Mountain Meadows Association records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1253
Scope and Contents
The Mountain Meadows Association records (1990-1991) comprise three newsletters of the Mountain Meadows Monument Committee, a certificate and articles of incorporation of the Mountain Meadows Association, and two issues of the Journal of the Mountain Meadows Association. The Journal of the Mountain Meadows Association includes notes on the family history of leaders of the wagon train involved in the 1857 tragedy and interviews with the daughters of one of the survivors.
Dates
- 1990-1991
Creator
- Mountain Meadows Association (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
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.
Organizational History
The Mountain Meadows Association was incorporated in early 1991 with a general objective to "conduct activities to preserve and perpetuate historic and patriotic values including, but not limited to, the historic district in Washington County, Utah, known as Mountain Meadows." In the late 1980s, after many years of acrimony, there was a coming together of the descendants of the Mountain Meadows tragedy on both sides. Together with politicians from Utah, Arizona and Arkansas; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church); and the general public, the group planned, raised funds for, erected, and dedicated, on 15 September 1990, a memorial on Dan Sill Hill overlooking Mountain Meadows. Three newsletters published by the Monument Committee, chaired by Utah State Senator, Dixie Leavitt, describe this effort. To assure its continuation, the Mountain Meadows Association was incorporated in early 1991.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The Mountain Meadows Association records (1990-1991) comprise three newsletters of the Mountain Meadows Monument Committee, a certificate and articles of incorporation of the Mountain Meadows Association, and two issues of the Journal of the Mountain Meadows Association. In the late 1980's, after many years of acrimony, there was a coming together of the descendants of the Mountain Meadows tragedy on both sides. Together with politicians from Utah, Arizona and Arkansas; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and the general public, the group planned, raised funds for, erected, and dedicated, on 15 September 1990 a memorial on Dan Sill Hill overlooking Mountain Meadows.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Everett L. Cooley, David Bigler, and Will Bagley from 1995-1996.
Processing Information
Processed by William Roberson in 1997.
Creator
- Mountain Meadows Association (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Mountain Meadows Association records, 1990-1991
- Author
- Finding aid created by William Roberson
- Date
- © 1997 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
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