Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiography
Scope and Contents
Includes an eighty-two-page holograph, plus a photocopy and a typed copy. Nancy Tracy reflects on her early life in New York state; marriage to Moses Tracy, 1832; conversion to Mormonism, 1834; occasional interactions with Joseph Smith Jr.; and experiences with her husband in New York, 1844. Includes information on her activities in Kirtland, Ohio; Far West, Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Winter Quarters, Nebraska; and Ogden, Utah. She also comments on her emigration to Utah, 1850; and temporary move from Ogden to Provo, 1857. Typescript copy made by Zina Hall in 1994.
Dates
- 1885
Creator
- Tracy, Nancy Alexander, 1816-1902 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Original restricted. Photocopy and typescript available for patron use.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Mormon pioneer, housewife, and mother.
Extent
3 folders (0.3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The introduction to Zina Hall's 1994 typescript tells that Zina's grandfather, Howard Tracy Hall, "apparently obtained the [original] document from his mother, Florence Tracy Hall, who when she was young helped to care for her aging grandmother, Nancy Tracy, who lived across the street from her." Original pages were laminated sometime before they were donated to BYU.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Ida Rose Hall; 1996.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photocopy of original available in Folder 2. Transcription available in Folder 3.
- Title
- Register of Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiography
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 18 March 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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