Brigham Young funeral announcement for Heber C. Kimball
Scope and Contents
The folder contains a handwritten announcement of the death of the Mormon Apostle, Heber C. Kimball. Young also states when the funeral would be held. The item is dated 22 June 1868 and was probably penned by one of Brigham Young's secretaries who also signed Brigham Young's name to it.
Dates
- 1868
Creator
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (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 the Brigham Young funeral announcement for Heber C. Kimball, 1868, must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Brigham Young, 1801-1877, was a carpenter, painter, glazier, and second prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Young was born at Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont. He married Miriam Works in 1824. Young was living in Mendon, New York when he joined the Latter-day Saints in 1832 and moved to Kirtland, Ohio. His Kirtland years were divided between missionary work and labor on the temple. He succeeded Thomas Marsh as president of the Quorum of Twelve. Young was a member of the Quorum of Twelve from 1835-1847. He was Church President from 1848-1877. Young directed the Latter-day Saint evacuation from Missouri, 1838-1839. He served a mission to England in 1839-1841. He served on the Nauvoo city council in 1841. In 1846-1848, he directed the Latter-day Saint migration from Nauvoo to Utah. Young served as Governor of Utah Territory in 1850, and he was Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1851-1857. President Young directed colonization of hundreds of communities in the western United States. He died in Salt Lake City.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The folder contains a handwritten announcement of the death of the Mormon Apostle, Heber C. Kimball. Young also states when the funeral would be held. The item is dated 22 June 1868 and was probably penned by one of Brigham Young's secretaries who also signed Brigham Young's name to it.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Brigham Young funeral announcement for Heber C. Kimball
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 23 March 2011
- 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