Frederick William Seward autobiography
Scope and Contents
Typewritten excerpt taken from a "memo of his life and selections from his letters 1861-1872." Seward writes about coming to Utah by train and describes what he saw in Salt Lake City. He met the president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877), and relates what Young said about Mormon polygamy.
Dates
- approximately 1870
Creator
- Seward, Frederick William, 1830-1915 (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 Frederick William Seward autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
American lawyer and politician who served as the acting secretary of state under the Lincoln, Johnson, and Hayes administrations.
Extent
1 item (3 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Autobiographies
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History
- Political Campaigns
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History
- Seward, Frederick William, 1830-1915
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
- Title
- Register of Frederick William Seward autobiography
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 November 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