Katharine Smith Salisbury correspondence
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten letters and typed copies of correspondence. Salisbury writes to the Mormon Church leaders Brigham Young (1801-1877), Orson Pratt (1811-1881), and John Taylor (1808-1887) requesting funds. One letter in the collection is from Brigham Young. Two of the items were written by Salisbury to her "Dear Sister" (probably her sister-in-law, Samantha) in 1853 and 1854 lamenting the death of a family member, "Jenkins."
Dates
- 1853-1879
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Katharine Smith Salisbury correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Sister of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844).
Extent
11 items (17 p.)
Custodial History
Donated by Dorothy Dean in 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Dorothy Dean; 1985.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Church Government
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- Correspondence
- Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Hancock County -- Correspondence
- Letters
- Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881
- Salisbury, Katharine Smith, 1813-1900
- Smith family
- Taylor, John, 1808-1887
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
- Title
- Register of Katharine Smith Salisbury correspondence
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 October 8
- 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