Clarissa Harden Wilhelm autobiography
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
- Wilhelm, Clarissa Harden, 1820-1901 (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 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.
- Autobiographies
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History
- Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History
- Orderville (Utah) -- History -- Sources
- Pioneers
- Saint George (Utah) -- History
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History
- Wilhelm, Clarissa Harden, 1820-1901
- 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
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States