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Polygamy -- Utah

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Reed Smoot microfilm, 1880-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains several rolls of microfilm, unlabelled. Includes labelled boxes of microfilm which are images of Smoot's diaries. Dated 1880-1966.

Dates: 1880-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1187, Reed Smoot papers

Reed Smoot newspaper clippings, 1897-1942

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings on the career of Reed Smoot. Primarily deals with news about the Smoot hearings, found in both Utah newspapers and other newspapers. Also contains articles on Smoot's opinion on prohibition and his election reports. Dated 1897-1942.

Dates: 1897-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1187, Reed Smoot papers

Reed Smoot subject files, 1837-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains research files arranged by subject which pertained to Smoot's career and work. Includes several files on the Mormon church and its history, particularly with polygamy. Also includes many economic papers, agriculture and forestry reports, and war during Smoot's political career. Includes a large book of clippings given to Reed Smoot from the Newspaper Enterprise Association about the Asia-Pacific Defenses era. Materials dated 1837-1966.

Dates: 1837-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1187, Reed Smoot papers

George Reynolds papers

 Collection — Folder 34: [Barcode: 31197239266270]
Identifier: Vault MSS 10
Scope and Contents Papers contain correspondence to and from George Reynolds from various church, civic, and business leaders, a number of certificates relating to Reynolds ecclesiastical and civic duties and positions, and some family correspondence, as well as a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints written by Reynolds. Many of these items relate to Reynolds' conviction and imprisonment for practicing polygamy in the 1870s and 1880s, though some items date from as early as 1863 to as...
Dates: approximately 1863-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Reynolds papers

Anna Christina Smoot diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232502036]
Identifier: MSS 6188
Abstract

Anna Christina Smoot's original handwritten diary and typescript.

Dates: 1875-1876
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Anna Christina Smoot diary

Smoot family paintings, approximately 1880-1941

 Series — Box 64: Series 3; Series 13 [Barcode: 31197231029635], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains a compact disk with nine digital images of Smoot family paintings. The dates of production are not identified for the paintings.

Dates: approximately 1880-1941
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1187, Reed Smoot papers

Reed Smoot papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1187
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, journals, photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches, and memorabilia. Most of the materials relate to Smoot's career as a senator and his activities as a church leader. His senatorial materials document his work with the United Sates Tariff Commission, as well as his confirmation hearings. His correspondents include the president of the United States: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover and...
Dates: 1827-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Reed Smoot papers

Eliza R. Snow letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233622353]
Identifier: MSS 7683
Scope and Contents One letter from Eliza R. Snow to a “Sister Elizabeth” regarding her return from Brigham City. She remarks on Elizabeth's slow response to her previous letters and worries that something might be wrong. Eliza reaffirms her faith and testimony of the gospel to Elizabeth, and how God will help them triumph over their tribulations. She relates recent news of young men “coming out in bold opposition to the Priesthood” and the various difficult circumstances surrounding the Latter-Day Saints at...
Dates: 1885
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eliza R. Snow letter

Thomas L. Kane correspondence with other Mormons, 1846-1882

 Sub-Series — Box 16: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232550787]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 9
Dates: Majority of material found within 1846-1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons

Stanley and Myron Thurber collection of Thurber family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8230
Scope and Contents

Materials include Joseph Heber Thurber (1858-1948) journal detailing his conviction and time served for polygamy and unlawful cohabitation in the Utah Penitentiary. The journal entries are dated November 2, 1886-August 9, 1888. Collection also includes a 16 page biography of Annie C. Christensen Thurber (1866-1944), Joseph's second wife. The biography was typed in March 1939 by Alice K. Hatch, a historian at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.D.U.P.

Dates: 1886-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Stanley and Myron Thurber collection of Thurber family papers

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