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Farr, Winslow

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1837 - 1913

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Winslow Farr autograph book

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306091]
Identifier: MSS SC 832
Scope and Contents This manuscript is a photocopy of Farr's autograph book. The book was apparently circulated among the inmates at the Utah Penitentiary who had been incarcerated for polygamy. Many of these individuals were important Mormon Church leaders on the local level, but one entry was by George Q. Cannon, a high official in the church. The signatures follow brief notes written to Farr. They tend to be flattering to Farr personally, expressing friendship to him, and commending him for his support of...
Dates: 1888

Winslow Farr journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1420
Scope and Contents

Collection includes daily accounts of his family, his church mission to England (vol. 2), the Utah War, persecutions concerning his practice of polygamy, his subsequent prison sentence, and his life in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua, Mexico. Typescripts of the journals are also included in the collection.

Dates: 1856-1910

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  • Subject: Prisons -- Utah X

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Autograph albums 1
Bigamy -- Utah 1
Civil Procedure and Courts 1
Diaries 1
Dublán (Mexico) -- History 1