Brief history of William Cook Prows
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photocopy of a handwritten biography of William Cook Prows. Prows was a pioneer to both Salt Lake City, Utah and Colonia Juarez, Mexico; a member of the Mormon Battalion; a gold prospector; a cooper; a horticulturist; and a polygamist. He was married to both Lodesky Ann Roberds and to Louisa Melinda James both of whom he took to Arizona. Then he took Louisa to Colonia Juarez due to the persecution of polygamists.
Dates
- 1930-1977
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 Brief history of William Cook Prows must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
11 p. (0.07 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Donated by Sheri Clarke in 1977.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Sheri Clarke; 1977.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Physical Description
Handwritten; photocopy.
- Title
- Register of Brief history of William Cook Prows
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 July 22
- 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