Aroet Lucius Hale diary excerpts transcript, undated
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hale, Aroet Lucius, 1828-1911
- Title
- Aroet Lucius Hale diary excerpts transcript
- Dates
- undated (inclusive)19001989
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- MS 0520
- Summary
- The Aroet Lucius Hale diary excerpts transcript (undated) discuss his life from the time he was baptized into the LDS Church until his mission to Las Vegas, Nevada, covering the years 1835-1856. Aroet Lucius Hale (b. 1828) and his younger siblings followed Brigham Young to the Salt Lake Valley during the 1840s.
- 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 Note
Aroet Lucius Hale was born in Dover, New Hampshire, on 18 May 1828 to Jonathan H. Hale and Olive Boynton. The family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, then to Missouri, and then to Nauvoo, Illinois. Hale was a member of the reorganized Nauvoo Legion from 1848 to 1854 and served a mission to Las Vegas.
Content Description
The Aroet Lucius Hale diary excerpts transcript (undated) discuss his life from the time he was baptized into the LDS Church until his mission to Las Vegas, Nevada, covering the years 1835-1856. The diary begins with an excerpt from the diary of his father, Johnathan H. Hale, telling of the family's move from Dover, New Hampshire, to Kirtland, Ohio. Aroet Hale then continues to tell of the harrassment by mobs in Missouri and the martyrdom of Joseph Smith. He also tells of his mother's and father's deaths and his leading his younger siblings to the Salt Lake Valley. His diary is an account of his involvement in the LDS Church and the beginning of westward movement.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Diary excerpts transcriptContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint pioneers--Emigration
- Latter Day Saints--Biography
- Latter Day Saints--Diaries
Personal Names
- Hale, Aroet Lucius, 1828-1911--Diaries
- Hale, Jonathan H. (Jonathan Harriman), 1800-1846--Diaires
Geographical Names
- Salt Lake Valley (Utah)--Biography
Form or Genre Terms
- Autobiographies (literary works)
- Diaries
