Social Life and Customs
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Orson F. Whitney correspondence, 1873-1931
Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231038594], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Materials include originals and transcriptions of correspondence between Orson F. Whitney and other Church members, Church leaders, family members, and friends. The correspondence gives information about Whitney's mission to Europe, both as a missionary and mission president. It also contains information about Church members' experiences during the anti-polygamy campaign in the United States. There is also personal information about Whitney's family, reports of his trip to Nauvoo, answers to...
Dates:
1873-1931
Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family, 1873-1883
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
Materials include originals and transcriptions of correspondence between Orson F. Whitney and various members of his family, mostly his parents, Horace K. Whitney and Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. They contain inquiries about his family's health, information about travels, writings, daily life, missions, Church service, health, and work. Dated 1873-1883.
Dates:
1873-1883
Orson F. Whitney letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322767]
Identifier: MSS SC 2598
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter dated 29 Jan. 1885 addressed to "Dear Maggie." Whitney announces the birth of a daughter to his wife, Zina Beal Smoot Whitney, within an hour of when he wrote the letter. He tells of the birth and who was in attendance at the time.
Dates:
1885 January 29