Juanita Brooks, 1979 March 17
Item — video: 1
Scope and Contents
Utah historian of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre. 12:48.
Louise Degn's note: Juanita Brooks (1898-1989). The story was filmed ten years before she died in 1989. She was, however, already suffering from dementia. I knew her time was short and wanted to do an interview before it was too late. At times she was lucid, other times not, so we had to shoot more film than usual and edit extensively. She was most alert remembering the past. Outside the high school in Mesquite, Nevada, recalling the beginnings of her book, she came alive. Clearly, this had been one of the most important events of her life.
Louise Degn's note: Juanita Brooks (1898-1989). The story was filmed ten years before she died in 1989. She was, however, already suffering from dementia. I knew her time was short and wanted to do an interview before it was too late. At times she was lucid, other times not, so we had to shoot more film than usual and edit extensively. She was most alert remembering the past. Outside the high school in Mesquite, Nevada, recalling the beginnings of her book, she came alive. Clearly, this had been one of the most important events of her life.
Dates
- 1979 March 17
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 58 DVD
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Degn, Louise (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
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295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu