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Autobiography of Asahel Woodruff Burk [microform]: after 1947

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Description: Microfilm of A.W. Burk's autobiography, covering events through approximately 1947. The account opens with some family history and notes on Burk's childhood in Arizona, and briefly covers his move to Utah, educational endeavors, teaching positions, his assignment to the 1942-1943 Northern California Mission, and his sons' enlistment in the military during World War II. Much of the autobiography focuses on home events such as family illnesses, church activities, and agricultural work. Portions of the manuscript are in lightly colored ink that is partially illegible.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: after 1947
Call number: MSS MFilm 00146
Creator: Burk, Asahel Woodruff (1880-1957)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Microfilm of original loaned through Augusta Flake, February 25, 1949.
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Family reminiscences of Asahel Woodruff Burk [microform]: before 1957

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Microfilm of a family history and biography by Asahel Woodruff Burk, primarily focusing on his father Hubert Roselle Burk (1845-1933). The volume consists chiefly of reminiscences and family anecdotes centering on traveling to Utah, life in the southern settlements, and colonizing Arizona.

MSS MFilm 00153

Autobiography of James W. LeSueur [microform]: 1929

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Microfilm of James W. LeSueur's autobiography, completed in 1929. LeSueur includes anecdotes about his childhood, including witnessing the shooting death of Nathan Tenney (which he mistakenly dates to 1884 instead of 1882) and a trip to Fort Bridger, Wyoming, with his father. He includes some genealogy before recounting his mission to Leeds from 1898-1900 and his visit to the family's ancestral home on the Isle of Guernsey. Much of the volume relates to his business activities, including his work at the St. Johns Co-op and his work in stonecutting and land dealing in Mesa, with detailed accounts of his business accounts and savings. He also writes of his work on the Salt Lake Temple and of a situation in which he was accused of "dealing unfairly" with a widow in a land case, although he was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing. Portions of the autobiography are partially illegible.

MSS MFilm 00083

Life sketch of Lemuel Hardison Redd [microform]: after 1891

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Microfilm of Lemuel Hardison Redd's brief autobiography, recorded at White Pine, Nevada, sometime after 1891. Redd briefly describes his early life and journey to Utah, but mainly focuses on his life in Utah after 1850. He describes settling in Spanish Fork, where his father helped build the first saw mill (it was destroyed during the Walker War in 1853), and briefly describes his experiences during the Walker War, his marriage, his mission to Nevada, his participation in the Utah War, and helping colonize New Harmony as part of the Dixie Mission in 1862. Redd also mentions buying the John D. Lee homestead in 1870, helping establish the United Order at Harmony, and moving to San Juan County and later Mexico to avoid polygamy charges. The account also describes in some detail the various activities of Redd's children.

MSS MFilm 00379

Autobiography of Charles Hopkins Allen [microform]: after 1916

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Microfilm of the autobiography of Charles Hopkins Allen, written sometime after 1916. The volume includes brief accounts of Allen's family history, their conversion to Mormonism and move to Springfield, Illinois, a visit to Carthage after the death of Joseph Smith, life in Nauvoo and Kanesville, their journey to Utah, Allen's missions at Blacksmith Fork and San Bernardino, his move to Arizona, and an Allen family reunion in Utah in 1898.

MSS MFilm 00129

Diary and autobiography of Christopher Jones Arthur [microform] : c.1875-1915

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Microfilm of Christopher Arthur Jones' diary and autobiography, covering events from about 1859-1915. The diary is in multiple hands and is not always in chronological order. It begins with a brief account of Jones' birth and young adulthood, including the death of his father after being struck by lightening in 1859. It also recounts his arranged marriage to Caroline Haight, the daughter of Isaac C. Haight, and includes diary entries for 1860-1862. A section entitled "A Brief Sketch of my History for the year 1874" includes notes on his work with the United Order in Cedar City and lists of general births, marriages, and deaths. An added note lists Arthur's own death in 1915 (he may actually have died in 1918). Diary entries for 1877-1878 record Arthur's experiences in Beaver, Parowan, and Cedar City. A brief note from 1883 recounts his mission to Great Britain. Portions of the diary are very faint and partially illegible, but the rest of the volume appears to be Arthur's autobiography, focusing on his life in Cedar City and elsewhere in Iron County, Utah. Scattered throughout the volume are records of blessings, dreams, letters, accounts, copied notes such as "the History of King Arthur" and "Facts About the Bible," a list of account notes for the Cedar City Co-op (1889), and a list of volumes Arthur gave to the Cedar City Public Library in 1910.

MSS MFilm 00045

Autobiography and diary of David Candland [microform] : c.1841-1900

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Microfilm of the autobiography and diary of David Candland, which covers the years from 1841-1860 and 1900. The autobiography describes Candland's conversion to Mormonism, his immigration to the United States, a brief account of his mission to Britain in 1846, notes on his time in Winter Quarters and Kanesville, his 1853 mission to the Green River, his involvement in theatre work, and his work as a store clerk. The diary entries describe the arrival of Col. Thomas Kane in Utah and the coming of the Utah War from 1857 ("I am ready for the War of Independence," Candland wrote, "I hope to be brave"), the 1859 opening and closing of the Globe Hotel ("The hotel enterprise has failed," Candland lamented), and his dislike of work at the mercantile store ("The place does not suit me," he wrote, "I hear so much profanity and see so much drinking that I am ill at ease"). The diary entries end in 1860 before briefly resuming in 1900. Included in the volume are genealogical notes; lists of Candland's ecclesiastical, military, and legislative offices; and lists of marriages, births, baptisms, and deaths.

MSS MFilm 00062

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