Erastus Fairbanks Snow correspondence and an autobiography
Scope and Contents
Handwritten correspondnece with photocopies and an autbiography. The materials include correspondence between Snow and his family, 1847-1887, a report on the possibilities of Mormons settling in the Gila River Valley of Arizona and in Mexico, and an autobiography dictated to Snow's son, Franklin Snow. In the autobiography Erastus Snow tells about his work in the settling of St. George, Utah.
Dates
- 1847-1887
Creator
- Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Originals restricted. Photocopies 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 Erastus Fairbanks Snow correspondence and an autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical / Historical
Apostle in the Mormon Church an a colonizer of the American West.
Extent
24 folders (1.2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photocopies available in folders 21-24.
- Autobiographies
- Church Government
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles--Correspondence
- Latter Day Saints -- Colonization -- Arizona -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Colonization -- Mexico -- History
- Letters
- Saint George (Utah) -- History
- Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888
- Title
- Reigster of Erastus Fairbanks Snow correspondence and an autobiography
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 September 16
- 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.
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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States