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Lucia Eugenia Lamb Everett diary, 1862
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Everett, Lucia Eugenia Lamb, 1840-1918
- Title
- Lucia Eugenia Lamb Everett diary
- Dates
- 1862 (inclusive)18621862
- Quantity
- 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- MS 0583
- Summary
- The Lucia Eugenia Lamb Everett diary (1862) describes her overland journey to Nevada in a horse-drawn wagon. She includes descriptions of buffalo skulls, encounters with Indians, and the crossing of rivers and creeks.
- 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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The original diary is located in the Manuscripts Division Reserve Collection and is only accessible with permission from the curator.
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
Lucia Eugenia Lamb was born in Illinois on 3 June 1840. On 13 May 1862, she married Joseph Allen Everett, and on that same day started an overland journey to Nevada with her new husband. They settled in Virginia City, Nevada, then moved to Grass Valley, California, in 1865. There she lived until her death in 1918.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Lucia Eugenia Lamb Everett diary (1862) describes her overland journey to Nevada in a horse-drawn wagon. She includes descriptions of buffalo skulls, encounters with Indians, and the crossing of rivers and creeks. Although the flyleaf bears an ending date of September 27, the diary ends just west of Fort Laramie on 6 July 1862. Two letters dealing with the purchase of the diary in 1982 are also included.
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
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Andy Williams in 1982.
Processing Note
Processed by Roy Webb in 1991.
Separated Materials
This diary is also available through the Marriott Library Digitized Collections as part of the Overland Trails Diaries and Maps project.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries
- Women--United States--Diaries
Personal Names
- Everett, Lucia Eugenia Lamb, 1840-1918--Diaries
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries
Finding aid created by Roy Webb
1991 (last modified: 2019)
