Polygamy -- Utah
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Frank Fuller papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0305
Abstract
The Frank Fuller papers (1863-1911) consist of certificates, a telegram, a letter from Daniel Hammer Wells, and news articles all pertaining to Frank Fuller (1827-1915), a secretary and acting governor of Utah Territory.
Dates:
1863-1911
Hampton C. Godbe papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0664
Abstract
The Hampton C. Godbe papers (1864-1990) consist of materials collected by Godbe documenting the life of his grandfather, William S. Godbe, in preparation for a proposed biography. Included are correspondence, notes, articles, and memorabilia. Also included are additional research notes of Hampton Godbe on other topics, as well as personal papers, memorabilia, and news clippings. Hampton Godbe was a Utah newspaper reporter and, later, the manager of Salt Lake City's Metropolitan Water District....
Dates:
1864-1990
William S. Godbe statement [photocopy]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1507
Abstract
The William S. Godbe statement (1984) is a photocopy of the handwritten version in which Godbe describes his excommunication by the LDS Church, subsequent mining and smelting ventures in Utah Territory, his disagreements with Brigham Young, and his abandonment of polygamy. Godbe was a prominent Utah businessman. He was a member of a group of intellectual LDS dissenters that became known as the Godbeites and was excommunicated by the LDS Church in 1869.
Dates:
1884
Duckworth Grimshaw autobiography
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042068108]
Identifier: ACCN 1303
Abstract
The Duckworth Grimshaw autobiography (1923) was written by himself and arranged by his daughters Martha J. Rogerson and May G. Jensen. The autobiography describes his experience as a Utah man imprisoned for polygamy in 1891.
Dates:
1923
Abraham Alonzo Kimball journals [typescripts]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2092
Abstract
The Abraham Alonzo Kimball journals consist of typescripts that cover the period 1879-1887 and deals with polygamy, education, and church activities at the local level.
Dates:
1879-1887
Mary Bennion Powell Muhs papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1124
Abstract
The Mary Bennion Powell Muhs papers (1972-1973) contain letters from Muhs a former student to Sterling M. McMurrin, dean of the Graduate School at the University of Utah, asking McMurrin to preserve the story of her father's polygamous marriage after the turn of the 20th century and its effect on her family. Includes a photocopied holograph and a typescript of the incomplete work titled "A Utah Idyll."
Dates:
1972-1973
George H. Taylor autobiography and diary
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 9915284820102001]
Identifier: ACCN 1368
Abstract
The George H. Taylor autobiography and diary (1886) consist of a transcript of an autobiography of George H. Taylor, an LDS bishop, written while serving a prison term in 1886 for polygamy; transcript of a diary recounting his prison experiences, 1886. Taylor was an LDS bishop imprisoned for practicing polygamy.
Dates:
1886
Helon Henry Tracy papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1053
Abstract
The Helon Henry Tracy papers (1875-1889) contain diaries, journals, bookkeeping ledgers, prison inmate rosters, articles, research materials, and newspaper court reports. Tracy was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints imprisoned for polygamy in Utah in 1886.
Dates:
1875-1889
Thomas J. and Lydia H. Yates papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1287
Abstract
The Thomas J. and Lydia H. Yates papers (1888-1985) contain correspondence, biographies, and a penitentiary autograph book. Thomas Yates was an engineer and active in the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1888-1985