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Mary Arbeely diary
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Mary Haskin Parker Richards diary
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Typescript of a diary kept by Mary Haskin Parker Richards while her husband Samuel Richards was on his mission to Great Britain from 1846-1848. The diary begins on July 22, 1846 (the first four pages are missing), while Mary was traveling with Samuel's parents in a covered wagon through Iowa. Despite the hardships of travel and living much of the time in tents, Mary writes of enjoying her sewing, cooking, and caring for ill family members. She writes of attending a council between the Twelve and "the Natives," which included "10 Indians [and] two Chiefs" in December 1846. In February 1847 Mary ventured across the frozen Missouri River and stayed in an Indian village. She recounts seeing Mormons and Indians living side-by-side although not always peacefully. She happily recounts moving into a house in April 1847 for the first time since leaving Nauvoo in May 1846. "I rejoiced to think that after...living in a tent, and wandering from house to house to keep from perishing with the Cold, [and] suffering...every inconvenience...I had once more a place I could call my home," she wrote on April 29. Much of the diary is taken up with notes on Mary's domestic activities and her attendance of lectures and apparently fiery sermons by Mormon leaders. The final entry was made on May 14, 1848. There is a gap in the diary from August to November 1846.
mssHM 27970
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Mary Richardson travel diaries
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Collection of four diaries kept by Mary Richardson, a cousin of English critic and artist John Ruskin, documenting travel primarily in France and Italy, between 1833 and 1841, with the Ruskin family, including John Ruskin. Richardson often describes the sites they visited, her perceptions, and the daily activities of the family during their tours of Europe. The volumes consist of a diary of travel chiefly in Italy, from May-September 1833 (HM 41910); a diary of travel chiefly in France from June 4-August 25, 1835 (HM 41911); a diary of travel in Rome and Naples from December 22, 1840, to March 11, 1841 (HM 41912); and a diary of travel in Italy from March 14-June 23, 1841 (HM 41913). The collection also contains one additional volume: a diary and appointment book of an unidentified individual, presumably a young man, in London, England, in 1849 (HM 41914).
mssHM 41910-41914
Craver, Charles F. Pocket diary. 1862-1864
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Pocket diary in pencil and pen. Covers a wide range of dates, and includes address, muster lists, as well as diary entries for the Months of August, September and October, 1863. There is a drawing of a dove on the inside back cover.
mssHM 76851
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Diary of an early motorist in Southern California
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Diary by an unnamed female author detailing daily life during her stay in Southern California. It includes descriptions of the rail trip from the East Coast to Los Angeles, a journey with her mother to the Southwest that lasted several months, and numerous entries about the family's automobiles. These include: a traffic collision with a streetcar, a major traffic jam en route to the Pasadena Rose Parade, parking and speeding tickets, auto maintenance, and various excursions with "the machine." An interesting glimpse into the early days of America's ongoing love affair with automobile travel.
mssHM 70173
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Edward Meyer Kern's diaries
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Diary of the first part of Frémont's fourth expedition from October 19 through November 9, 1848. The second diary contains an account of his trip with John Pope's reconnaissance from Santa Fé.
mssHM 4275-4276
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Florence Grubb travel diary
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In this American travel diary, Florence Grubb, describes activities and events that took place in 1890 during an extended trip throughout western United States and Canada. Accomplished mostly by train, the trip took over six months and covered towns in Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and British Columbia; as well as leisurely stays in San Francisco and San Diego.
mssHM 81571