Biographical Sketch of General P. E. Connor, H. H. Bancroft

File — Reel: 1

Identifier: XV

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This section contains Madsen's files for Glory Hunter: A Biography of Patrick Edward Connor (University of Utah Press, 1990). Perhaps best known for his role in the Bear River Massacre, Connor was also a general contractor, politician, mining entrepreneur, businessman, newspaper publisher, and military overseer of Mormon activities in the Salt Lake valley. Madsen's research files begin with general biographical information on Connor, found in box 97, folders 8 through 26, and box 98, folders 1 through 4. Research on Connor's roots in Ireland and New York, and on his early military career is located in boxes 98 and 99. Madsen followed his usual pattern of filing documents chronologically with primary and secondary sources interspersed. For this project, he also subdivided his files into general files, files dealing with military affairs, Mormon affairs, and with mining. Madsen's folder titles have been retained. Boxes 99 through 110 consist of chronological files dating from 1850 to 1889. These files cover Connor's military, political and mining activities, as well as documents used to place Connor in the context of his times. Typically, these files contain correspondence, military reports and rosters, newspaper accounts of Connor and of military affairs, and published and unpublished papers on topics related to mining, military and political affairs, and published reports by various government officials. There are five drafts of this manuscript, located in boxes 112 through 116. Correspondence relating to publication of the book, reviews, and two short pieces on Connor by Madsen are located in box 117.

Dates

1854-2000

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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