Emmeline B. Wells diaries [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1520
Scope and Contents
The Emmeline B. Wells diaries (1844-1920) consist of Wells' personal journals that contain daily accounts of her life and activities. The collection consists of photocopies, and the original diaries are at Brigham Young University.
Dates
- 1844-1920
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
Wells (1828-1921) was an early Mormon pioneer who left her home in Massachusetts for Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844. In 1846 she moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was very involved in the LDS Church and various social organizations, including the National Women's Suffrage Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was appointed the 5th General President of the LDS Relief Society by Eliza R. Snow in 1910. She was also the National Woman's Suffrage Association's vice-president for Utah in 1874.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Emmeline B. Wells diaries (1844-1920) consist of Wells' personal journals that contain daily accounts of her life and activities. Wells (1828-1921) was an early Mormon pioneer who left her home in Massachusetts for Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844. In 1846 she moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was very involved in the LDS Church and various social organizations, including the National Women's Suffrage Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was appointed the 5th General President of the LDS Relief Society by Eliza R. Snow in 1910. She was also the National Woman's Suffrage Association's vice-president for Utah in 1874. The collection consists of photocopies, and the original diaries are at Brigham Young University. No reproductions can be made of any material.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Geneve Whiting in 1995.
Existence and Location of Originals
The collection consists of photocopies. The original diaries are at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Soderberg in 1995.
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- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- 19th century -- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Diaries
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints
- Photocopies
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Latter Day Saints
- Suffragists -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- 19th century -- Diaries
- Suffragists -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- 20th century -- Diaries
- Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921 -- Diaries
- Woman's Exponent (Firm) -- Employees -- Diaries
- Women newspaper editors -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- 19th century -- Diaries
- Women newspaper editors -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- 20th century -- Diaries
- Women's rights -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Women's rights -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- 19th century
- Women's rights -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- 20th century
Creator
- Title
- Inventory of the Emmeline B. Wells diaries [photocopies]
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kristen Soderberg.
- Date
- 1995 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu