Collection includes a compilation of the diaries and journals of Charles Ora Card, encompassing the years 1871-1885.

The diaries of Ora Card tell of the contruction of the Logan Tabernacle and Logan Temple. During 1871-1886, the LDS Church faced opposition from the federal government on polygamy.

This collection consists of twenty-two personal diaries from the "Logan" years (1871-85) and twenty-two from the "Cardston" years (1886-1903). There are also seven "official" diaries (1885-1902) which cover Card's Stake President assignments. Also included are about sixty letters mostly between Card and one of his wives, Zina Y. Card.

The life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card, includes 1 (one) loose-leaf collection of the four wives of Charles O. Card, one newspaper article concerning Charles Card, and one essay concerning Sarah Jane Beirdneau (one of the wives).