Sheep industry -- Utah
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bennion family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0251
Abstract
The Bennion family papers (1844-1949) include the diaries of John Bennion (1820-1877), Heber Bennion (1858-1932), and Mary Bennion Powell (born 1890), as well as family correspondence and autobiographical sketches. John and Samuel Bennion and John's son, Heber, were Utah sheep ranchers and polygamists, while Mary Bennion Powell was a daughter of Heber Bennion.
Dates:
1844-1949
Deseret Live Stock Company records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0105
Abstract
The Deseret Live Stock Company records (1886-1958) consist of legal documents, financial papers, correspondence, subject files, minutes, and other materials. The Deseret Live Stock Company was formed in 1891 by several northern Utah sheep ranchers to promote "stock raising, slaughtering, butchering, mercantile business, and other commercial enterprises in the Territory of Utah and other states in the U.S."
Dates:
1886-1958