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Register of the Abraham Alonzo Kimball Papers,

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Title: Abraham Alonzo Kimball Papers
Dates: 1878-1889 (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 34
Summary: Son of LDS apostle Heber C. Kimball, a resident of Iron and Millard Counties and a prominent LDS church leader. The journal covers the period 1878-1889 and deals with his mission to England, polygamy, education, and church activities at the local level. The collection also includes a copy of his lengthy autobiography.
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

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Box Folder Contents
box , folder : Diaries and journals
box 1, folder 1 : Diary, 3rd edition, 2 July 1878 - 13 June 1881; Mission to England, table of contents, name index, 185 pp.
box 1, folder 2 : Journals, 4 December 1879 - 4 February 1884; table of contents, name index, 180 pp.
box 1, folder 3 : Journal, 4 April 1884 - April 1887; name index, table of contents, 143 pp.
box 1, folder 4 : Journals, Part I: 14 April 1887 - 12 September 1889; Part II: 31 May 1888 - 5 November 1888 and February, 1889 - 1 June 1889; table of contents, name index, 149 pp.
box 2, folder 1 : Journal-autobiography, 16 April 1846 - 12 September 1889, 465 pp.

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

Abraham Alonzo Kimball is the son of LDS apostle Heber C. Kimball, a resident of Iron and Millard Counties and a prominent LDS church leader.

Content Description +/-

The journal covers the period 1878-1889 and deals with his mission to England, polygamy, education, and church activities at the local level. The collection also includes a copy of his lengthy autobiography.

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Creator:

Kimball, Abraham Alonzo, 1846-1889

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Quantity:

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.