Samuel Uriah Porter autobiography
Scope and Contents
11 original handwritten journals and 14 photocopies of transcribed copies of the life and travels of Samuel Uriah Porter. Porter talks about his parents, siblings, marriage, farming, assignments in the Mormon Church, family genealogy, travels, and important people in his life.
Dates
- 1898-1933
Creator
- Porter, Samuel Uriah, 1855-1936 (Person)
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 Samuel Uriah Porter autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Farmer in Utah and member of the Mormon Church.
Extent
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1621.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Samuel Uriah Porter autobiography
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 September 13
- 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