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Isaac Bullock family papers [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0005

Scope and Contents

The Isaac Bullock family papers [photocopies] (1854-1952) include biographies for Benjamin Bullock III (1792-1852), Electa Wood Bullock (1834-1911), and Isaac Bullock (1825-1891). Also included is Isaac Bullock's journal, of which a transcription and photocopy are available. It gives three accounts titled "The Mission to Chief Washakie," "Provo Canyon Road Company, Trip from Provo to Fort Supply, 1855," and "Trouble with Chief Tibunduets, 1855." Some notes give records of supplies at Fort Supply and also a vocabulary of Shoshone words.

Dates

  • 1854-1952

Creator

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Isaac Bullock was born 23 October 1825 to Benjamin Bullock and Dorothy Kimball in Grafton, New Hampshire. He moved to Utah in September 1852 and married Electa Wood (b. 1834) in 1856. They had eight children: Isaac Jr. (b.1857), Electa (b. 1859), Hanna Christina (b. 1861), Frances Eva (b. 1867), Ada Elizabeth (b. 1869), Nettie May (b. 1872), Gideon Owen (b. 1875), and Abraham (b. 1878). Bullock married Emma Stott (b. 1840) in 1857. They had ten children: William (b. 1859), Edwin James (b. 1861), Allison (b. 1864), Lyman (b. 1867), Emma Jane (b. 1870), Hezekiah (b. 1873), Sarah (b. 1878), Celia Ann (b. 1881), John (b. 1884), and Jared (b. 1887). Isaac Bullock served an LDS mission to England from 1863 to 1866, was the mayor of Provo in 1863, served in the Utah Legislature, and was a U.S. Marshal in 1867. He died on 16 March 1891 in Provo, Utah.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Isaac Bullock family papers (1854-1952) include biographies for Benjamin Bullock III (1792-1852), Electa Wood Bullock (1834-1911), and Isaac Bullock (1825-1891). Also included is Isaac Bullock's journal.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Loaned for copying by Fern Smoot Taylor.

Related Materials

See also the Fern Smoot Taylor papers (Accn 705) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Elva C. Dean in 1970.
Title
Inventory of the Isaac Bullock family papers [photocopies]
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Elva C. Dean.
Date
1970 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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