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Register of the Hosea Stout Papers,

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Title: Hosea Stout Papers
Dates: 1829-1870 (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 53
Summary: Chief of police in Nauvoo, Illinois during the Mormon Era. Official of territorial government of Utah. Journals, correspondence, miscellaneous papers.
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

Collection Inventory +/-

Box Folder Contents
box , folder : Journals (Original located in the vault)
box 1, folder 1 : Autobiography: 1810-1835
box 1, folder 2 : Journal, vol. 2: 12 May 1845 - 22 September 1856
box 1, folder 3 : Journal, vol. 3: 23 September 1856 - 11 June 1848
box 1, folder 4 : Journal, vol. 4: 12 June 1848 - 31 January 1852
box 1, folder 5 : Journal, vol. 5: 1 February 1852 - 20 October 1852; 23 December 1854 - 9 December 1855; 1 February 1856 - 26 September 1857
box 1, folder 6 : Journal, vol. 6: 20 October 1852 - 21 December 1854
box 1, folder 7 : Journal, vol. 7: 10 December 1855 - 30 January 1856; 27 September 1857 - 20 March 1859
box 1, folder 8 : Journal, vol. 8: 21 March 1859 - 23 March 1860
box 1, folder 9 : B. H. Stout's Book: 1 January 1870 - 31 December 1870. Title written at front. He has written in a diary dated 1869 but states he will "now commence my journal for the coming year in the last years [sic] blanks"
box 1, folder 10 : Journal notebook supplement: 20 October 1852 - 17 July 1854
box 1, folder 11 : Drawings of Louisa Taylor Stout and Hosea Stout made at Nauvoo, Illinois, ca. 1840s
box , folder : W. P. A. Typescripts of Journals (Each folder contains a detailed description of the original volumes.)
box 2, folder 1 : W. P. A. photocopies of miscellaneous papers. (invitations, etc.)
box 2, folder 2 : Autobiography, 1810-1835; Journal, Vol.1, 4 October 1844 - 12 May 1845
box 2, folder 3 : Journal, No. 2: 12 May 1845 - 23 September 1846
box 2, folder 4 : Journal, No. 3: 23 September 1846 - 11 June 1848
box 2, folder 5 : Journal, No. 4: 11 June 1848 - 31 January 1852
box 2, folder 6 : Journal, No. 5: 1 February 1852 - 22 December 1854
box 2, folder 7 : Journal, No. 6: 24 December 1854 - 26 September 1857
box 2, folder 8 : Journal, No. 7: 27 September 1857 - 10 July 1861
box 2, folder 9 : Journal, No. 8: 1 January 1870 - 31 December 1870 (B. H. Stout's Book)
box 2, folder 10 : Excerpts from the journal of Hosea Stout, 5 December 1848 - 5 April 1851
box 2, folder 11 : Miscellaneous materials
box 2, folder 11 1: Excerpts from Journals
box 2, folder 11 2: Letter from Brigham Young to Hosea Stout
box 2, folder 11 3: Correspondence between Dale Morgan and M. Sinclair
box 2, folder 12 : Letters and Miscellaneous: 1829-1915
box , folder : Stout, Reed, ed. Autobiography of Hosea Stout, 1810-1835 (Typescript)
box 3, folder 1 : Utah Historical Quarterly, Winter, 1962
box 3, folder 2 : Utah Historical Quarterly, Spring, 1962
box 3, folder 3 : Utah Historical Quarterly, Summer, 1962
box 3, folder 4 : Utah Historical Quarterly, Fall, 1962
box 3, folder 5-6 : Copies of autobiography
box , folder : Footnotes for Juanita Brooks, ed. On the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844-1861(Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, Utah State Historical Society, c. 1964
box 4, folder 1 : Preface and Introduction (In various drafts)
box 4, folder 2 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. I, Part I
box 4, folder 3 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. I, Part II
box 4, folder 4 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. I, Part III
box 4, folder 5 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. I, Part IV
box 4, folder 6 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. II, Part I
box 4, folder 7 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. II, Part II
box 4, folder 8 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. II, Part III
box 4, folder 9 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. II, Part IV
box 4, folder 10 : Original footnotes (unrevised): Vol. II, Part V
box 4, folder 11 : Footnotes: Vol. I
box 4, folder 12 : Footnotes: Vol. II
box 4, folder 13 : Footnotes: Vol. I
box 4, folder 14 : Footnotes: Vol. II
box 5, folder 1 : Correspondence
box 5, folder 2 : Picture captions, book format
box 5, folder 3 : Cities and geographic names to appear on map
box 5, folder 4 : Citations for footnotes
box 5, folder 5 : Index
box , folder : Photocopies of W. P. A. Typescripts. Juanita Brooks, ed. On the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844-1861(Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, Utah State Historical Society, c. 1964
box 5, folder 6 : Vol. I, Part I
box 5, folder 7 : Vol. I, Parts II & III
box 5, folder 8 : Vol. I, Part IV
box 6, folder 1 : Vol. II, Part I
box 6, folder 2 : Vol. II, Parts II & III
box 6, folder 3 : Vol. II, Parts III (continued) & IV
box 6, folder 4 : Vol. II, Part IV (continuted)
box 6, folder 5 : Vol. II, Part V
box , folder : Proofs for Juanita Brooks, ed. On the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844-1861(Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, Utah State Historical Society, c. 1964
box 7, folder 1 : Vol. I, Parts I & II
box 7, folder 2 : Vol. I, Part III
box 7, folder 3 : Vol. I, Part IV
box 7, folder 4 : Vol. II, Part I
box 7, folder 5 : Vol. II, Part II
box 7, folder 6 : Vol. II, Part III
box 7, folder 7 : Vol. II, Part IV
box 7, folder 8 : Vol. II, Part V
box , folder : Family Papers
box 8, folder 1 : Family Bible
box 8, folder 2 : Miscellaneous invitations
box 8, folder 2 1: Assembly Rooms Stockholders' Party, 13 January 1863
box 8, folder 2 2: Anniversary of Washington's Birthday, Grand Civil and Military Ball, Salt Lake Theatre, 22 February 1870
box 8, folder 2 3: Christmas Eve party at Social Hall, 24 December (undated)

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

Chief of police in Nauvoo, Illinois during the Mormon Era. Official of territorial government of Utah.

Content Description +/-

Journals, correspondence, miscellaneous papers. Most concern Stout's involvement with the LDS church, settlement in Utah, and Territorial government.

The collection contains materials from Juanita Brooks's editing and publication of the diaries. This includes drafts, notes, and transcriptions.

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Restrictions on Access

Administrative Information +/-

Arrangement:

W. P. A. Typescripts of Journals Each folder contains a detailed description of the original volumes.

Autobiography of Hosea Stout, 1810-1835 Reed Stout, ed. (Typescript)

On the Mormon FrontierFootnotes, Juanita Brooks, ed.

On the Mormon FrontierPhotocopies of W. P. A. Typescripts, Juanita Brooks, ed.

On The Mormon FrontierProofs, Juanita Brooks, ed.

Creator:

Stout, Hosea, 1810-1889

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

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

Quantity:

8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

2006.