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Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation records, 1850-2012
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
- Title
- Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation records
- Dates
- 1850-2012 (inclusive)18502012
- Quantity
- 2 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2023
- Summary
- The Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation records (1850-2012) consist of the foundation's newsletters, documents, newspaper and periodical articles, transcriptions of audio tapes, and information on the monument established as a memorial to those who were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.
- 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
The Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation was formed in 1999 for the purposes of memorializing the massacre victims of 1857, of preserving the monument created to commemorate the Mountain Meadows Masscre, of obtaining unfettered access to the monument's site, and of publicizing the importance of this unique event in America's history.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation records (1850-2012) consist primarily of materials pertaining to a historical investigation of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 and of press accounts of the incident's significance and legacy. Only four folders relate to the foundation's activities.
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
Donated by Burr Fancher in 2003.
Donated by William W. Hatch in 2005.
Box 4, folder 10 donated by the Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation in 2012.
Box 4, folder 11 donated in 2013.
Processing Note
Processed by Lindsey Moore in 2006.
Addendum processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2009.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013 and 2014.
Separated Materials
Three DVDs (A0216) and digital photographs (P1855) were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Newsletters, Documents and Newspaper ArticlesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Application for National Historic Register and Commemorative Plate |
1975 |
| 1 | 2 | Mountain Meadows Memorial Dedication Ceremonies |
1990 |
| 1 | 3 | Newsletters: Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
Vol. 1-5.
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1999-2000 |
| 1 | 4 | Newsletters: Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
Vol. 6-9.
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2001 |
| 1 | 5 | Newsletters: Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
Vol. 10-13, 17,22, 24-25 and 33.
|
2002-2007 |
| 1 | 6 | The Black Hawk War, 1831-1832: Illinois Volunteers
Company muster rolls which list the names of John Lee and Alexander Fancher.
|
1970 |
| 1 | 7 | Letters of William B. Temple |
1850 |
| 1 | 8 | Letters from Indian Agents |
1855-1860 |
| 1 | 9 | Chronology of Actions Related to the Massacre at Mountain Meadows |
1856-1859 |
| 1 | 10 | Maps, Tables and Photographs Related to the Mountain Meadows Massacre |
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| 1 | 11 | Mountain Meadows in the News
Will Bagley collected and transcribed these sources.
|
1857 |
| 1 | 12 | Mountain Meadows in the News
Part II of the Bagley collection.
|
1858-1877 |
| 1 | 13 | Mountain Meadows in the News
Part III of the Bagley collection.
|
1877-1996 |
Documents and Monograph AccountsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | William Clark, "A Trip Across the Plains in 1857"
William Clark was an employee of a federal government-commissioned company which supplied military posts in Utah territory.
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| 2 | 2 | Dimick B. Huntington's Journal |
1857-1859 |
| 2 | 3 | James Lynch's Affadavit and Jacob Forney's Letter Regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre |
1859 |
| 2 | 4 | Depositions from the Relatives and Friends of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Victims |
1860 |
| 2 | 5 | Speech of John Cradlebaugh to the U.S. House of Representatives: Utah and the Mormons |
1863 |
| 2 | 6 | Deposition of Brigham Young Regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre |
