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Zina D. H. Young family papers and photographs

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3884

Scope and Contents

The Zina D. H. Young family papers and photographs included photos and papers pertaining to Zina D. H. Young and her family. Notable items include a letter from Zina D. H. Young to her husband, President Brigham Young, and a photograph of the "Three Zinas": Zina D. H. Young, Zina Young Card, and Zina Card Brown.

Dates

  • 1876-1898

Creator

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 Zina D. H. Young family papers and photographs must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical / Historical

Zina D. H. Young was born 31 January 1821 in Watertown, New York, to William Huntington and Zina Baker Huntington. Zina was baptized into the LDS Church by Hyrum Smith on 1 August 1835. On 7 March 1841 Zina married Henry Bailey Jacobs, with whom she had two sons: Zebulon Williams Jacobs and Henry Chariton Jacobs. Later that year, she married to Joseph Smith, Jr. on 27 October 1841. On 2 February 1846 she maried Brigham Young with whom she had a daughter, Zina Presendia Young. In addition to her three biological children, she raised four stepchildren (Mary, Clarissa Maria, Willard, and Phoebe) after their mother Clarissa Ross Chase Young died. In her later years, Zina served as Relief Society General President beginning in 1888 until her death on 27 August 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Extent

4 folders (0.32 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

The original documents are in the possession of Zola Marie Sampson. She loaned the originals to BYU in April 2007 to scan and photocopy. The originals were than returned to the donor.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donation; Zola Marie Sampson; 2007.

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Related Materials

19th Century Western and Mormon Archives.

General

Contents The Zina D. H. Young family papers and photographs includes three archival series: I. Zina D. H. Young papers, 1876-1989 -- II. Zina Card Brown photographs, 1892-1896 -- III. Miscellaneous papers, 1884.

Title
Register of Zina D. H. Young family papers and photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Rose Frank
Date
2011 June 13
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

Contact:
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