Elvira Egbert Carson autobiography
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typescript of an autbiography "as given to H. Carson Healy, a grandson, during the summer of 1901 at Provo Bench (Orem), Utah." Carson tells Healy about joining the Mormon Church in Kentucky, facing persecutions in Missouri, migrating to Utah, and her life in Fairfield, Utah.
Dates
- 1901
Creator
- Carson, Elvira Egbert, 1821-1908 (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 Elvira Egbert Carson autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon woman and pioneer.
Extent
1 item (8 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated in 1975.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; 1975.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Elvira Egbert Carson autobiography
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 June 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.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States