Junius F. Wells correspondence
Scope and Contents
4 letters containing submissions of poetry and a short story to Junius F. Wells, editor of Contributor magazine, from Nephi Anderson (prominent LDS author), a J. F. Gibbs, an Annie Gardner, and a William Clegg, all dated between December 1887 and June 1888.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1888
Creator
- Wells, Junius F. (Junius Free), 1854-1930 (editor, 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 the Junius F. Wells correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Boad of Curators.
Biographical History
Junius F. Wells (1854-1930) was the editor of The Contributor.
Junius F. Wells is the son of LDS Church leader Daniel H. Wells and Hannah Corrilla Free. He was the first head of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, founding editor and publisher of The Contributor, author of eleven biographies, and chief organizer of the building of monuments to Joseph Smith and the Three Witnesses. He married Hannah Middleton Forbes in 1879 and they had two children. He served a mission to Great Britain in 1972-1874, and a second mission to New England and the Midwest. He was the associate editor of the Millenial Star. Wells died in 1930.
Biographical History
Nephi Anderson (1865-1923) was a prominent Latter-day Saint fiction writer.
Nephi Anderson was born in 1865. He was an LDS fiction writer who wrote ten novels, four books, forty articles and at least forty-eight short stories. He served missions to Norway (1892-93), Great Britain (1904-1906), and the Central United States (1909-1910). He died in 1923.
Extent
4 folders (0.04 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Submissions to Junius F. Wells, editor of Contributor magazine, from Nephi Anderson and others.
Arrangement
Submissions are arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
Collection was found unprocessed in manuscripts stacks in April 2013; provenance unknown, no case file available.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; April 2013.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
box 602
Processing Information
Processed; Amanda C. Crandall, manuscripts specialist; May 2013.
Subject
- Gardner, Annie (author, Person)
- Clegg, William, 1823-1903 (author, Person)
- Wells, Junius F. (Junius Free), 1854-1930 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Gibbs, Josiah F. (Josiah Francis), 1845- (author, Person)
- Anderson, Nephi, 1865-1923 (author, Person)
- Title
- Register of Junius F. Wells correspondence
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Amanda C. Crandall, Manuscripts Specialist
- Date
- 2013 May 3
- 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