Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Kane family collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3190
Abstract
The Thomas L. and Elizabeth W. Kane family collection, 1835-1931, contains a series of materials relating primarily to Thomas, Elizabeth, and three of their four children: Harriet Amelia Kane, Elisha Kent Kane, and Evan O'Neill Kane. Among these is an American Civil War pocketbook kept by Thomas L. Kane; an original patriarchal blessing given to Thomas at Council Bluffs by Mormon patriarch John Smith and recorded by Wilford Woodruff; a letter sent from Brigham Young to Thomas when the latter...
Dates:
approximately 1835-1931
J. W. Phelps diaries
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231044501]
Identifier: MSS 2318
Scope and Contents
These diaries are photocopied from a microfilm copy of the handwritten originals. Phelps kept the diaries primarily when he was involved in the Utah Expedition from 1857 to 1858 and the subsequent military occupation of Utah from 1858 to 1859. These items are volumes 15 to 26 of his diaries. Phelps writes about going to Utah "for suppression of the Mormons." He makes many negative comments on the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He tells about the expedition...
Dates:
1857-1859
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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J. W. Phelps diaries
Thomas L. Kane newspaper clippings on Mormons, 1858-1859
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents
Contains newspaper clippings on the Mormons collected by Kane. Includes information on the development of Utah, the Mormon Church, and the Utah Expedition. Some articles discuss Kane's role in the settlement of the crisis. Materials date from between 1858 and 1859.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1858-1859