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Richard Whitehead and Minerva Richards Young papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0104

Scope and Contents

Richard Whitehead and Minerva Richards Young papers (1876-1957) consist mainly of correspondence and the journals of Richard W. Young (1858-1919), Minerva Richards Young, and Richard W. Young, Jr. Two publications, testimonials, news articles, pamphlets, writings, notebooks, and other materials are also included. The correspondence includes letters between Wilford Woodruff, Heber J. Grant, John R. Park, John A. Widtsoe, and Richard W. and Minerva Young. The journals record information such as Brigham Young's last illness, married life, travels to foreign countries, and missionary experiences.

Dates

  • 1876-1957

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

Richard Whitehead Young was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 19 April 1858 to Joseph Angel and Margaret Whitehead Young. He attended the University of Utah from 1874 to 1877 and then West Point from 1878 to 1882. He then received his law degree from Columbia University in 1884. He served in various military capacities, including frontier duty at Fort Douglas, Utah, until he resigned from the army to practice law in 1889. He re-entered the military service during the Spanish-American War (1890s) and again during World War I. He returned to Salt Lake City to practice law in 1919 and died that same year of appendicitis.

Extent

8.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Richard Whitehead and Minerva Richards Young papers (1876-1957) consist mainly of the journals of Richard W. Young (1858-1919), Minerva Richards Young, and Richard W. Young, Jr. Correspondence and other miscellaneous papers are also included.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Boxes 1-7 were donated in 1972.

Boxes 8-9 were donated in an unknown year.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0104).

Processing Information

Processed by William Jones in 1976.
Title
Inventory of the Richard Whitehead and Minerva Richards Young papers
Author
Finding aid created by William Jones.
Date
1976 (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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