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Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas L. Kane pocket diary and correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 796
Scope and Contents Pocket diary, 1852, 12 x 7.5 cm, one volume, bound, brass-clasped, black with gold lettering, pencil entries and pencil sketches throughout; Letter of Brigham Young to Kane, 15 Dec. 1859, 7 pp., encapsulated; three additional holographic letters: Thomas L. Kane to his aunt, Mrs. Constable, n.d. 1 p.; Kane to Samuel P. Bates, historian of Pennsylvania, 6 April 1867, 2 pp.; letter of Elizabeth W. Kane to her son Elisha, 24 February 1900. 2pp. Also a photocopy of letter of Thomas L. Kane to his...
Dates: 1852-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas L. Kane pocket diary and correspondence

Ann Gordge Lee autobiography

 File — Box 150: [Barcode: 31197230314673]
Identifier: MSS SC 1706
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography. Ann Lee tells about her family's conversion to Mormonism in Australia, their emigration to Utah, and her life as a Mormon woman in southern Utah. She gives details of the brutal activities of Mormon leaders including those of John D. Lee, her husband. She converted to Catholicism later in her life. While the work makes references to historical events, the researcher is cautioned that most of the work seems to be pure fiction.

Dates: approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ann Gordge Lee autobiography

Ann Gordge Lee autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227625453]
Identifier: MSS 5857
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a handwritten, incomplete version of Lee's autobiography. Ann Lee tells about her family's conversion to Mormonism in Australia, their emigration to Utah, and her life as a Mormon woman in southern Utah. She gives details of the brutal activities of Mormon leaders including those of John D. Lee, her husband. She converted to Catholicism later in her life. While the work makes references to historical events, the researcher is cautioned that much of the work seems to be pure...
Dates: 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ann Gordge Lee autobiography

Commodore Perry Liston autobiography

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330703]
Identifier: MSS SC 3109
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is a ten-page autobiography of Commodore Perry Liston. Also included is an index to the item. Liston describes how he was born in Ohio in 1821 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in 1851. He came to Utah in 1852 and moved to Cedar City. He was present at Mountain Meadows in 1857 when the Fancher Train was destroyed. He thought "there were some good people among them, consequently I did oppose Killing...
Dates: 1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Commodore Perry Liston autobiography

Theron H. Luke papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2393
Abstract Contains a collection of Luke's manuscripts, newspaper articles, and university course lectures. Includes photographs of and correspondence with family and business associates. Also includes newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to historical events throughout Luke's life. Contains photocopies of Luke's newspaper column, "As It Looks To Luke," printed in The Daily Herald and Deseret News (1980-1986 inclusive). Also includes original newspaper clippings of his article "Off the Beat"...
Dates: approximately 1887-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Theron H. Luke papers

James H. Martineau letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337203]
Identifier: MSS 467
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a handwritten copy of a letter dated 23 July 1907 and addressed to F. E. (Frederick Elnathan?) Eldredge. Also included are photocopies of Martineau's application to join the Sons of the American Revolution. In the letter Martineau tells Eldredge that the Mountain Meadows Massacre started when the Fancher train of immigrants poisoned the carcass of a dead cow which led to the death of four Indians. He writes that he had personal knowledge of the orders sent by militia leaders and...
Dates: 1907-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James H. Martineau letter

Morris A. Shirts historical research and publications, 1810-2001

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2227 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes the historical research of Shirts regarding Silver Reef, Peter Shirts, the Iron Mission, and Mountain Meadows. Includes research notes, correspondence, biographical histories, and other historical document materials. Materials date from 1810-2001.

Dates: 1810-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2227, Morris A. Shirts papers

Morris A. Shirts research on Mountain Meadows, 1850-1996

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2227 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains the research of Morris A. Shirts on Mountain Meadows including research notes, correspondence, and history. Material dates from 1850-1996.

Dates: 1850-1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2227, Morris A. Shirts papers / Morris A. Shirts historical research and publications

Charles W. Penrose papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 680
Scope and Contents Collection includes a photo of Penrose's home in Farmington, Utah; handwritten and typed poetry by Charles W. Penrose, generally on spiritual topics (but including a sweet acrostic for his wife Lucetta, with transcription); letters written by Charles to William S. Paine (about Moses Thatcher), Cassie Donahoo, and daughter Lucile; printed pamphlets written by Penrose and others on Gospel topics (basic Church doctrine, the plan of salvation, the Second Coming of Christ, the priesthood and...
Dates: 1861-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles W. Penrose papers

People of the United States in Utah Territory vs. Isaac C. Haight

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232535614]
Identifier: Vault MSS 736
Scope and Contents

Handwritten copy of charges brought against Isaac C. Haight for complicity in the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857 presented in the "District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Utah, County of Beaver." Also included is a statement that the charges were dissmissed in 1893.

Dates: 1874-1893
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / People of the United States in Utah Territory vs. Isaac C. Haight

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