Jacob F. Gates and Susa Young Gates letters, 1879-1920

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 3 Series 1 Sub-Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters written by Jacob F. Gates and Susa Young Gates to each other and to family members while they were raising their children and separated by work or church travel. Materials dated from 1879 to 1920.

Dates

Creation: 1879-1920

Creator

Gates, Jacob F. (Jacob Forsberry), 1854-1942 (correspondent, Person)
Gates, Susa Young, 1856-1933 (correspondent, Person)

Language of Materials

Materials 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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Jacob F. Gates was born to Jacob Gates and Emma Forsberry on July 30, 1854, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served two missions to the Hawaiian Sandwich Islands, the second time accompanied by his family. Jacob married Susa Amelia Young, a daughter of President Brigham Young, in 1880. He also served a brief mission in Germany, returning just before the outbreak of World War I. In 1905, Jacob was called by President Joseph F. Smith to produce a new edition of the Book of Mormon in Hawaiian. Jacob died on January 22, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Biographical / Historical

Susa Young Gates was born on March 18, 1856, to Brigham Young and Lucy Bigelow in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and dedicated much of her time and efforts to church service. She married Alma Bailey Dunford on December 1, 1872, is Salt Lake City, Utah but later divorced. Prior to their split, they had two children. Susa remarried in 1880 to Jacob Forsberry Gates on January 5, in St. George, Utah. Together they had eleven children. She pioneered the Brigham Young Academy music department, founded the "Young Woman's Journal," served on the Brigham Young University Board of Trustees, and was a member of the National Council of Women. Susa died on May 27, 1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah.