Eliza Westover letter
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter with a typescript of the item. Westover writes to "Lew" in response to his questions about the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith (1805-1844). She outlines her life and tells of her conversion to the LDS Church, her life in Nauvoo, Illinois, the death of Joseph Smith, and her migration to Utah.
Dates
- Creation: 1916
Creator
- Westover, Eliza, 1829- (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 Letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Historical note
Mormon woman living in St. George, Utah.
Extent
1 item (3 p.)(0.02 linear ft.) : (+ 1 typescript)(2 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Person)
- Westover, Eliza, 1829- (Person)
- Title
- Register of Eliza Westover letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 March 17
- 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