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

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Call number: MSS MFilm 00175
Creator: Swensen, Kanute (1827-1902)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Microfilm of originals loaned by John C. Swensen, July 27, 1949.
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Diaries of Frihoff Godfred Nielson [microform] : 1874-1935. Reel 1

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Microfilm of the diaries of Frihoff Godfred Nielson, covering the years from 1874-1935. The diaries primarily consist of brief entries describing Nielson's daily life in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, including local news, trading with Indians, Church affairs, and agricultural work. The diaries also chronicle his mission to the Northern States and his work on the Temple in Mesa, Arizona. The diaries are arranged on three reels as follows: Reel 1 - 1875-1876 diary identified as "Peters and U.P.R.R., Morgan County, Utah;" a diary dated 1874-1875; and two diaries identified as Sunset, Yavapai County, Arizona, and dated 1876-1879 and 1879-1886; Reel 2 - continuation of the same diary from 1886-1897; a diary dated 1898; a diary dated 1899-1900 and identified as Ramah, New Mexico; and a diary begun at Marshall, Illinois, and dated 1900-1902; Reel 3 - diary dated 1902-1935 and a brief, chronological autobiography.

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Diaries of Frihoff Godfred Nielson [microform] : 1874-1935. Reel 2

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MSS MFilm 00624

Diaries of Frihoff Godfred Nielson [microform] : 1874-1935. Reel 3

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MSS MFilm 00624

Diaries of James Lovett Bunting [microform] : 1857-1920

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Microfilm of five diaries kept by James Lovett Bunting between 1857 and 1920. The first half of the first volume is dated 1857-1858 and begins while Bunting was living in England. He writes of reading about the Mormon War in the newspaper, sailing to the United States, his arrival in New York, and traveling overland to Utah. The second half of the volume skips to 1866 and covers Bunting's life in Utah through 1874, including the Sanpete Expedition, the 1873 Southern Expedition, and the completion of a telegraph line, as well as containing some genealogy. The second volume, identified as Volume "A," begins while Bunting was living in Kanab in 1878 and covers the beginning of his British mission in the same year. The third volume, begun at Liverpool and dated 1879-1881, describes Bunting's British mission through 1880, his travels back to Utah on the Union Pacific Railroad, and his life in Kanab to 1881. The fourth volume is dated Kanab 1882, and records Bunting's daily activities, including working in a shoe shop, agricultural and irrigation work, and attending meetings. The fifth volume begins in 1905 and describes Bunting's life in Kanab sporadically through 1920.

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Diaries of Samuel W. Richards [microform] : 1851-1909. Reel 6b

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Microfilm of forty diary volumes kept by Samuel Whitney Richards from 1851-1909. The first three volumes, dated 1851-1852, 1853, and 1854, were kept during Richards's mission to Great Britain. The fourth diary, dated 1857-1858, was kept in Utah and includes commentary on the Utah War. The fifth diary, dated 1869-1870, was kept while Richards was traveling through Utah and also includes some poems and genealogy. The fifteen diaries dated 1870-1889 were kept yearly (excluding 1873, 1875-1878, and 1887) and include almost daily entries on Richards's life in Utah, specifically the Ogden area, and focus on his temple work, agricultural and farm labors, visiting friends and relatives, church news, the weather, and his health. The three diaries dated 1895-1897 were kept during Richards's time on the Eastern States Mission, primarily in New York (mainly the Nassau County area) and New Jersey. The remaining seventeen diaries, dated 1898-1909, also describe Richards's daily life in Utah. The diaries are arranged on eight reels as follows: Reel1 - diaries dated 1851-1879; Reel 2 - diaries 1880-1885; Reel 2(b) - diaries dated 1886-1889 and 1895-1897; Reel 3 - diaries dated 1890-1894; Reel 4 - diaries dated 1898-1898; Reel 5 - diaries dated 1900-1904; and Reel 6 - diaries dated 1905-1909. Reel 6(b) contains miscellaneous diary fragments from 1854, 1870, 1882-1883, 1890, 1895, 1897, 1902-1904, and 1909.

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Diaries of Samuel W. Richards [microform] : 1851-1909. Reel 4

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MSS MFilm 00193

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

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