Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Diaries of Salt Lake City collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1895
Abstract
The diaries of Salt Lake City collection (1850-1893) were written by unidentified people who give personal accounts of their journey west and living in Salt Lake City. Information that is included ranges from miles traveled, weather conditions, time and temperature to poetry and personal activities.
Dates:
1850-1893
Agnes Just Reid papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0365
Abstract
The Agnes Just Reid papers (1850-2004) consist of a biographical sketch, an oral history transcript (1972), personal correspondence, and biographical sketches and correspondence relating to her mother, Emma Thompson Bennett Just. Included are correspondence and other materials related to the publication of her book Letters of Long Ago.
Dates:
1850-2004
Samuel Shimp travel notes
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2801
Abstract
The Samuel Shimp travel notes (1869) describe a three day visit to Salt Lake City in 1869, just after the opening of the Trans-Continental Railroad. The notes discuss his visit with Brigham Young and with the LDS architect, William Folsom.
Dates:
1869