Latter Day Saints
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas L. Kane correspondence regarding Winter Quarters, 1846-1848
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence regarding Winter Quarters, including the procurement of Indian lands, correspondence from Winter Quarters and Council Bluffs, and petitions for a post office at Council Bluffs. Materials date between 1846 and 1848.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1846-1848
Thomas L. Kane legislative drafts on Utah statehood, approximately 1849-1872
Sub-Series — Box 14: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232550761]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
Contains legislative drafts regarding Utah statehood. Materials date between approximately 1849 and 1872.
Dates:
Majority of material found within approximately 1849-1872
Thomas L. Kane manuscripts, correspondence, and other material on Mormons, 1845-1873
Sub-Series — Box 17: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232550795]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents
Contains letters, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the Mormons. Materials date from between 1845 and 1873.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1845-1873
Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons, 1846-1884
Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains material dating from Kane's initial meeting with the Mormons in 1846 through his relationships with various Mormons throughout his lifetime. Includes key materials relating to the call of the Mormon Battalion in 1846, the settlement of the Mormons on Indian lands in Nebraska during the winter of 1846-47, the establishment of Winter Quarters and Kanesville, their westward movement, Kane's public defense of the Mormons, the Utah War period, and later work with individuals like George...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1846-1884