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Jennie Anderson Froiseth letters and advertisement

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3875
Image of Jennie Anderson Froiseth letters and book
Image of Jennie Anderson Froiseth letters and book

Scope and Contents

Collection includes four letters by Froiseth written between 1881 and 1882 as part of her work to abolish polygamy. Two of the letters are on the printed stationery of the Anti-Polygamy Standard. Also includes a manuscript advertisement.

Dates

  • 1881-1882

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Original restricted. Digital copy available online for public use. Transcription of originals also available for public use.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical / Historical

Jenie Anderson Froiseth (1849-1930) was the author of "The Women of Mormonism: The Story of Polygamy As Told by the Victims Themselves."

Jennie Anderson Froiseth was born in 1849 in New York. She was married to a civil engineer named Bernard M. Froiseth and had two children, named Ethel R. (4-years-old in 1880) and Bernard A. (5 months old in 1880). She wrote a book called "The Women of Mormonism: The Story of Polygamy As Told by the Victims Themselves in 1882." Jennie Anderson Froiseth died in 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Extent

2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased; Rick Grunder; 1992.

Appraisal

19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital copy available online. Transcriptions available in Folder 2.

Title
Register of Jennie Anderson Froiseth letters and advertisement
Status
Completed
Author
Rose Frank
Date
10 June 2011
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States