Ann Gordge Lee autobiography
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography. Ann Lee tells about her family's conversion to Mormonism in Australia, their emigration to Utah, and her life as a Mormon woman in southern Utah. She gives details of the brutal activities of Mormon leaders including those of John D. Lee, her husband. She converted to Catholicism later in her life. While the work makes references to historical events, the researcher is cautioned that most of the work seems to be pure fiction.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1900
Creator
- Lee, Ann Gordge, 1848-ca. 1915 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Original restricted. Photocopy and typescript available for public use.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Ann Gordge Lee autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical Sketch
Mormon settler of southern Utah and plural wife of John D. Lee (1812-1877).
Extent
1 volume (86 p.)(0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository.
Other Finding Aids
Item-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSSSC1706.xml
Custodial History
The item was purchased by Brigham Young University from Betty A. Riley of Hemet, California, in 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Betty A. Riley; 1987.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photocopy of original available in Folder 1. Transcription available in Folder 2. Photocopy of incomplete version in different hand also available at MSS 5857.
Subject
- Title
- Register of Ann Gordge Lee autobiography
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 August 27
- 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