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Sarah Maria Mousley Cannon diary [typescript], circa 1857
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cannon, Sarah Maria Mousley
- Title
- Sarah Maria Mousley Cannon diary [typescript]
- Dates
- circa 1857 (inclusive)18521862
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet
- Collection Number
- MS 0302
- Summary
- The Sarah Maria Mousley Cannon diary [typescript] (circa 1857) consist of an overland diary relating a journey from Philadelphia to Salt Lake City via Iowa.
- 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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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
Sarah Maria Mousley and her family left Philadelphia with other LDS members headed for the Salt Lake Valley. Her family joined the company of Jacob Hawfines and traveled overland by ox-drawn wagon. She later married Angus M. Cannon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Sarah Maria Mousley Cannon diary [typescript] (circa 1857) consist of an overland diary relating a journey from Philadelphia to Salt Lake City via Iowa. The diary opens with a poetic and religious description of home, but daily entries begin as the family starts along the Oregon Trail. The diary was owned by Elizabeth Silver Clawson who states it was written by Sarah Maria Mousley, later married to Angus M. Cannon.
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 churches
- Latter Day Saint pioneers--Emigration
- Latter Day Saint women--Diaries
- Women--Diaries
Personal Names
- Cannon, Sarah Maria Mousley--Diaries
Geographical Names
- West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries
Finding aid prepared by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam.
1983 (last modified: 2018)
