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Photographs of the Young family

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 4211

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 32 photographs relating to the Naahmah K. J. Carter Twiss Young family. Also in the collection is a photo album of the Young/Carter family containing several portraits taken by C. R. Savage.

Dates

  • approximately 1856-1905

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open to public access. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Photographs of the Young family must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical / Historical

Naamah Kendall Jenkins Carter Twiss Young, daughter of Billings and Betsy Law Carter, was born at Wilmington, Massachusetts, March 20, 1821. She was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 3, 1842. She went to Nauvoo in March 1845 where she met John Saunders Twiss, whom she married on 30 May 1845. Her husband died September 10, 1845 and Naamah married Brigham Young on January 26, 1846. She moved with the rest of President Young's family to the Salt Lake Valley in 1848 and died in 1905.

Extent

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.

Custodial History

These items were donated to Special Collections in 1995.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer; Photo Archives; 1995.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Related Materials

These items are part of the 19th Century Western and Mormon Americana Archives.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Photographs of the Young family
Status
Completed
Author
Abe Austin
Date
2012 April 03
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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