William Dydamous Johnson letters to Brigham Young
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters, dated 29 Oct. 1875 and 16 Feb. 1876, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Johnson asks for help in his personal finances and also writes about funds for the Deseret Museum.
Dates
- 1875-1876
Creator
- Johnson, William Dydamous, 1833-1910 (author, 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 William Dydamous Johnson letters to Brigham Young must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Employee at the Deseret Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
2 items (5 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Church Government
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Presidents
- Deseret Museum -- History
- Johnson, William Dydamous, 1833-1910 -- Correspondence
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents
- Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence
- Letters
- Typescripts
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
- Title
- Register of William Dydamous Johnson letters to Brigham Young
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 October 6
- 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