Skip to main content

Gunlock (Utah)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James Samuel Page Bowler autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329655]
Identifier: MSS SC 3091
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is a biography of James Samuel Page Bowler written at an unknown date, probably around 1921. Bowler was born in England in 1845 and describes his life as a Mormon in that country. He migrated to Utah in 1880 and settled in Hebron, Utah. He worked as a shoemaker, was elected a justice of the peace, and taught school at Fort Hamblin, Utah. He moved to Parowan, Utah, in 1894 and then to Gunlock, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1921
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Samuel Page Bowler autobiography

Research on Gunlock, Utah

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2233
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts dealing with Utah's Dixie. Dr. Banfield focused on the settlement of Gunlock, a Mormon settlement located northeast of St. George, Utah. One manuscript is entitled, "Mormon Hamlet" and the other, "Settlement of Southern Utah."

Dates: approximately 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Research on Gunlock, Utah

Staff Interface | Send Feedback or Report a Problem

More information about Special Collections including Hours, Services, Events, and Exhibits can be found at lib.byu.edu/special-collections.

The BYU Library aims to create descriptions of collections that are inclusive and support an “environment of belonging.” If you encounter language in finding aids, catalog records, or collection descriptions that you find offensive or believe to be harmful, we invite your feedback at librarydescription@byu.edu.