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Diaries of Salt Lake City collection, 1850-1893

Overview of the Collection

Title
Diaries of Salt Lake City collection
Dates
1850-1893 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1895
Summary
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.
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
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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Anonymous donation in 2001.

Processing Note

Processed by Amanda Upchurch in 2003.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2017.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Unidentified person's diary of Salt Lake City
    Dates: 1850-1873
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Unidentified person's diary of Salt Lake City

    There is a note written inside the diary that states, "Probably written by John H. Burrows."

    Dates: 1891-1893
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2

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Subject Terms

  • Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Sources
  • Pioneers--Utah--Diaries

Geographical Names

  • Salt Lake City (Utah)--History--Sources
  • Utah--Description and travel--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries
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