The legend of the dogwood tree
Scope and Contents
Handwritten transcription of the Legend of the Dogwood Tree, a story that suggests that the cross Jesus was crucified on was made of dogwood. Dated August 26, 1945.
Dates
- 1945 August 26
Creator
- Mills, Sarah Jane, 1873-1948 (transcriber, Person)
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 The legend of the dogwood tree must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Sarah Jane Mills (1873-1948) was a Mormon housewife in Illinois and Utah.
Sarah Jane Rentfro was born on September 15, 1873 in Vienna, Illinois to Francis Asbury Rentfro and Martha Catherine Reynolds. She married Pleasant Nathan Mills on August 4, 1891, and they had two children. In 1927 she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After the death of her husband in 1942 she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she died on April 5, 1948.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Benchmark Books in 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Benchmark Books; 2013.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
General
Annotation on item: "Copied Sun. Aug. 26, 1945 by miss Sarah Mills, 261 Almond St. Salt Lake City. 3. from original teacher Mortensen's copy."
General
Located in box 598
Processing Information
Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor; 2013.
- Title
- Register The legend of the dogwood tree
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Margaret Weddle
- Date
- 2013 December 18
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States