Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- William A. Hickman Research
- Writings of Hope Hilton
- William Adams Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man
- Annalee Skarin Research
- Manuscripts, Annalee Skarin
- Personal Material
- Community Service
- Benson Grist Mill
- Middle East
- Hope Hilton Manuscripts
- Annalee Skarin
- Hickman Family Research
- William A. Hickman Research Chronologies
- William A. Hickman Research Chronologies and Publication Information
- Writings on William Hickman
- Names and Subjects
Hope A. Hilton papers, 1815-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hilton, Hope A.
- Title
- Hope A. Hilton papers
- Dates
- 1815-1999 (inclusive)18151999
- Quantity
- 12.25 linear feet, (26 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MS 0584
- Summary
- The Hope A. Hilton papers (1815-1999) contain diaries, correspondence, research files, family histories and genealogy, news clippings, and manuscripts. Hope Hilton (1924-1999) was a writer and community activist who, along with her husband, organized the Middle East Foundation, a charitable organization devoted to helping students from the middle east obtain an education in the United States.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Hope Averell Hilton (1924-1999) was born 15 August 1924 to Hugo Joseph and Annalee Kohlhepp Averell. She was educated in the public schools of California and was awarded a BA in History by the University of California at Berkley. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hope served a mission to the central states. She moved to Utah, where she attended the University of Utah and married Lynn M. Hilton in 1948. The Hiltons traveled extensively in the middle east, living in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. In 1968 they organized the Middle East Foundation, a charitable organization devoted to helping students from the middle east obtain an education in the United States. Hope was active in community affairs, with an emphasis on issues related to parks and historic sites. She was the author of numerous articles, and wrote a biography of her great-grandfather, William Adams Hickman. She also wrote several pieces about her mother, Annalee Skarin, an author of books deemed heretical by LDS church authorities. Hope Hilton died in Salt Lake City on 26 October 1999 after an extended illness.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Hope A. Hilton papers (1815-1999) contain diaries, correspondence, research files, family histories and genealogy, news clippings, and manuscripts. Family materials include information about Hilton's great grandfather, William A. Hickman, and her mother, Analee Skarin.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Boxes 1-7 were donated in 1987-1997 (3 linear feet). Boxes 8-26 were donated in 2001 (9.25 linear feet).
Processing Note
Processed by Karen Carver and other Manuscripts Division staff in 1994 and 2002.
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Separated Materials
See also the Hope A. Hilton photograph collection (P0617) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
William A. Hickman ResearchReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Hickman History |
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| 1 | 2 | Court Documents |
1852-1856 |
| 1 | 3 | Utah War |
1857 |
| 1 | 4 | Beating of Governor Dawson, Lot Huntington, and Jason Luce |
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| 1 | 5 | Larceny Charges, Bill Hickman |
1863 |
| 1 | 6 | Army Guide
Pay vouchers, account by William Hickman of his father, Archibald Gardiner record, notes on Camp Floyd and Camp Douglas.
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| 1 | 7 | Notes from Mormon Collection, Weber State College Special Collections |
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| 1 | 8 | Articles and Pamphlet |
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| 1 | 9 | Clippings, Chronology, Wyoming Notes |
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| 1 | 10 | Notebook, Minerva Wade Hickman |
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| 1 | 11 | Publication Information, Brigham's Destroying Angel
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| 1 | 12 | Murder Indictments, William Hickman and Robert Burton |
1871 |
| 1 | 13 | Land deeds, Missouri and Utah |
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| 1 | 14-18 | Research Notes
Contains notes from various libraries on Hickman, Hosea Stout and others.
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| 2 | 1 | Abstracts, William Hickman and Hope Hilton |
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| 2 | 2 | Minerva Wade Hickman, Mary Jane Hickman, Luke Johnson |
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| 2 | 3 | Biography of Thomas Jefferson Hickman |
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| 2 | 4 | Letter from Hickman to His Daughter, Katherine Butcher; Iowa Journal of History and Politics |
1872 |
| 2 | 5 | Letters to William Hickman from His Father and Brother |
1849 |
| 2 | 6 | Correspondence with Colorado State Historical Society Regarding Judge Harding |
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| 2 | 7 | Letters |
1858-1877 |
| 2 | 8 | Des Moines Research on Hickman |
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| 2 | 9 | Court Documents--Lee County, Iowa |
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| 2 | 10 | Tax Records--Sweetwater, Wyoming |
1880-1883 |
| 2 | 11 | Wyoming Historical Monument, Letters |
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| 2 | 12 | Wyoming Historical Society Magazines |
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| 2 | 13 | Wyoming Historical Society Magazines; Maps of Lander, Wyoming Burial |
Writings of Hope HiltonReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | "Edwin and Elender Webber Hickman: Some Progenitors and Descendants" |
1978 |
| 3 | 2 | "William A. "Bill" Hickman: Setting the Record Straight," by Leonard J. Arrington and Hope A. Hilton |
1979 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Last Years of W.A. Hickman (1815-1883)" |
1981 |
| 3 | 4 | "William Adams Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man" |
1984 |
William Adams Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man, 1987Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1-7 | Manuscript |
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| 4 | 8-14 | Notebooks and Notes, Fort Bridger |
Annalee Skarin ResearchReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1-9 | Analee Skarin; Correspondence |
1899-1952 |
| 5 | 10 | Research Notes |
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| 5 | 11 | News Clippings |
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| 5 | 12 | Sunstone
Articles about Annalee Skarin by Samuel Taylor and Hope Hilton.
