Microfilm of the diaries of Elias H. Blackburn dated 1849-1862 and 1900-1908. The first diary, dated 1849-1857, opens while Blackburn was living in Provo and recalls his daily activities there as bishop. The second volume, dated 1857-1859, contains similar content. The third, fourth, and fifth volumes cover Blackburn's British mission from 1859-1862, as well as his return voyage to New York and traveling back to Utah. The diaries then skip to 1900, when Blackburn was serving as bishop in Loa, Utah. The remaining diaries, dated 1901-1908, cover his life in Loa including giving out patriarchal blessings, attending meetings and conferences, and administering to the sick in the course of his work as a healer. The volumes dated 1849-1902 are on the first reel of microfilm, while those dated 1903-1908 are on the second reel. Reel 1 is on the same reel (frames 77-648) as MSS MFILM 178 and MSS MFILM 179. The Huntington also has a printed phtotostat of the 1904-1905 diaries (FAC 1419-1420). All inquiries 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. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1949. 2 microfilm reels : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Elias Hicks Blackburn (1827-1908) was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania. He emigrated to Utah in 1849 and became the first bishop of Provo in 1851. He served on a mission to Great Britain in 1859-1862, served as an emigration agent from 1862, and was made Sunday school superintendent of Beaver County in 1863. He died in Loa, Utah, in 1908.
Extent
1181 frames: Reel one contains 571 frames.; Reel two contains 690 frames.
Blackburn, Elias Hicks, 1827-1908 Frontier and pioneer life--Utah Medicine--Utah Mormon Church--History--19th century Mormon missionaries--England/ Mormon pioneers Mormons--Utah--History--19th century Mormons--Utah--History--20th century Transatlantic voyages Great Britain--Description and travel Great Britain--History--19th century Loa (Utah)--History Provo (Utah)--History Utah--History--19th century Utah--History--20th century 1849-1908 1908 Diaries England 19th century. (aat) Diaries Utah 19th century. (aat) Diaries Utah 20th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of original loaned by Joseph C. Blackburn, November 1, 1949.
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