Petition
Scope and Contents
Typed petition presented to Governor William Spry of Utah concerning a monument to be built in honor of the Mormon Battalion.
Dates
- 1915
Creator
- Daughters of the Mormon Battalion (creator, Organization)
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 Petition must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Daughters of the Mormon Battalion was formed as an offshoot of the larger, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers organization. Their purpose was to facilitate in whatever way they could in preserving the memory of Utah's Mormon Battalion. In the early part of the 20th century this stated purpose took the form of assisting the state government in planning a monument to the Battalion on Utah's Capital Hill.
Extent
7 p.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Mrs. May Belle Thurman Davis.
Appraisal
20th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts Collection Development Policy.
- Title
- Register of Petition
- Status
- In Progress
- Date
- 2010 April 29
- 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