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1991 |
| 5 | 13 | Virginia Bourgeous, "The Confessions of a Mormon Mystic" |
1988 |
| 5 | 14-15 | Hope Hilton, "Descent into Madness, or The Formation of a Religious Cult" |
1988, 1993 |
| 6 | 1 |
Ye Are Gods
|
1948 |
| 6 | 2 |
Sons of God
Published under the name of Christine Mercie.
|
1954 |
| 6 | 3 | "The Law Upon Which All Things Are Predicated"; "Opinion on Plural Marriage"; "The Second Advent" |
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| 6 | 4 | "The Pathway of Glory" |
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| 6 | 5 | Notebook |
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| 6 | 6 | Mark E. Petersen, "Reasons for Annalee Skarin's Excommunication" and "The Skarin Books--Doctrinal Comparisons" |
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| 6 | 7 | Annalee Skarin, Information About |
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| 6 | 8 | Annalee Skarin, Correspondence |
1972-1992 |
| 6 | 9 | "The Death and Burial of Annalee Skarin" |
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| 6 | 10 | Linda Lee Avarell Moat, "Hugo Joseph Elof Avarell" |
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| 6 | 11 | Annalee Skarin, List of Residences |
1943-1988 |
| 6 | 12 | Annalee Skarin, Correspondence about Her Death |
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| 6 | 13 | DeVorss Publications |
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| 6 | 14 | Annalee Skarin, Trip to Her Grave |
1994 |
| 6 | 15 | Annalee Skarin, Record of Her Father's Marriage to Gracie Lura McHougne |
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| 6 | 16 | Annalee Skarin, Stories of Her Childhood |
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| 6 | 17 | Annalee Skarin, Miscellaneous Documents |
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| 6 | 18 | Christmas Card Published by Annalee Skarin |
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| 6 | 19 | Reason Skarin, Funeral |
1982 |
| 6 | 20 | Annalee Skarin, Genealogy Showing Death, as Filed in Family History Library |
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| 6 | 21 | Annalee Skarin, Miscellaneous Manuscripts |
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| 6 | 22 | Annalee Skarin, "Pathway of the Gods," No. 1 |
Manuscripts, Annalee SkarinReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 7 | 1-5 | Annalee Skarin, "Pathway of the Gods," No. 1 |
| 7 | 6-10 | Annalee Skarin, "Pathway of the Gods," No. 2 |
Personal Material, 1939-1994Return to Top
Boxes 9 through 13 contain news clippings, photocopies of photographs, certificates, scrapbook fragments, brochures, medical files, financial information, programs, travel documents, news clippings, pamphlets, brochures, and notes related to Hilton's personal life. Originally titled "Hope's Biography," these files were probably the basis for a biographical or autobiographical project.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 1-2 | Five Year Diaries |
1939-1948 |
| 8 | 3 | Travel Diary |
1966-1974 |
| 8 | 4 | Weekly Planner |
1993 |
| 8 | 5 | Monthly Planner |
1994 |
| 8 | 6 | Hope Hilton, "A Short Life Lived,The Life of Spencer Hugh Hilton" |
1965 |
| 8 | 7 | Hope Hilton, "Life Story of Hope Avarell Hilton" |
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| 9 | 1 | Genealogy |
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| 9 | 2-10 | Personal Documents |
1900-1972 |
| 10 | Personal Documents |
1973-1993 | |
| 11 | Personal Documents |
1994-1997 | |
| 12 | Personal Documents |
1997-1998 | |
| Folder | |||
| 13 | 1-2 | Correspondence |
1999 |
| 13 | 3-5 | Condolences and Sympathy Cards |
1999 |
| 13 | 6 | News Clippings |
1960s-1970s |
| 13 | 7 | Miscellaneous |
Community Service, 1980s-1990sReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 14 | 1-2 | Daughters of the Utah Pioneers |
1980s-1990s |
| 14 | 3-5 | Utah Territorial Penitentiary/Sugarhouse Park |
1984-1988 |
| 14 | 6 | Hope Hilton, "The Utah Territorial Prison" |
1993 |
Benson Grist Mill, 1985-1997Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 15 | General Materials |
1985-1997 |
Middle East, 1960s-1990sReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 1 | Middle East Travel |
1960s-1980s |
| 16 | 2-3 | Israel |
1967 |
| 16 | 4 | Middle East |
1970s-1990s |
| 16 | 5 | Arab Genealogy |
