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Diary (Typescript)

Description
A collection of 99 items from 1841 to 1967; the collection consists of diaries, letters, documents and manuscripts primarily by John Doyle Lee. There is a letter by William W. Bishop that includes a list of names of persons in and present at the Mountain Meadows Massacre (mssHM 31237). There are also letters by and to several of John D. Lee's wives. There are six volumes of diaries by John D. Lee which span the years 1846 to 1876, as well as several facsimiles of Lee's diaries dating 1841 to 1860, and one diary of his wife, Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee, from 1856 to 1860. Many of the items in the collection are contemporary copies or facsimiles.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1846 February 4-August 28
Call number
with mssFAC 550
Creator
Lee, John D (1812-1877)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Esther Nelson, May 1929.
Gift of Rolla B. Watt, June 1939.
Gift of Juanita Brooks, June 1949.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Lee, Rachel Andora Woolsey, (1825-1912.)
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