Jennie Anderson Froiseth letters and advertisement
Scope and Contents
Collection includes four letters by Froiseth written between 1881 and 1882 as part of her work to abolish polygamy. Two of the letters are on the printed stationery of the Anti-Polygamy Standard. Also includes a manuscript advertisement.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1882
Creator
- Froiseth, Jennie Anderson, 1849-1930 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Original restricted. Digital copy available online for public use. Transcription of originals also available for public use.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Jennie Anderson Froiseth letters and advertisement must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Jenie Anderson Froiseth (1849-1930) was the author of "The Women of Mormonism: The Story of Polygamy As Told by the Victims Themselves."
Jennie Anderson Froiseth was born in 1849 in New York. She was married to a civil engineer named Bernard M. Froiseth and had two children, named Ethel R. (4-years-old in 1880) and Bernard A. (5 months old in 1880). She wrote a book called "The Women of Mormonism: The Story of Polygamy As Told by the Victims Themselves in 1882." Jennie Anderson Froiseth died in 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Rick Grunder; 1992.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital copy available online. Transcriptions available in Folder 2.
Subject
- Title
- Register of Jennie Anderson Froiseth letters and advertisement
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 10 June 2011
- 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