Tuttle family papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, advertisements, and account books. Diaries were written by Newton Tuttle (1825-1905), a farmer in Bountiful, Utah. He mentions attending the School of the Prophets in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he heard teachings from leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). Correspondence includes letters written to Clara Minerva Tuttle Bartholomew (1865-1956) by members of the Bartholomew family who were on LDS missions, among which are letters from her husband, Henry, in England, 1903-1904. Clara was the daughter of Newton Tuttle and his wife, Emily Amelia Stone (1839-1927). Collection includes original Newton Tuttle diaries, plus typed copies prepared by Brigham Young University.
Dates
- 1851-1952
Creator
- Tuttle family (creator, Family)
- Tuttle, Newton, 1825-1905 (contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
"No photocopies may be made except by Bartholomew family members and no item may be published in its entirety without prior written permission from family representative, Craig Randy Bartholomew"; see instrument of gift, 21 May 1988.
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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Extent
11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1832.xml
Custodial History
Donated by the Davis Bartholomew family in 1988. Donated by David Egbert, the second cousin once removed of Clara Tuttle Bartholomew, in 1998.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Davis Bartholomew family; 1988.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; David Egbert; 1998.
Appraisal
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.B.5.a, 2020)
Existence and Location of Copies
Photocopy of spiral binder of handwritten transcriptions of correspondence to/from Newton and Clara Tuttle and family (1875-1905) in Box 7, folder 3. Transcriptions available in Boxes 8-10. Photocopy of Newton Tuttle diary, 1865-1870. available in Box 11 folder 2.
- Account books
- Bartholomew family
- Bartholomew, Clara Minerva Tuttle, 1865-1956
- Bountiful (Utah) -- History
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--History
- Diaries
- Farmers -- Utah -- Bountiful -- History
- Home and Family
- Letters
- School of the Prophets -- History
- Social Life and Customs
- Title
- Register of Tuttle family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 April 22
- 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