Prisons -- Utah -- History
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Lewis Oleson journal
Handwritten journal listing the names of Mormons convicted of polygamy from 3 November 1884 through 24 December 1888. The names are organized by date of conviction and levied fines are noted. Accompanying the journal is an alphabetical listing and seventeen photostat prints of the original document.
George Reynolds letters
Photocopies of handwritten letters addressed to Reynolds' wife Amelia. These items were written when Reynolds was in the Utah territorial penitentary for polygamy. Reynolds writes about conditions in the prison and of his desires to receive visitors.
George Reynolds letters
Handwritten and signed letters to his wife, Amelia. Twenty-eight itmes were written from 1879-1881 in the Utah Peniteniary while Reynolds was serving a two-year sentence for polygamy. Reynolds tells about prison life, reaffirms his dedication to the Mormon faith, and discusses family matters.
Thomas Christian Stephenson autograph book
Photocopy of handwritten autographs and comments in an autograph book. The entries often mention polygamy, the Mormon Church, and the conditions of the penitentiary.
Charles Alphonzo Terry autobiography
Handwritten fragment of an autobiography composed at an unknown date. Terry writes about his incarceration for polgyamy in the Utah prison in 1890.
John Thomas diaries
Photocopy of a handwritten diary kept while Thomas served on a mission for the Mormon Church in England and Wales. Also included are entries while Thomas was in the Utah prison for polygamy.
William E. Timmins papers
Correspondence, articles, drafts, newspaper clippings, and notes. The materials relate to two articles by Timmins on Mormon cults and reincarnation and Utah state prison education. Some of the items deal with the issues of Sunday closing laws and the liquor by the drink issue in 1968.