Thomas Walter Brookbank reminiscences
Scope and Contents
Consists of three separate manuscripts: "Religious Experiences of Thomas Walter Brookbank," "Travels and Threads of Experience," and "A Soldier's Recollections." These autobiographies recount the author's early life and conversion to Mormonism, his experiences in the Civil War (1861-1865), life in Utah and the Mormon settlements in eastern Arizona, and missionary activities in New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Great Britain.
Dates
- Creation: 1922
Creator
- Tanner, George S. (Person)
- Brookbank, Thomas W. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Thomas Walter Brookbank reminiscences must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Missionary for the Mormon Church, journalist, veteran of the American Civil War (1861-1865), and Arizona pioneer.
Extent
3 items (91 leaves)
Custodial History
Originally collected by George S. Tanner; formerly cataloged as Mss 600.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Mexico--History (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--New Mexico (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Great Britain--History (Organization)
- Young, John W. (John Willard), 1844-1924 (Person)
- Cannon, Abraham H. (Abraham Hoagland), 1859-1896 (Person)
- Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Utah -- History -- 19th century
Topical
- Title
- Register of Thomas Walter Brookbank reminiscences
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 July 19
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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