Emily Dow Partridge Smith Young papers [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0113
Scope and Contents
The Emily Dow Partridge Smith Young papers (1832-1970) is a compilation materials concerning Emily Young (1824-1899) copied by relatives from original manuscripts. Included are two autobiographies (1877 and 1884) and a diary (1880-1893). Also included are a biographical sketch by Emmeline B. Wells published in the Women's Exponent (1908), a biography by Eugenia Y. Hardy Rampton, a granddaughter (1970), and an obituary published in the Women's Exponent (1899). An additional item is a typescript of a letter from Joseph Smith to Edward Partridge (1832) found with Emily Young's diary. The papers provide detailed descriptions of the persecutions of the Mormons, as well as the hardships and joys in her personal life.
Dates
- 1832-1970
Creator
- Young, Emily, 1824-1899 (Person)
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
Emily Dow Partridge was born on 20 February 1824 in Painsville, Grange County, Ohio, to Edward and Lydia Partridge. Her parents were converted to the LDS Church in 1830. The family gathered and experienced the hardships with the rest of the church members in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. Emily was married as a polygamous wife to Joseph Smith and later to Brigham Young. Her life story parallels the history of the early church until her death in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1899.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Emily Dow Partridge Smith Young papers (1832-1970) is a compilation of histories, letters, and a portion of Emily Young's diary copied by relatives from original manuscripts. Emily was a polygamous wife of Joseph Smith (1843) and of Brigham Young (1845).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Emily Blair in 1974.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in possession of donor.
Processing Information
Processed by Dorothy Rasmussen in 1982.
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- Autobiographies (literary works)
- Biographies
- Diaries
- Frontier and pioneer life -- 19th century -- Biography
- Latter Day Saint converts -- 19th century -- Archives
- Latter Day Saint families -- 19th century -- Archives
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- 19th century -- Archives
- Latter Day Saint women -- 19th century -- Archives
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- 19th century -- Archives
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints
- Obituaries
- Partridge, Edward, 1793-1840 -- Correspondence
- Personal correspondence
- Photocopies
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- 19th century
- Rampton, Eugenia Y. Hardy, 1881-1975 (Author)
- Sexuality
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Author)
- Typescripts
- Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921 (Author)
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
- Young, Emily, 1824-1899 -- Archives
- Young, Emily, 1824-1899 -- Family
Creator
- Young, Emily, 1824-1899 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Emily Dow Partridge Smith Young papers [photocopies]
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Dorothy Rasmussen.
- Date
- 1982 (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
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu