Latter Day Saints -- Attitudes
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Delbert Barney correspondence
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315506]
Identifier: MSS SC 1778
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of Delbert Barney's correspondence with government and ecclesiastical officials. He describes an eye-witness account of the "transfiguration" of the Mormon Church President Brigham Young into the likeness of Joseph Smith in 1844 and discusses Blacks and the Mormon priesthood.
Dates:
1936-1980
Utah Governor proclamation
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310614]
Identifier: MSS SC 1305
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of printed gubernatorial proclamation dated 23 April 1853. The document describes how "a horde of Mexicans, outlandish men" was creating unrest in the Territory, and orders the arrest of "every strolling Mexican party, and those associating with them" within the area. The document further orders the Utah Militia on alert and directs all Mexicans in the Territory to remain at home. The proclamation was signed at Provo, Utah, by Brigham Young.
Dates:
1853 April 23