J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Emmeline B. Wells diaries [photocopies]
Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921
ACCN 1520
3 linear feet
6 boxes
1844-1920
The Emmeline B. Wells diaries (1844-1920) consist of Wells' personal journals that contain daily accounts of her life and activities. Wells (1828-1921) was an early Mormon pioneer who left her home in Massachusetts for Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844. In 1846 she moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was very involved in the LDS Church and various social organizations, including the National Women's Suffrage Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was appointed the 5th General President of the LDS Relief Society by Eliza R. Snow in 1910. She was also the National Woman's Suffrage Association's vice-president for Utah in 1874. The collection consists of photocopies, and the original diaries are at Brigham Young University. No reproductions can be made of any material.
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The collection consists of photocopies. The original diaries are at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Wells (1828-1921) was an early Mormon pioneer who left her home in Massachusetts for Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844. In 1846 she moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was very involved in the LDS Church and various social organizations, including the National Women's Suffrage Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was appointed the 5th General President of the LDS Relief Society by Eliza R. Snow in 1910. She was also the National Woman's Suffrage Association's vice-president for Utah in 1874.
The Emmeline B. Wells diaries (1844-1920) consist of Wells' personal journals that contain daily accounts of her life and activities. The collection consists of photocopies, and the original diaries are at Brigham Young University.
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Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921--Diaries
Woman's Exponent (Firm)--Employees--Diaries
Nauvoo (Ill.)--Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints
Women newspaper editors--Utah--Salt Lake City--19th century--Diaries
Women newspaper editors--Utah--Salt Lake City--20th century--Diaries
Latter Day Saint women--Utah--Salt Lake City--Social life and customs--19th century--Diaries
Latter Day Saint women--Utah--Salt Lake City--Social life and customs--20th century--Diaries
Suffragists--Utah--Salt Lake City--19th century--Diaries
Suffragists--Utah--Salt Lake City--20th century--Diaries
Women's rights--Utah--Salt Lake City--19th century
Women's rights--Utah--Salt Lake City--20th century
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Polygamy--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Latter Day Saint pioneers--19th century--Diaries
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Photocopies
Diaries
Journals
1844-1888
1
Journals
1889-1894
2
Journals
1894-1902
3
Journals
1900-1907
4
Folder 8 includes a journal that contains records of Wells' visits to several LDS missionary districts.
Journals
1908-1910
5
Journals
1910-1920
6