenery and landmarks passed, as well as an account of camp life. He specifically describes Pawnee Indians, passing through a prairie dog town, sighting buffalo, and meeting Sam Brannan on the trail near the Salt Lake Valley. Jackman also writes of his reaction to his first sighting of Utah, declaring that "like Moses on Pisgah's top we could see a part of the Salt Lake Valley, our long anticipated home. We did truly rejoice at the sight" (July 19, 1847). The remainder of the volume includes Jackman family genealogy and a brief continuation of the autobiography, in which Jackman describes his life in Utah from 1847-1848, including a mention of the Mormon Battalion. Portions of the text are very faint and may be partially illegible.

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  Autobiography, diaries, and sketches of Frederick William Hurst [microform] : 1858-1885

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  Microfilm of an autobiography, diaries, and sketches by Frederick William Hurst and spanning the years from approximately 1858-1885. The first volume consists of an autobiography Hurst wrote in Utah in 1858, and which also contains a few diary entries from 1864 and notes labeled Camp Deseret, 1858. The second volume was kept from 1855-1856 while Hurst was serving as a missionary in Hawaii; the third volume, dated 1857-1858, was begun at San Francisco and describes his missionary work in California and travels to Utah; the fourth, dated 1875-1877, opens in Utah and goes on to describes sailing to Auckland and Hurst's mission work in New Zealand; and the final volume is identified as Memorandum of Missionary Labors Commencing January 12, 1879, and appears to have been kept in Millville and Hyde Park, Utah. Portions of all of the volumes are very faint and partially illegible. The reel also contains fifty sketches done by Hurst between 1855-1885, and which include scenic and structural drawings from California (including San Francisco), Utah, New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii; sketches of ships, portraits mainly showing women in various forms of historical dress; and a variety of drawings of plants and animals.

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