Wilford Woodruff correspondence
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of letters exchanged between Wilford Woodruff and his brother, Asahel. Wilford describes baptising their family members into the Mormon Church and establishing a branch of that Church in Farmington, Conn. He announces the 14 July birth of his daughter and outlines preparations to migrate to Missouri. He bears testimony to the truthfulness of the Mormon Church.
Dates
- Creation: 1838
Creator
- Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 (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 Wilford Woodruff correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Fourth president of the Mormon Church. He served several terms in the Utah Territorial legislature and acted as Mormon Church historian for many years.
Extent
1 folder (0.02 linear ft.) : (2 items) (7 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Title
- Register of Wilford Woodruff correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 Aug 18
- 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