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Prisoners for conscience sake list, 1934
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Nicholaysen, Mack
- Title
- Prisoners for conscience sake list
- Dates
- 193419341934
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 0381
- Summary
- This item (1934) consists of a handwritten list of 888 Latter Day Saint men and women imprisoned in Utah for polygamy or unlawful cohabitation under the Edmunds and Edmunds-Tucker Laws.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Inside cover states, "A list of individuals inprisoned for polygamy or unlawful cohabitation copied from 'Prisoners for Conscience Sake,' a document prepared from court records of convictions during the campaign against polygamy. This information was obtained by Mack Nicolaysen thru the cooperation of Andrew Jensen, Assistant Church Historian, LDS Church. The list was prepared during January and February of 1934." Handwritten list of 888 Latter Day Saint men and women imprisoned in Utah for polygamy or unlawful cohabitation under the Edmunds and Edmunds-Tucker Laws.
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
Processing Note
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saints--Polygamy
- Polygamy--Utah--Registers
Form or Genre Terms
- Lists (document genres)
Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
2013 (last modified: 2018)
