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Oliver Boardman Huntington diary, 1899-1905

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 162 Series 1 Item 1
Image of Oliver Boardman Huntington diary
Image of Oliver Boardman Huntington diary

Scope and Contents

Diary written by Huntington between September 1899 and June 1905. Includes descriptions of his "mission" to California from October to November 1899, lists of people visited, and descriptions of sites visited near Sacramento, San Francisco, San Bernadino, and Los Angeles. Also includes meetings attended and people visited in Utah Valley as a member of the Presidency of High Priests in the Utah Stake. Includes an historic account he heard about a Mr. Harlem who received an order from Brigham Young to save the Fancher party from the conflict at Mountain Meadows, and reported Young wept when hearing he was too late. Also includes accounts of meeting with Church leaders, including Patriarch John Smith, Joseph F. Smith and Reed Smoot. Also includes the account of visits with, and the death, of his sister Zina D. H. Young, and a dream by John Binks from 1894 about Jospeh F. Smith eventually becoming president of the Church. Includes his ordination to the office of patriarch by Reed Smoot in November 1901, and subsequent training, service, and travels related to the calling. Huntington gave his first blessing to Emma Lucy Gates, who went on to be a reknowned vocal performer in opera. Also includes a summary of a discussion he had with Reed Smoot on priesthood. The ending pages include brief notes of talks given and names of people. Dated 1899-1905.

Dates

  • 1899-1905

Conditions Governing Access

Condition restricted; permission to use item must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services. Patrons should use photocopies.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

190 pages ; 16 cm

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS162.xml

Custodial History

Diary found among materials taken from donor's parents' home after their deaths. Parents are Oliver Huntington Dalton and Jessie Johnson, and their home is in Springville, Utah.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; David Dalton; 2016.

Existence and Location of Copies

Transcription available in Box 3, folder 19.

General

Holograph.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States