William Greenwood papers
Scope and Contents
Contains twelve handwritten, signed letters which concern Greenwood's conversion to Mormonism in England, his immigration to the United States, activities in Nauvoo, Illinois, and the 1847 trek to Salt Lake City and American Fork, Utah. Also includes a bound autobiography (plus typescript) written between 1869 and 1884.
Dates
- 1847-1884
Creator
- Greenwood, William, 1822-1891 (creator, 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 William Greenwood papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
William Greenwood was a Mormon pioneer and missionary.
Extent
2 folders (0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Josephine Voda; 1974-1975.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts Collection Development Policy.
General
Holographs, signed.
- American Fork (Utah) -- History
- Autobiographies
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Great Britain -- History
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Latter Day Saint pioneers
- Latter Day Saints -- Persecutions
- Letters
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History
- Pioneers
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Typescripts
- Utah -- History -- 19th century
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
- Title
- Register of William Greenwood papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Date
- 2010 May 14
- 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