Charles H. Oliphant and Orson Bennett Adams autobiographies
Scope and Contents
Coverless notebook containing handwritten autobiographies of Oliphant and Adams. Oliphant writes of his childhood, meetings with Brigham Young, his work as a horticulturalist, and the Deseret Horticultural Society. Adams' autobiography is written back to front in the same notebook. He writes about his joining the Mormon Battalion along with his wife who worked as a laundress, his settlement in Parowan, Utah, his fighting the Indian Wars, and exploration during the Utah War during which he searched out areas where the Latter-day Saints could retreat.
Dates
- approximately 1800s
Creator
- Oliphant, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1825-1902 (creator, Person)
- Adams, Orson B. (Orson Bennett), 1815-1901 (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 publish material from Charles H. Oliphant and Orson Bennett Adams autobiographies must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Latter-day Saint Church converts and early settlers of Utah.
Extent
1 v. ((45 p.), encapsulated)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
- Autobiographies
- Britton, Agnes
- Deseret Horticultural Society
- Horticulture -- Utah -- History -- Sources
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Little, Edwin S.
- Mormons -- Indian relations -- History
- Parowan (Utah) -- History
- Pioneers
- United States. Army. Mormon Battalion -- History
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
- Young, Joseph, 1797-1881
- Title
- Register of Charles H. Oliphant and Orson Bennett Adams autobiographies
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 June 15
- 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