Solomon, William Henry, 1828-1913
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1828 - 1913
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William Henry Solomon autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 909
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography with a typescript of the item. Also included are brief biographies of family members and patriarchal blessings. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain. Solomon writes about joining the Mormon Church, migrating to Utah, serving on a mission to the Indians of Arizona, meeting John D. Lee, and moving to Kanab, Utah.
Dates:
1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Henry Solomon's diary of the Arizona mission
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305465]
Identifier: MSS SC 790
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Discusses in detail the daily life of Mormon missionaries among the Indians on the Arizona frontier and the problems with the Indians that eventually forced the missionaries to withdraw to Kanab, Utah, in 1874. Some personal and family matters are also covered, including divorce from one of the author's plural wives. Excerpts from other records of Solomon's are included at the end of the record to cover gaps in the main diary. Notes by the compiler, P. T. Reilly, are...
Dates:
1873-1874
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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- Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona -- Sources 1
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Utah -- Sources 1
- Indians of North America 1
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- Kanab (Utah) -- History -- Sources 1
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History 1
- Latter Day Saints 1
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
- Material Types 1
- Missions 1
- Navajo Indians -- Missions -- History 1
- Patriarchal blessings (Latter Day Saint churches) -- History 1
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