Life sketch of Eliza R. Snow
Scope and Contents
Copy of handwritten autobiography, from the Bancroft collection, of Eliza R. Snow written in 1885. Along with her story, Snow included poems and song lyrics she wrote. The 49 pages are glued to acid free paper. Materials are dated 1885.
Dates
- 1885
Creator
- Snow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey), 1804-1887 (creator, 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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Eliza Roxey Snow was born January 21, 1804 in Becket, Massachusetts to Oliver Snow and Rosetta Lenora Pettibone. Her family moved to Ohio while she was a child, where she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1835. She followed the early migrations of the Saints, working as a teacher in Kirtland, Ohio and Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1842 she married Joseph Smith, and after his death married Brigham Young in 1849.
Snow was deeply involved in the Church, participating in the organization of the Relief Society and later serving as its second general president. She was also a noted author and poet in pioneer Utah. Snow died on December 5, 1887 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
49 sheets ; 36-37 x 22 cm
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
Note on first page: "Bancroft Library; University of California"
Processing Information
Processed; Jamie Wiser; 2023.
- Title
- Register of Life sketch of Eliza R. Snow
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jamie Wiser
- Date
- 2023 September 20
- 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