Robert Orr papers
Scope and Contents
Handwritten poems, minutes of a meeting of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a biography of Zina D. H. Young, a wife of the second president of the Church, Brigham Young. The poems were written at the death of Brigham Young in 1877. The Relief Society minutes relate to a meeting held in the 64th District school house on 7 Nov. 1893 in an unknown location.
Dates
- 1877-1893
Creator
- Orr, Robert (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Originals restricted due to their poor condition. Photocopies are available for patron use.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Poems, minutes, and a biography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Mormon pioneer and poet who settled in Tooele, Utah. The authorship is uncertain. The materials might have been produced by Orr's son, Robert Orr (1835- ).
Extent
4 items (10 pages)
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscript.
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Biographies
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Tooele -- History
- Literature
- Minutes (Records)
- Poetry
- Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) -- History
- Tooele (Utah) -- History
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
- Young, Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith, 1821-1901
- Title
- Register of Poems, minutes, and a biography
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 20 April 2011
- 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