John Urie letters
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters written to Urie's wife, Priscilla, and to his mother. Two of the items were written while Urie was on a mission for the Mormon Church in Glasgow, Scotland. The remaining items were written in Cedar City, Utah. Urie writes about personal and family matters and also about his activities and community affairs.
Dates
- 1873-1891
Creator
- Urie, John, 1835-1921 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from John Urie letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Mormon polygamist living in Cedar City, Utah.
Extent
6 items (22 p.)(0.02 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Purchased through Peter Crawley in 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Peter Crawley; 1985.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Cedar City (Utah) -- History
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Scotland--History
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Scotland -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Correspondence
- Letters
- Missions and Missionaries
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- Title
- Register of John Urie letters
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 October 21
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States