Deseret News

File — Box: 11, Folder: 1

Identifier: IX

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Articles from the Deseret News, 1876-1878. One bound volume. The items in this volume are xerox copies of typescripts of news articles appearing in the Deseret News between 1876 and 1878, concerning the Mormon settlement of northeastern Arizona. The original transcript is in the library of Arizona State University. The articles, mostly letters, record the development of the Mormon communities in the vicinity of the Little Colorado River region of Arizona. The letters were either written directly to the editor of the Deseret News or to others in Salt Lake City who permitted all or portions of the text to be printed. Also included are news reports, announcements of conferences, and some journal extracts. Many of the letters were written by major individuals in the Arizona settlement including Lot Smith, Jesse O. Ballinger, George Lake, and Joseph W. McMurrin. Another portion in the volume is a two-part account of the Little Colorado River Stake and its history, written by J. H. Richards, one of the original settlers, for Mormon church historian Andrew Jenson. This account was written in 1911.

Dates

1857-1986

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.