Harriet Whittemore letters
Scope and Contents
Microfilm copy of handwritten letters from members of the Mack, Smith, Bailey, Covey, Cooper, and Dort families written to Harriet Whittemore of Pontiac, Michigan. These letters are from individuals who lived in New England, Illinois, Missouri, and Utah. One letter is from Hyrum Smith, a Mormon Church leader. They contain news of family members, timely events, and weather.
Several letters are from Temperance Mack, mother of Harriet Whittemore, and detail Temperance's move from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates
- 1817-1865
Creator
- Whittemore, Harriet (author, 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 Harriet Whittemore letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 microfilm reel ((46 items); 35 mm)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Physical Description
handwritten microfilmed.
- Title
- Register of Harriet Whittemore letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lucy Brimhall
- Date
- 2013 April 10
- 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