Microfilm of nine diaries kept by John Fairbanks from 1877-1902. The first diary opens in Payson in 1877, and recounts Fairbanks's mission to the southern states, including Alabama and Tennessee, in 1883 the second opens with a list of subscriptions for the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile and Manufacturing Institution in Payson (1869) and also includes an 1881-1882 diary kept at Payson and on the southern states mission the third diary opens in 1881 when Payson was traveling to St. Louis and tracks his mission through 1882 the fourth diary is a continuation of the third diary the fifth diary is another notebook and diary kept during his mission from 1882-1883 the sixth diary is also from 1882 the seventh diary is undated but also appears to be from the southern states mission the eighth diary is dated 1890 and was apparently kept in Utah and the ninth diary was kept while Fairbanks was traveling in Central and South America, including to Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Colombia, in 1901-1902. It closes with a brief biography by an unknown author tracing Fairbanks's artistic endeavors from 1914-1917. Also included on the reel is a typescript by an unknown author entitled "South America Trip," which recalls Fairbanks's travels there. 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., 1947. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. John B. Fairbanks (1855-1940) was born in Payson, Utah. He worked as an artist and served on an art mission to France in 1890, as well as helping create mural for the Salt Lake Temple. From 1900-1902 he traveled through South America to sketch and photograph the Cluff Archeological Expedition. He also traveled back to France in 1914. Fairbanks died in Salt Lake City in 1940.
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