Jacob Miller papers, 1809-1960

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Miller, Jacob, 1835-1911
Title
Jacob Miller papers
Dates
1809-1960 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (0.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
MS 0111
Summary
The Jacob Miller papers (1809-1960) are comprised of Jacob Miller's diary, correspondence, news clippings, and family diaries and biographical sketches. Jacob Miller (1835-1911) was an early settler of Farmington, Utah, and member of the LDS Church.
Repository
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

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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Jacob Miller was the son of Daniel A. and Clarissa Pond Miller. He was born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1835. The family moved to Carthage where they remained until the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith. They emigrated to Utah in 1848 and settled in Farmington. Miller married his first wife, Helen Mar Cheney, in 1858, and left on a mission to Salmon River, Idaho, shortly thereafter. He served another mission in 1875, this time to Australia. Miller taught school for ten years, was manager of the Farmington Co-op, served in several bishoprics, and was set apart as a patriarch in 1906. Jacob Miller died on 11 October 1911. He left behind his two wives, Helen and Annie, and six children.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Jacob Miller papers (1809-1960) are comprised of Jacob Miller's diary, correspondence, news clippings, and family diaries and biographical sketches. The main part of the collection focuses on Miller's diary, dating from 1809-1876. It details his early life near Carthage, Illinois, his migration to the Salt Lake Valley, his missions for the LDS Church, and his civic responsibilities. The collection also contains various newspaper clippings giving the history of the Salmon River Mission. The diary of James Thadeus Miller, Jacob's brother, describe the mission and surrounding countryside. Also present are biographical sketches by Annie Sophia Christensen, Jacob's second wife, for Hannah Bigler Miller, Karen Marie Hansen Anderson, and Maren Johanna Jensen Christensen. Two of Annie's notebooks while attending the University of Deseret are included as well.

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

Processing Note

Processed by Janene Brown in 1977.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Personal and Family PapersReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Jacob Miller, Diary
1809-1876
1 2
Jacob Miller, Correspondence
1 3
News Clippings
Historical accounts of the Salmon River Mission. Also includes souvenir program for dedication of Pioneer Monument at Fort Lemhi, Idaho.
1855-1960
1 4
Jacob Miller, Miscellaneous
List of people and livestock in company traveling to Salt Lake and note to Daniel A. Miller from Brigham Young.
1847; 1856
1 5
Jacob Miller, Justice of the Peace Reports
1871-1873
1 6
Jacob Miller, Death
Biographical sketch and resolution.
1911
1 7
James Thadeus Miller, Diary
1857-1858
1 8
Annie Sophia Christensen Miller, Notebooks and Diary
General history and physics notebooks. Diary started on the back of the physics notebook.
1881-1884
1 9
Karen Marie Hansen Anderson, Biographical Sketch
1 10
Maren Johanna Jensen Christensen, Biographical Sketch
1 11
Hannah Bigler Miller, Biographical Sketch

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Church of the First Born (Morrisites)
  • Lemhi Indians--Missions

Personal Names

  • Miller, Daniel A.
  • Morris, Joseph, 1824-1862

Geographical Names

  • Egg Island (Man)
  • Fort Lemhi (Idaho)
  • Fremont Island (Utah)
  • Salmon River Mission