Abstract Biographical information, original writings, and correspondence of Samuel Claridge, his wives, and children including some noteworthy individuals such as Alfred W. McCune, Elizabeth Claridge McCune, and Clare Kimball Claridge (Mrs. Hyrum Claridge). Some notable items in the collection are original autobiographies and testimonial essays by Samuel Claridge. Some items are photocopies. Subjects include Samuel Claridge's conversion to the Latter-day Saints and his emigration from England to...

Abstract This collection contains three types of material: first person accounts (diaries, journals, and autobiographies); second person accounts (biographies, life sketches, and local histories); and transcripts of interviews with pioneer Utahns. Includes material dealing with early Mormon history in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois; Mormon migration west; the march of the Mormon Battalion and its activities in California; Mormon pioneering in and travel to California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming,...