Hope Hilton ManuscriptsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 17 | 1 | Bibliography |
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| 17 | 2 | "Joseph's Scattered Flock" |
1958 |
| 17 | 3 | "Starting in the New World" |
1963 |
| 17 | 4 | "A Study and Comparison of Health Problems in Iran, Kuwait, and Jordan with Those in the U.S." |
1966 |
| 17 | 5 | Lynn and Hope Hilton, "Discovering Lehi" |
1966 |
| 17 | 6 | "The Curse of Canaan, Son of Ham" |
1970 |
| 17 | 7 | "A Mormon Speaks to a Muslim" |
1971 |
| 17 | 8 | "The Gospel Spreads Behind the Iron Curtain" |
1975 |
| 17 | 9 | "With a Song in Her Heart" |
1978 |
| 17 | 10 | "Arab Lands and the Restored Gospel" |
1979 |
| 17 | 11 | "The Gospel Goes to China" |
1979 |
| 18 | 1-2 | "The Vine" |
1982 |
| 18 | 3 | "The Lihyanites" |
1984 |
| 18 | 4 | "Arab and Israel and Jewish Culture" |
1984 |
| 18 | 5 | "Egypt in Passing" |
1985 |
| 18 | 6 | "Lehi's Trail" |
1988 |
| 18 | 7 | "The Search in the Outlaw Brain" |
1989 |
| 18 | 8 | "A Day of Discovery" |
1992 |
| 18 | 9 | Lynn and Hope Hilton, eds., Ensign Club History, 1908-1994 |
1994 |
| 18 | 10 | Lynn and Hope Hilton, Excerpts from Utah History Encyclopedia
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1994 |
| 18 | 11 | "The Rag Baby" |
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| 18 | 12 | "The Touch of the Master's Hand" |
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| 18 | 13 | "Kahtoumin in the Valley of the Nile" |
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| 18 | 14 | "What Does the Koran Say About" |
Annalee Skarin, 1933-1998Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 1 | Correspondence Regarding Annalee |
1994-1998 |
| 19 | 2 | Annalee Kohlhepp Avarell and Relatives |
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| 19 | 3 | Annalee Patriarchal Blessing |
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| 19 | 4 | Annalee Skarin, "The Story of Chief Pocatello" |
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| 19 | 5 | Annalee Skarin, "Wild Cats and Cougars and Coyotes" |
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| 19 | 6 | Hope Hilton, "Annalee" |
1952 |
| 19 | 7 | Hope Hilton, "Descent Into Madness" |
1988 |
| 19 | 8 | Annalle Skarin and Sunstone |
1992-1995 |
| 19 | 9 | Hope Hilton, "The Death and Burial of Annalee Skarin" |
1994 |
| 19 | 10 | Carolyn Campbell, "Solving the Mystery of Annalee Skarin" |
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| 19 | 11 | Carolyn Campbell, "Translation Please" |
1995 |
| 19 | 12 | Gloria Love, "Annalee Skarin's Mis-Translation" |
1995 |
| 19 | 13 | San Pedro, California |
1944-1997 |
| 19 | 14 | Hugo Joseph Avarell Estate |
1958-1996 |
| 19 | 15 | Hugo Avarell Biography |
1994 |
| 19 | 16 | "Partial Autobiography of Frederick John Kohlhepp" |
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| 19 | 17-18 | Constance Kohlhepp Curren |
1972-1975 |
| 19 | 19 | Linda Moat |
1997-1998 |
| 19 | 20 | Adam Swapp |
1994 |
| 19 | 21 | Hope Hilton, "Memories of the Gustavson, Avarell-Ellis Family" |
1994 |
Hickman Family ResearchReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 20 | 1-2 | Hope Hilton, "Edwin and Elender Webber Hickman" |
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| 20 | 3-4 | Edwin Hickman Genealogy |
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| 20 | 5 | Hope Hilton, "The Ancestry and Family of Edwin Temple Hickman and Wife Elizabeth Adams" |
1963 |
| 20 | 6-8 | Luce Family |
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| 21 | 1 | James Barton Hickman |
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| 21 | 2 | Thomas Jefferson Hickman |
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| 21 | 3 | George Washington Hickman |
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| 21 | 4 | Hickman-Orr Marriages |
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| 21 | 5 | William A. Hickman Wives |
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| 21 | 6 | Mary Jane Hetherington Hickman, Stockton, Utah |
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| 21 | 7 | Stockton, Utah |
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| 21 | 8 | Research Notebook |
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| 22 | 1 | Garth Jones, "In the Shadow of the Tall Mountain"
Life history of a school teacher in the Cedar Valley.
