William Snow diary and biographies
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies both of typescripts of excerpts from the diary of William Snow and of typescripts of two biographies of the same man. The authors of the biographies are unknown.
William Snow was a captain of a wagon train en route to Utah, was sent to colonize in St. George, Utah with his families, became the bishop of the Pine Valley Ward and later, the patriarch of the St. George Stake of the Mormon Church. He was also a judge in St. George, Utah. The journal entries are in the years 1832-33 when he was serving as a missionary to the Southern States and 1850 when he was immigrating to Utah.
Dates
- 1832-1850
Creator
- Snow, William, 1806-1879 (Person)
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 William Snow diary and biographies must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
William Snow was a Mormon pioneer to Salt Lake City and St. George, Utah, a polygamist, and a Mormon bishop and stake patriarch.
Extent
20 p.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Biographies
- Latter Day Saint missionaries
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History
- Material Types
- Pine Valley (Utah) -- History
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- Saint George (Utah) -- History
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History
- Snow, William, 1806-1879 -- Diaries
- Title
- Register of William Snow diary and biographies
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 July 21
- 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
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States