Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Personal diaries, datebooks, and financial records kept by Harry E. Biedinger between 1898 and 1949. Biedinger writes about a variety of topics, including detailed notes about the planning and building of Zion City. He provides insight into the inner workings of Zion City and its tight controls over the community. Diaries form the 1930s and 1940s are small pocket diaries or datebooks and the events recorded are increasingly briefer and less frequent. Diaries contain more detailed, personal...