Diary of unidentified Utah man [microform]: approximately 1894

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  Diary of James Lovett Bunting [microform] : 1883-1885

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  Diary and autobiography of John Clark Dowdle [microform] : approximately 1845-1894

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  Diaries and autobiography of William Wallace Flanigan [microform]: 1875-1925

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  Diary and family record of May Hunt Larson [microform]: 1894-1942

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  Autobiography and diary entries of Perrigrine Sessions [microform] : approximately 1839-1876

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