B0034 Abraham Alonzo Kimball Papers, 1878-1889 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 34 Kimball, Abraham Alonzo, 1846-1889 Abraham Alonzo Kimball Papers, 1878-1889 1.0 lin. ft. (2 boxes) 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. Topics: Education -- Utah. Mormons and Mormonism -- Missions -- England. Polygamy. Places: Kanosh (Utah). Millard County (Utah). Washington County (Utah). Form or Genre: Autobiographies. Diaries. Background Background 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.

Scope and Content

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.

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Abraham Alonzo Kimball Papers, 1878-1889, Utah State Historical Society.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by staff Finding aid compiled by staff Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A63). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999. Container list Box Folder Contents Diaries and journals 1 1 Diary, 3rd edition, 2 July 1878 - 13 June 1881; Mission to England, table of contents, name index, 185 pp. 1 2 Journals, 4 December 1879 - 4 February 1884; table of contents, name index, 180 pp. 1 3 Journal, 4 April 1884 - April 1887; name index, table of contents, 143 pp. 1 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. 2 1 Journal-autobiography, 16 April 1846 - 12 September 1889, 465 pp.