Diaries, 1852-1903.

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Diaries, 1852-1903.

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Handwritten diaries. The original items are housed in two boxes while the photocopies of these materials are housed in three. There are many gaps in the entries including a sixteen-year gap from 1861 to 1877. Savage writes about his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to "Siam" (Thailand) from 1852 to 1856. He travelled to Rangoon from Salt Lake City, Utah, by way of San Francisco and Calcutta. He returned by way of Calcutta, England, and New York City. He was one of the leaders of the ill-fated Willie handcart company in 1856 and presents one of the most important and detailed accounts of that disaster. Savage lived in Toquerville, Utah, was a polygamist, and served time in prison for having more than one wife.

5 boxes (24 linear in.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Savage, Levi, 1820-1910

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LDS missionary to Burma and India, member of the Willie Handcart Company, and pioneer of Washington County, Utah. From the description of Papers, 1852-1902. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122480889 Levi Savage was born in Greenville Township, Ohio. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and he lived in Toquerville, Utah, during the 1870s-1890s. From the description of Levi Savage diaries : Toquerville, Utah, 1936-1938....

Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith, Jr. Its members later migrated to the American West, specifically the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Shortly after the founding, missionaries were sent out to teach their message. From the guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flannel board missionary discussions, Circa 1950-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The documents in this collection span the early year...