Joseph C. Walker papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes histories, travelogues, correspondence, accounts of early settlers, a genealogical review and other genealogical information, and a chapter from Walker's memoirs. Tells of his travels, 1863-1865, family history and genealogy, Mountain Meadows Massacre, anti-Mormon sentiment in various localities, conditions in Iowa and Montana, an encounter with Reorganized Latter Day Saint Church members, origin of Montana place names, story of T.C. Everts' rescue during the Washburne-Doane Expedition, history of Mormons in early Utah and correspondence about Montana recollections. Journal 1864-1866.
Dates
- 1864-1907
Creator
- Walker, Joseph C., 1830-1908 (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 Papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Montana businessman, rancher and legislator.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1461.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Biographies
- Diaries
- Everts, Truman, 1816-1901
- Expeditions and Adventure
- Genealogies
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Iowa -- History
- Letters
- Montana -- History
- Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Stuart, Granville, 1834-1918
- Utah -- History -- 19th century
- Walker family
- Washburne-Doane Expedition (1870)
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
- Title
- Register of Joseph C. Walker papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 9
- 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