James S. Martin correspondence
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and typewritten correspondence. Three of the items were received by Martin and one was sent by him. One of the letters is from James H. Wolfe, an attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah, and another is from C. G. Patterson, a resident of Salt Lake City. Both Wolfe and Patterson are concerned with the Mormon Church's domination of politics in Utah. They are concerned that the United States Senator and Mormon Church Apostle, Reed Smoot, is controlled by the Mormon Church. Also included is a resolution addressed to the members of the United States Senate to unseat Reed Smoot. A fouth item is a note from Martin to an unnamed United States Senator relating to the other letters he received.
Dates
- Creation: 1915
Creator
- Martin, James S. (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 James S. Martin correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
General superintendent of the National Reform Association.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.) : (6 p.)
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941 (Person)
- Wolfe, James H. (Person)
- Patterson, C. G., 1871-1953 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of James S. Martin correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- 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