| Title |
Diary of Joseph A. Young |
| Subject |
Latter Day Saint pioneers; Latter Day Saint missionaries; Frontier and pioneer life; Diaries; United States--Description and travel |
| Spatial Coverage |
New York (N.Y.); Birmingham (England) |
| Personal Names |
Young, Joseph A., 1834-1875 |
| Description |
Joseph A. Young was one of the early Mormon pioneers who traveled overland to the Salt Lake Valley in the mid-19th century. This diary concerns Young's mission to the Eastern states, February-March, 1864, arranging railroad passage for emigrants to Utah. Continued on to Liverpool to complete his mission, collecting emigrants and arranging boat passage. |
| Creator |
Young, Joseph A., 1834-1875 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Contributors |
Transcribed by Heather Harkness |
| Date |
1864 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Digitization Specifications |
Scanned with a Leica S1 Pro digital scanning camera, using a Hasselblad 120mm Makro-Planar f/4 lens. Exposure was at f/11 with a blue filter. Lighting provided by Kaiser Softlite ProVision 6x55W fluorescent 5400K daylight lights. Files saved as uncompressed TIFF at 3500x 5117 pixels and converted to 800 x 1200 pixel JPEG images for Web presentation. |
| Resource Identifier |
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/uw&CISOPTR=454 |
| Source |
ms 233 |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
is part of: Overland Trails Diaries and Maps collection, 1847-1869 |
| Coverage |
1834-1875 |
| Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2002, University of Utah. All rights reserved. |
| Source Physical Dimensions |
18.5 x 12cm |
| Contributing Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT 84112 |
| Scanning Technician |
Kelly Taylor |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6h70rz7 |
| Setname |
uu_awm |
| ID |
1081814 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h70rz7 |
