Washington F. Anderson diary
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a typewritten copy of a diary kept from 30 July to 12 August of 1857. Anderson writes about a company of Mormons travelling from Carson Valley, Nevada to Salt Lake City, Utah. He tells about Indian troubles and about the miles travelled every day. The group of Mormons was probably called to go to Utah to help meet the United States army marching on Utah.
Dates
- Creation: 1857
Creator
- Anderson, Washington F., 1823-1903 (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 Washington F. Anderson diary, 1857, must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services. and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Washington F. Anderson was a Mormon surgeon and pioneer.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a typewritten copy of a diary kept from 30 July to 12 August of 1857. Anderson writes about a company of Mormons travelling from Carson Valley, Nevada to Salt Lake City, Utah. He tells about Indian troubles and about the miles travelled every day.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858) -- Sources (Organization)
- Anderson, Washington F., 1823-1903 (Person)
- Title
- Register of the Washington F. Anderson diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 March 28
- 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