Lydia Kimball biographical information
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of brief biographical information and the death certificate of Lydia Marden Kimball.
Dates
- 1902
Creator
- Kimball, Lydia Marden, 1812- (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 Lydia Kimball biographical information must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Lydia Marden Kimball was born 2 July 1812 in Chichester, New Hampshire to John and Rachel Shaw Marden. In 1832, she married Alvah Kimball. Her sister, Belinda, joined the LDS Church and married Parley P. Pratt. Belinda Marden Pratt's famous "Defence of Polygamy" derived from a letter she wrote to her sister Lydia, who was not an LDS convert. Lydia died in Nashua, New Hampshire on 25 April 1902.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collections in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation; Peter Crawley; 2007.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Lydia Kimball biographical information
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 June 21
- 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
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States