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| 22 | 2 | Pamela Hickman Lee, "Tom"
Life story of Thomas Woodland Hickman.
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| 22 | 3 | Eula Hickman Towers, "Hickman-Towers Family History" |
1957 |
| 22 | 4 | William A. Hickman Fiction |
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| 22 | 5 | William A. Hickman, Children/Descendents |
William A. Hickman Research ChronologiesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 23 | 1-4 | Hickman Notecards |
1838-1871 |
| 23 | 5 | Bill Hickman Index |
1849-1883 |
| 23 | 6 | Kentucky |
1815-1818 |
| 23 | 7 | Missouri Farm |
1818-1838 |
| 23 | 8 | Nauvoo, Illinois/Lee County, Iowa |
1838-1849 |
| 23 | 9 | Old Fort, Pioneer Park |
1849 |
| 23 | 10 | Fort Bridger, Wyoming |
1849-1850 |
| 23 | 11 | Taylorsville, Early Utah |
1849-1856 |
| 23 | 12 | Green River, Wyoming |
1849-1856 |
| 23 | 13 | Hickman Fort, Salt Lake County |
1850-1865 |
| 24 | 1-2 | Rush Valley Ranch |
1850s-1860s |
| 24 | 3 | Fairfield/Cedar Valley |
1859-1874 |
| 24 | 4-5 | This is the Place State Park, Hickman's Fairfield Cabin |
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| 24 | 6 | West Jordan/Little Cottonwood |
1860s |
| 24 | 7 | Mining |
1862 |
| 24 | 8 | Bingham Canyon Living Quarters |
1868-1871 |
| 24 | 9 | Allen Ranch, Nephi, Utah |
1868-1871 |
| 24 | 10 | Lewiston Springs |
William A. Hickman Research Chronologies and Publication Information, 1868-1883Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 1 | Lander, Wyoming |
1868-1883 |
| 25 | 2 | Lander, Wyoming |
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| 25 | 3 | Last Letters, Lander, Wyoming |
1883 |
| 25 | 4 | Hickman Obituary |
1883 |
| 25 | 5 | Wyoming History Trek, Rawlins |
1984 |
| 25 | 6 | National Association and Center for Outlaw and Laman History (NOLA) |
1987-1992 |
| 25 | 7 | Zion Canyon and Bill Hickman |
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| 25 | 8 | General Information |
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| 25 | 9 | Miscellaneous Hickman Research |
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| 25 | 10 | Hickman Book Publication File |
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| 25 | 11 | Hickman Papers, University of Utah Library |
Writings on William Hickman, 1904-1994Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 26 | 1 | Bill Hickman, Brigham's Destroying Angel
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1904 |
| 26 | 2 | Hope Hilton, Edwin and Elender Webber Hickman
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1967 |
| 26 | 3 | Hope Hilton, "William Adam Bill Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man" |
1978 |
| 26 | 4 | Leonard Arrington and Hope Hilton, "William A. (Bill) Hickman: Setting the Record Straight" |
1979 |
| 26 | 5 | Hope Hilton, "The Last Years of William Adams Hickman: The Lander, Wyoming, Period" |
1981 |
| 26 | 6 | Hope Hilton, "William Adams Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man" |
1984 |
| 26 | 7 | Hope Hilton, "William Adams Hickman, Pioneer Lawman" |
1992 |
| 26 | 8 | Hope Hilton, "The Hickman Rush Valley Ranch Houses: Sentinels on the Prairie" |
1994 |
| 26 | 9 | Hope Hilton, "William Adams Hickman in Tooele County" |
1994 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Danites (Latter Day Saint churches)
- Excommunication--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--19th century
- Heresy--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Latter Day Saint women authors--Utah--Archives
- Latter Day Saint women missionaries--Archives
- Latter Day Saint women--Utah--Archives
- Latter Day Saints--Biography
- Latter Day Saints--History--19th century
- Mothers and daughters--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- New Thought
- Polygamy--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches
Personal Names
- Hickman, William Adams, 1815-1883
- Hickman, William Adams, 1815-1883--Family
- Hilton, Hope A.--Archives
- Skarin, Annalee, 1899-1988
Corporate Names
- Benson Gristmill (Stansbury Park, Utah)
- Middle East Foundation (Utah)
Geographical Names
- Middle East--Description and travel--20th century
- Utah--History
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Diaries
- Family histories
- Manuscripts
- Personal correspondence
- Photocopies
- Reference works
- Travel writing
Finding aid created by Karen Carver and others.
1994 (last modified: 2019)
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