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Clarissa Harden Wilhelm autobiography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 546

Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Wilhelm writes about her youth in New York, her joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838, her move to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844, and her subsequent migration to Utah. She also tells about her various marriages and her life in Salt Lake City, Spanish Fork, Springville, St. George, and Orderville, Utah. She also talks of living in St. Joseph, Arizona.

Dates

  • 1888

Creator

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 Autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Mormon pioneer, midwife, and polygamist wife, who was born in Perrysburg, New York, and came to Utah in 1851.

Extent

1 item (12 pages)

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Title
Register of Clarissa Harden Wilhelm autobiography
Author
Garrett Schroath
Date
2011 March 24
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

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