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John Boylston Fairbanks diary, 1846-1847
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fairbanks, John Boylston, 1817-1875
- Title
- John Boylston Fairbanks diary
- Dates
- 1846-1847 (inclusive)18461847
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- MS 0681
- Summary
- The John Boylston Fairbanks overland diary (1846-1847) describes events after the evacuation of Nauvoo by the Mormons.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Photocopy available for patron use. This diary has been digitized and is available online. Access to original diary restricted except with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts.
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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Born on 28 April 1817 in New York to Joseph and Polly (Brooks) Fairbanks, John Boylston Fairbanks grew up in New Jersey. In 1843, at the age of twenty-five, he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The following year John married Sarah Van Wagoner, a native of New Jersey, with whom he had eleven children. In 1844, John and Sarah joined the body of the Church at Nauvoo, Illinois, accompanied by their parents and several other family members. John worked on the Nauvoo Temple until anti-Mormon sentiment forced the family to relocate to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. In June 1847, three years after the move to Illinois, John helped lead a company of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City in the Jedediah M. Grant Company. John lived at Salt Lake City for four years and then moved to Payson, Utah.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Overland diary (1846-47) describing events after the evacuation of Nauvoo by the Mormons. Contains brief daily entries.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint pioneers--Emigration
- Latter Day Saints--Diaries
Personal Names
- Fairbanks, John Boylston, 1817-1875--Diaries
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries
Finding aid created by Manuscripts Division staff.
2016 (last modified: 2019)
