b0053 Hosea Stout Papers, 1829-1870 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2006 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2006. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 53 Stout, Hosea, 1810-1889 Hosea Stout Papers, 1829-1870 4 lin. ft. (8 boxes)

Available on microfilm (MIC A 200)

Chief of police in Nauvoo, Illinois during the Mormon Era. Official of territorial government of Utah. Journals, correspondence, miscellaneous papers. Topics: Overland journeys -- 1846 Overland journeys -- 1848 Utah Expedition, 1857-1858 Places: Nauvoo (Ill.) -- Expulsion of the Mormons Utah (Territory) -- Politics and government Salt Lake City (Utah) Form or Genre: Diaries. Background Biographical Note

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

 Scope and Content

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.

Series Descriptions

Journals (Original)

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 Frontier Footnotes, Juanita Brooks, ed.

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

On The Mormon FrontierProofs, Juanita Brooks, ed.

Family papers

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Hosea Stout Papers, 1829-1870, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gifts of Lafayette and Lillian B. Lee, Mrs. Dean Palmer, and Josephine DiPastena.

 Restrictions on Access:

Box 1 (diaries) located in the vault.

 Restrictions on Use

The Hosea Stout Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by staff Finding aid compiled by Melissa Ferguson, 2006 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2006 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A22). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000, 2006. Separations

Photographs have been removed to Mss C 53.

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