O. B. Huntington's journal, 1856-1857

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Identifier: MSS 162 Series 1 Item 1

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Image of O. B. Huntington's journal

Scope and Contents

Diary written by Oliver Boardman Huntington between September 1856 and December 1857. Entries describe a journey to Grantsville, Utah, his participation in Church service and the reformation, joining a relief party for handcart pioneers, his marriage to Elvira Stesen, travels to Carson Valley, Nevada to bring in the Mormon settlers, his leadership in the Nauvoo Legion, and the arrival of the Utah Expedition. Includes references to Abraham Smoot Wilford Woodruff, Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Parley P. Pratt.

Dates

1856-1857

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

78 pages ; 17 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

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

Existence and Location of Copies

Transcription available in Box 3, folder 12.

General

Cover made of hard cardboard covered with a reddish fabric. Handwritten in ink on the cover is the inscription "Book 12," a diamond-shaped, indented pattern decorates the bottom right-hand corner, and the back cover reads, in gold gilt letters, "Abstrac of the Seventh Cen." Pages made of white paper lined lightly in blue. Entries written in black ink, faded script.