Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Taylor letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232491081]
Identifier: MSS 677
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typed copies of letters sent by John Taylor to his wives and to such LDS Church leaders as Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff. The materials deal largely with family and Church matters. Also included are photocopies of handwritten notes on Taylor's various wives.
Dates:
1839-1887
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Taylor letters
John Mills Whitaker diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 293
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typewritten transcripts of a handwritten journal. The items were originally kept in Pitman shorthand. The entries are extensive and detailed. Whitaker was raised in Centerville, Utah but lived much of his adult life in Salt Lake City, Utah. Whitaker details his life and activities and makes observations on Utah society, the Mormon Church, and state and national politics. He had numerous callings in the Mormon Church and served as a missionary for that faith in the...
Dates:
1883-1949