International Leprosy Association -
History of Leprosy

  • International Leprosy Association -
    History of Leprosy

    Database

    Harold B. Lee Library

    Location

    Category Institutional Archive
    Country USA
    Address Special Collections and Manuscripts Dept, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84602-6800. USA. Provo, UT 84602-6800
    Telephone (801) 422-3514
    Email specialcollections@byu.edu
    URL http://sites.lib.byu.edu/

    Notes

    The diaries of Walter Murray Gibson (Mormon apostate and Prime Minister of Hawaii, 1882-1887) give daily accounts of activities in Maui, including cabinet meetings, interactions with Claus Spreckels, the financial supporter of Gibson's government, association with King Kalakaua, visits to Mother Marianne of Molokai at the convent at Kakaako on Maui, the Hawaiian revolution of 1887 in which Gibson was ousted from office and exiled, and the breach of promise suit brought against Gibson by Flora St. Clair, whom he had allegedly promised to marry. Amongst these accounts are references to leprosy in Hawaii. The diaries are of two volumes, written between 1886-1887.

    Entry made August 2005

    Contact

    Name The Curator
    Organization Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections and Manuscripts Dept., Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
    Address P.O. Box 26800, Provo, UT, USA,
    Telephone + (801) 422-3514
    Email specialcollections@byu.edu

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