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Title
Diaries of John Bushman [microform]: 1871-1923. Reel 1
Creator
Bushman, John, 1843-1926
Date Created and/or Issued
1871
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Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Mormonism and the West
Rights Information
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Microfilm of the diaries of John Bushman, covering 1871-1923. The diaries chronicle Bushman's life in Utah and Arizona, and include references to Church activities, news and visits to family and acquaintances, agricultural work, and Bushman's colonization activities in Arizona. The first reel also contains a combination autobiography and diary covering the years 1843-1926, and which references the Black Hawk War, settlements in Arizona, and Indian affairs in Utah. The rest of the diaries are organized on three reels as follows: Reel 1 -- Diary No.1, January-May 1871 Diary No.2 , July 1871-April 1872 Diary No.3, May 1872-March 1873 Diary No.4, March-December 1873 Diary No.5, January-December 1874 (partially illegible) Diary No.7, February 1875-January 1876 unnumbered diary, January-December 1876 unnumbered diary, January 1877-May 1878 (partially illegible) Diary No.8, January-December 1878 (partially illegible) unnumbered diary, January-December 1879 and Diary No. 9, January-Dec ember 1880 (partially illegible). Reel 2 -- Diary No.10, January-May 1881 Diary No.11, January-December 1881 Diary No.12, May 1881-April 1883 Diary No.13, May-December 1883 Diary No.14, January-November 1884 Diary No.15, December 1884-February 1886 Diary No.16, March 1886-June 1887 Diary No.17, June-December 1887 Diary No.18, January 1888-January 1890 unnumbered diary, January 1890-December 1892 Diary No.19, January-Dec ember 1893 unnumbered diary, January 1896-December 1897 Diary No.20, January 1898-December 1899 Diary No.21, January 1900-December 1902 and Diary No.22, January 1903-October 1905. Reel 3 -- Diary No.23, August-September 1909 Diary No.24, January 1911-May 1914 Diary No.25, June-August 1914 Diary No.26, January 1916-April 1917 Diary No.27, June 1917 Diary No.28, June 1917-March 1918 Diary No.29, March 1918-June 1919 Diary No.30, July 1919-March 1920 Diary No.31, September 1921-August 1923 and Time Book No.6, approx.1879. Microfilm reproduction from originals in Brigham Young University. All inquiries about these items should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. Salt Lake City : Brigham Young University, 1969. 3 microfilm reels : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995.
John Bushman (1843-1926) was born in Nauvoo. His family emigrated to Utah in 1851 and settled in Lehi City. Bushman participated in the Black Hawk War of 1866-1867 and in 1876 helped colonize St. Joseph, Arizona. He also served as a bishop, member of the Board of Education, justice of the peace, and director of the Bank of Northern Arizona. He died in Salt Lake City in 1926.
Extent
Reel 1 ; 1,197 frames.Reel 2 ; 1,221 frames.Reel 3 ; 484 frames.
Identifier
MSS MFilm 00633
446302
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll15/id/55847
Subject
Bushman, John, 1843-1926
Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona
Frontier and pioneer life--Utah
Indians of North America--Utah
Mormon pioneers
Mormons--Arizona--History--19th century
Mormons--Utah--History--19th century
Arizona--History--19th century
Arizona--History--20th century
Utah--History--19th century
Utah--History--20th century
1871-1923
1923
Diaries Arizona 19th century. (aat)
Diaries Arizona 20th 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 originals made by the Office of the Church Historian, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1968.

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