Latter Day Saints -- Colonization -- Arizona
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Jesse O. Ballenger letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31179230305408]
Identifier: MSS SC 795
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typescripts of four letters by Ballenger, three addressed to President Brigham Young and one to Apostle John Taylor outlining conditions in the settlement at Sunset Crossing, Arizona. Content includes relationship with local Native American tribes. Dated 1876-1877.
Dates:
1876-1877
Life sketches of Niels Petersen and Mary Mortensen Petersen
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305200]
Identifier: MSS SC 773
Scope and Contents
Two photocopies of typewritten manuscript. Describes the lives of Niels Petersen and his wife, Mary Mortensen Petersen, from their birth in Denmark, their conversion to the Mormon Church, their journey to the United States to settle in Utah, and their assignment to assist in establishing Mormon colonies along the Little Colorado River in northern Arizona. Author concentrates on the family's experiences in Arizona, noting in detail relations with the Indians, problems with outlaws and...
Dates:
approximately 1936
Westover family history
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305259]
Identifier: MSS SC 771
Scope and Contents
Holograph and photocopies of letter dated July 22, 1877, from Joanna Matilda Erickson Westover to her husband, Edwin Lycurgus Westover; a biographical sketch of Joanna Westover; and genealogical information on the Westover family. The biographical sketch was written by Joanna's granddaughter, Mary Westover Carroll.
Dates:
1967