Emmeline B. Wells diaries, 1844-1920.

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Emmeline B. Wells diaries, 1844-1920.

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Vol. 1 tells of Wells' overland journey from Nauvoo, Illinois to Garden Grove, Iowa in 1846. Opening pages of the diary tell of Wells' departure from Massachusetts in 1844 to join with the body of the Mormon Church at Nauvoo, Illinois. Some genealogy is also included. Wells writes detailed entries about daily chores, children, difficult travelling conditions, and her relationships with other women on the journey to Iowa. She frequently mentions the status of neighboring Mormon companies. Vol. 1 concludes with an emotional entry about her husband's apparent desertion. Holograph diaries of Emmeline B. Wells, and two linear feet of typed transcripts including the years 1844-1846 and 1874-1920. Her entries are daily, tell of her activities, and often present her opinions and impressions as well. The accounts are often lengthy and detailed. The 1882 diary also includes entries by Well's daughter, Louisa Wells.

46 v.4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Cannon, Louisa Martha Wells, 1862-1888

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Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

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The Female Relief Society was a women's organization organized on February 9, 1854 in Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. It was a predecessor of the official Latter-day Saint Church Relief Society organized by Brigham Young in 1855. From the description of Female Relief Society record book, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367553700 ...

Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921

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Emmeline Blanche [Woodward] Wells was born 29 February 1828, at Petersham, Massachusetts to David Woodward and Deiadama Hare. She joined the LDS Church on her fourteenth birthday and then moved to Nauvoo. She married James Harvey Harris, Newell K. Whitney, and Daniel Hanmer Wells. She played a major role nationally and internationally regarding the Church and women's suffrage. She served as the fifth president of the Relief Society, from 1910-1921. She died on 25 April 1921 in Salt Lake City, Ut...