Samuel Shimp travel notes
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2801
Scope and Contents
The Samuel Shimp travel notes describe a three day visit to Salt Lake City in 1869, just after the opening of the Trans-Continental Railroad. The notes discuss his visit with Brigham Young and with the LDS architect, William Folsom.
Dates
- 1869
Creator
- Shimp, Samuel (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 Folder (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The Samuel Shimp travel notes (1869) describe a three day visit to Salt Lake City in 1869, just after the opening of the Trans-Continental Railroad. The notes discuss his visit with Brigham Young and with the LDS architect, William Folsom.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Michael Vinson in 2014.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2015
- Expeditions and Adventure
- Folsom, William Harrison, 1815-1901
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Sources
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Description and travel -- 19th century -- Sources
- Shimp, Samuel -- Archives
- Shimp, Samuel -- Travel -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Sources
- Travel writing
- Utah -- Description and travel -- 19th century -- Sources
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Creator
- Shimp, Samuel (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Samuel Shimp travel notes, 1869
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland
- Date
- © 2015 (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