Lyman Wight colony collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0409

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Scope and Contents

The Lyman Wight colony collection consist of a bound, 55-page typescript copy of a manuscript by Herman Hale Smith. The manuscript is about the Lyman Wight colony in Texas and contains primary source materials such as Wight's journal, correspondence, an account of the breakup of the colony by Wight's son, and contemporary news articles about the colony.

Dates

undated

Creator

Smith, Heman Hale (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

Lyman Wight (1796-1858) was disaffected from the LDS Church after the death of Joseph Smith. He and others moved to Texas, forming their own colony. Growing tensions between the north and south made Wight decide to move his colony back into the northern part of the United States, but he died as the journey began in March 1858. He was taken back to the former settlement and buried. Most of the members of the colony ended up joining the Re-organized LDS Church in Missouri.