Thomas Taylor papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 0745

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Thomas Taylor papers contains articles of agreement to form a company for iron processing in Iron County (1883); autobiographical reminiscences of supervising LDS emigration from New York, his loss of funds through the refusal of Brigham Young to pay expenses, and his statement concerning the involvement of high LDS Church officials in his Iron County transactions (1883-1900); photocopied obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune (1900).

Dates

1883-1900

Creator

Taylor, Thomas, 1826-1900 (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.

An original item from box 1, folder 2 has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

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.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (2 Folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Thomas Taylor papers (1883-1900) contains articles of agreement, an autobiographical reminiscences of supervising LDS emigration, and a photocopied obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune. Taylor was an agent for Brigham Young to manage the emigration of LDS from New York to Salt Lake City, and an iron miner in Iron County, Utah.