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Biography William Smith Robinson, pioneer : came to Utah Oct. 28, 1849 in Ezra T. Benson Company

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2492

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed biography. William Smith Robinson was born in 1840 in England and died in 1936. His family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, went to Nauvoo, Illiinois, and migrated to Utah in 1849. Most of the biography is a word-for-word transcription of interviews of Robinson by Seastrand. Robinson talks about coming to Utah and about his life in American Fork.

Dates

  • 1935

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Biography William Smith Robinson, pioneer : came to utah Oct. 28, 1849 in Ezra T. Benson Company must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical / Historical

Seastrand was a writer of family histories and granddaughter of Wiliam Smith Robinson.

Extent

1 item (9 pages)

Custodial History

This item was photocopied from reel 51 of the 920 microfilm collection.

Appraisal

Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).

Title
Register of Biography William Smith Robinson, pioneer : came to Utah Oct. 28, 1849 in Ezra T. Benson Company
Author
Rose Frank
Date
4 April 2011
Description rules
Appm
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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