Microfilm of a total of thirteen diary and autobiographical volumes kept by William Wallace Flanigan from 1875-1925. The reel opens with a three volume autobiography and diary, which was begun at Kane County, Utah, in 1875 and covers Flanigan's life in Utah through 1903. The diary volumes, which are not in chronological order on the reel, are dated 1899, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1917, 1921, 1923, and 1925. They chronicle Flanigan's daily life in Utah, including at Rockville, Washington, Springville, Provo, and St. George. He writes frequently about his daily activities and labors, agricultural work, attendance of meetings, the weather, and his work at a school house. The reel also contains some loose pages with autobiographical writings to about 1895. All inquries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. 1950. 1 microfilm reel 35 mm;Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. William Wallace Flanigan (1877-1961) was born in Rockville, Utah. He grew up in St. George and worked on the Zion Cable and Saw Mill in Zion Canyon. He later moved to Cedar City, Utah, where he worked as a fireman and high school janitor. Flanigan died in St. George in 1961.
Flannigan, William Wallace, 1877-1961 Frontier and pioneer life--Utah Mormons--Utah--History--19th century Mormons--Utah--History--20th century Utah--History--19th century Utah--History--20th century Washington County (Utah)--History 1875-1925 1925 Autobiographies Utah 20th century. (aat) Diaries Utah 19th century. (aat) Diaries Utah 20th century. (aat)
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Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
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