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Huntington, William, 1784-1846. Diary and autobiography, 1784-1846.

Title: Diary and autobiography, 1784-1846.

Handwritten diary including a retrospective account of Huntington's life. Huntington writes about his early life, his conversion to the Mormon Church, and his experience as a Mormon in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. He also writes about the death of Joseph Smith, the first president of the Mormon Church, service in the Nauvoo Legion militia organization, and preparations of the Mormons to migrate to the mountains. Huntington made diary entries in 1846. The item was transcribed by O. B. Huntington.

ArchivalResource: 3 vols. (1 linear inch).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145435968 View

Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844. A thrilling dream, 1845.

Title: A thrilling dream, 1845.

Handwritten account of a dream with photocopies. The item was written down by William Huntington in his diary on 1 Feb. 1845 over seven months after Smith was killed and purports to be in Smith's own words. The dream tells about Smith seeing a beautiful lady and a rider.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (4 pages).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122536772 View

Brown, Zina Young Card. Family papers, 1835-1968.

Title: Family papers, 1835-1968.

Contains papers relating to Zina Card Brown and her ancestors, including her parents; her grandmother, Zina D.H. Young; and her great-grandfather, William Huntington. Includes a notebook kept by Zina Card (Brown) for a sewing class at Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah; correspondence; a Daughters of Utah Pioneers notebook of Zina Y. Card, 1912-1914; a list of Brigham Young's daughters and granddaughters, 1947; a postcard image of the C.O. Card in Cardston, Alberta; and photocopies of other photographic images. Also includes a letter from Jane E. Molen to George F. Richards, 1928.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.25 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78506145 View

Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844. Rules of behavior for youth, 1845.

Title: Rules of behavior for youth, 1845.

Handwritten account of "rules of behavior." The item was written down by William Huntington in his diary in Jan. 1845 about seven months after Smith was killed and purports to be in Smith's own words. The rules are believed to be based on George Washington's "Rule of Civility."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 pages).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122551385 View

Huntington, William, 1784-1846. Diary, 1835-1845.

Title: Diary, 1835-1845.

Diary of an early Mormon describing activities in Kirtland, Far West and Nauvoo; work as a stonecutter for the Nauvoo Temple; destruction of the Nauvoo Expositer press; the assasination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Also discusses doctrinal developments in Nauvoo.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. : typecarbon.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122600027 View

Excerpts from the journal of William Huntington : the Iowa experience.

Title: Excerpts from the journal of William Huntington : the Iowa experience. [2000?]

Biography of William Huntington with excerpts from his diary (1816-1846).

ArchivalResource: 15 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45228097 View

MS 15664, Mendenhall, Rachel Anna Huntington 1874-1948. Rachel A. Huntington Mendenhall collection 1810-1899

Title: MS 15664, Mendenhall, Rachel Anna Huntington 1874-1948. Rachel A. Huntington Mendenhall collection 1810-1899

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Zina Young Card Brown family papers, 1835-1968

Title: Zina Young Card Brown family papers 1835-1968

Contains papers relating to Zina Card Brown and her ancestors, including her parents; her grandmother, Zina D. H. Young; and her great-grandfather, William Huntington. Includes a notebook kept by Zina Card (Brown) for a sewing class at Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah; correspondence; a Daughters of Utah Pioneers notebook belonging to Zina Y. Card, 1912-1914; a list of Brigham Young's daughters and granddaughters, 1947; a postcard image of the C. O. Card home in Cardston, Alberta; and photocopies of other photographic images. Also includes a letter from Jane E. Molen to George F. Richards, 1928.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel; (.25 linear ft.)

http://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS%202232 View

Huntington, William. Diary and autobiography of William Huntington, 1840-1845.

Title: Diary and autobiography of William Huntington, 1840-1845.

Typescript of William Huntington's autobiography and diary. The autobiography focuses on his conversion to Mormonism in the 1830s, and also traces his family's movements through Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. The diary entries commence around May 1841, although they may have been written after that time as part of the autobiography, and conclude on June 1, 1845. Some topics mentioned by Huntington include the Nauvoo Legion, the arrival of Sidney Rigdon in Nauvoo, the departure of troops from Nauvoo to "arrest the murder[er]s of Joseph and Hyrum Smith," his work on the Nauvoo Temple, and family news.

ArchivalResource: 1 bound volume, 33 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/779637202 View

William Huntington papers, 1835-1845

Title: William Huntington papers 1835-1845

The William Huntington papers (1835-1845) consist of an autobiographical account of Huntington (1784-1846) and his affiliation with the LDS Church.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 linear foot

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv42340 View