Polygamy -- Utah
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
Utah District Court records of United States vs. George Reynolds
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231037810]
Identifier: MSS 6286
Abstract
The Utah District Court Records of United States vs. George Reynolds is a microfilm copy of papers and files of United States vs. George Reynolds case on polygamy from 1874.
Dates:
1985
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Bruce A. Van Orden collection of life histories
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8398
Scope and Contents
Contains copies of life histories written by international members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and collected in 1995 by Van Orden during his work as a professor of religion at Brigham Young University. The histories contain accounts and information about conversion, emigration from other countries to Utah, and polygamy. Materials collected in 1995.
Dates:
Other: 1995
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
G.D. Watt letters
Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 40
Scope and Contents
Thirteen handwritten and signed letters from G.D. (George Darling) Watt, twelve of which are addressed to his wife, Martha D. Watt, also referred to by George as "Mattie." Ten of the items are the originals while the remaining three are photostat copies. George Watt, a polygamist, writes about family matters and relationships with his wives, his activities in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper, the Church of Zion, and his employment with Brigham Young, the second president...
Dates:
1867-1875
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Clarissa Harden Wilhelm diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1570
Scope and Contents
Diary of Clarissa Harden Wilhelm, an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and pioneer. The diary, although written between 1888 and 1895, chronicles her life from an early age. The first part of the diary is written as an autobiography and describes her life up to the 1880s. She describes her conversion to the Church and her subsequent travel to Utah. It also includes a 2-page business account, dated July - September 1882. The second part of the diary is a...
Dates:
1882-1895; 1971-1976
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections