Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1217
Scope and Contents
The Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 2 photographs, one a reproduction of a painting and one a black-and-white photograph print of a portrait of Annie Clark Tanner dating from approximately the 1900s.
Dates
- circa 1900s
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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Annie Clark Tanner (1864-1942) was born on September 24, 1864, in Farmington, Utah to Ezra T. and Susan Leggett Clark. She was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1873. At the age of 16, in 1880, she studied at the University of Utah, and attended the Bringham Young Academy high school between 1882 and 1883. There, she met Professor Joseph Marion Tanner. In 1883, she became the second plural wife of Tanner. Due to anti-polygamy laws, they kept their marriage secret. Annie and J.M. Tanner had ten children together, eight of whom survived to adulthood.
In 1913, Tanner dissolved the relationship, leaving Annie effectively a single parent of eight children; to support her family, she worked as nurse in Salt Lake City. In 1934, she wrote two books, both biographies of her parents: A Biography of Ezra T. Clark and Sketch of the Life of Susan Leggett Clark: A Utah Pioneer of 1861. In 1941, she completed her autobiography A Mormon Mother. Annie Clark Tanner died in 1942 in Farmington, Utah.
In 1913, Tanner dissolved the relationship, leaving Annie effectively a single parent of eight children; to support her family, she worked as nurse in Salt Lake City. In 1934, she wrote two books, both biographies of her parents: A Biography of Ezra T. Clark and Sketch of the Life of Susan Leggett Clark: A Utah Pioneer of 1861. In 1941, she completed her autobiography A Mormon Mother. Annie Clark Tanner died in 1942 in Farmington, Utah.
Extent
1 Box
Abstract
Annie Clark Tanner (1864-1941) was an author known for her autobiography A Mormon Mother, which chronicles her experiences as a plural wife and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection contains two black-and-white photographs of Tanner dating from approximately the 1900s.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the estate of Grace Adams Tanner in 2005, addition by Judy Jarrow in 2006.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
- Title
- Guide to the Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection, circa 1900s
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- 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