Tuttle family account books and papers, 1845-1893

Series

Identifier: MSS 1832 Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, advertisements, and account books of the Tuttle family. 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 Latter-day Saint 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. Also includes one photograph and two negatives. Collection dated 1851-1952.

Dates

Creation: 1845-1893

Creator

Tuttle family (creator, Family)
Tuttle, Newton, 1825-1905 (contributor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

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, May 21, 1988. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

3 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.