b0122 Levi Savage Papers, 1852-1902 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 122 Savage, Levi, 1820-1910. Levi Savage Papers, 1852-1902 2 lin. ft. (4 boxes) LDS missionary to Burma and India, member of the Willie Handcart Company, and pioneer of Washington County, Utah. Diary, 1852-1902, correspondence, ledger. Also includes diary of Levi Mathers Savage, 1851-1935. Topics: Frontier and pioneer life -- Utah -- Washington County. Mormons and Mormonism -- Missions -- Burma. Mormons and Mormonism -- Missions -- India. Overland journeys -- 1856. Polygamy -- Prisoners and prisons. Utah Expedition, 1857-1858. Willie Handcart Company, 1856. Persons: Savage, Levi Mathers, 1851-1935. Places: Washington County (Utah). Form or Genre: Diaries. Background Biographical Note

LDS missionary to Burma and India, member of the Willie Handcart Company, and pioneer of Washington County, Utah.

Scope and Content

Diary, 1852-1902, correspondence, ledger. Also includes diary of Levi Mathers Savage, 1851-1935.

Series Descriptions

Mission diary [fragments]

Diaries

Biography

Miscellaneous

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Levi Savage Papers, 1852-1902, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Dr. Lynn M. Hilton.

Restrictions on Use

The Levi Savage 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 staff Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A156). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Mission diary [fragments] 1 1 6 October 1852 [version 1] 1 2 6 October 1852 [version 2] 1 3 6 October 1852 [version 3] 1 4 6 October 1852 [version 4] 1 5 6 October 1852 - 18 June 1853 1 6 23 January 1853 - 31 December 1853 1 7 21 October 1852; 18 June 1853 - 26 September 1853; 15 March 1854 Diaries 1 8-9 1 January 1854 - 10 March 1855 1 10-12 11 March 1855 - 30 September 1855 1 13-14 1 October 1855 - 30 June 1856 1 15-17 1 July 1856 - 1 October 1858 1 18-20 3 October 1858 - 30 December 1860 2 1 2 January 1861 - 3 June 1861 2 2 17 June 1872 - 2 October 1872; Correspondence, February - March 1872 2 3-4 1 January 1877 - November 1877 [with accompanying correspondence] 2 5 21 July 1881 - 27 August 1882 2 6 14 August 1883 - 18 September 1887 2 7-9 17 September 1887 - 17 January 1889 2 10-11 21 March 1989 - 25 March 1890 2 12-16 26 March 1890 - 29 December 1891 2 17-19 3 January 1892 - 28 December 1892 3 1-4 2 January 1893 - 29 December 1894 3 5-8 1 January 1895 - 31 December 1896 3 9-12 1 January 1897 - 30 December 1898 3 13-15 1 January 1899 - 11 March 1903 3 16-17 6 October 1852 - 18 June 1853 [WPA transcript] Biography 4 1-7 1 January 1877 - 16 March 1903; sections 1-4, name list, general index, name index, 1936 4 8 21 December 1891 - February 1893; section 4, name list, index, 1938 4 9-14 23 February 1893 - 26 August 1899; sections 5-8, name list, index, 1938 Miscellaneous 4 15 Correspondence, 1857, 1872-1874, 1878, 1886, 1895 4 16 Ledger, ca.1869-1874 4 17 Notes on the Diary of Levi Savage [anon.], n.d.