1875 |
| 2 | 7 | Accounts of the Survivors of the Mountain Meadows Massacre |
1875-1940 |
| 2 | 8 | The Last Words of John D. Lee |
1877 |
| 2 | 9 | Deposition of Malinda Cameron Scott Thurston |
1877 |
| 2 | 10 | B. G. Parker, "Recollections of the Mountain Meadow Massacre" |
1901 |
| 2 | 11 | "The Life and Adventures of Basil G. Parker: An Autobiography" |
1902 |
| 2 | 12 | Report re the Destruction of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Monument and the Graves of the Victims |
1902 |
| 2 | 13 | Fancher Family Genealogy |
1947 |
| 2 | 14 | Fancher Family Genealogy |
1947 |
| 2 | 15 | Ballad of Mountain Meadows |
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| 2 | 16 | Letter to the Governor of the State of Utah |
1933 |
| 2 | 17 | J. H. Beadle, "Life in Utah" |
1870 |
| 2 | 18 | John W. Clampitt, "Echoes from the Rocky Mountains" |
1888 |
| 2 | 19 | Hubert Howe Bancroft, "History of Utah, 1540-1886" |
1889 |
| 2 | 20 | Ralph R. Rea, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Completion as a Historic Episode" |
1957 |
Newspaper Articles and General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Earl L. Smith, "A Rendezvous with Destiny: The Mountain Meadows Massacre" |
1950 |
| 3 | 2 | Ray W. Irwin, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre" |
1950 |
| 3 | 3 | John H. Harrison, "The Day the Mormons Found the End of the Blood Trail" |
1975 |
| 3 | 4 | Eunice Bradbury, "Bloody Road to California" |
1978 |
| 3 | 5 | Dale L. Walker, "Death of the Fancher Train" |
1980 |
| 3 | 6 | Charles W. Sasser, "Massacre at Mountain Meadows" |
1989 |
| 3 | 7 | Richard W. Rohrbacher, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Utah Territory-September 11, 1857" |
1994 |
| 3 | 8 | Sarah B. Willeman, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre: A Crime and A Mystery" |
2000 |
| 3 | 9 | Sally Denton, "What Happened at Mountain Meadows?" |
2001 |
| 3 | 10 | Lucinda Fleeson, "The Battle of Salt Lake" |
2001 |
| 3 | 11 | Roger V. Logan, "A Pilgramage to Some Local Places Connected to the History of the Mountain Meadows Massacre in Boone and Carroll Counties" |
2001 |
| 3 | 12 | Lawrence Wright, "Lives of the Saints" |
2002 |
| 3 | 13 | Caroline Fraser, "The Mormon Murder Case" |
2002 |
| 3 | 14 | Gregory Laire, "Mountain Meadows" |
2005 |
| 3 | 15 | Logan Hebner, "Angry and Thirsting for Blood Indians Have Been Blamed for the Mountain Meadows Massacre" |
2005 |
| 3 | 16 | Will Bagley, "Rescue of the Mountain Meadows Orphans" |
2005 |
| 3 | 17 | Shannon A. Novak and Lars Rodseth, "Remembering Mountain Meadows: Collective Violence and the Manipulation of Social Boundaries" |
2006 |
| 3 | 18 | Larry Coates, "Memorial Service: September 11, 2007-Mountain Meadows, Utah" |
2007 |
| 3 | 19 | Will Bagley, "Big Trouble: The Legacy of Mountain Meadows" |
2007 |
| 3 | 20 | "Children of the Massacre May Meet in Reunion" |
1893 |
| 3 | 21 | Newspaper Articles regarding the Monument and the Massacre |
1955-2003 |
| 3 | 22 | Harrison Daily Times |
1989-1991 |
| 3 | 23 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette |
1999-2001 |
| 4 | 1 | Salt Lake Tribune |
1990-2000 |
| 4 | 2 | Salt Lake Tribune |
2000-2002 |
| 4 | 3 | Deseret News |
1996-2001 |
| 4 | 4 | Morris A. Shirts, "The Mountain Meadow Massacre" |
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| 4 | 5 | General Materials regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre |
1955-1961 |
| 4 | 6 | Burr Fancher, "Captain James Lynch and the Mountain Meadows Massacre" |
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| 4 | 7 | Captain John Twitty Baker |
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| 4 | 8 | Mike Johnson, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre" |
1999 |
| 4 | 9 | List of Research Materials Donated to the University of Utah Library |
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| 4 | 10 | General Materials
This folder contains the April 2012 and June 2012 newsletters, the California Territorial Quarterly featuring articles regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a reproduction of a 1877 publication "History of the Mounatin Meadows Massacre, or the butchery in cold blood of 134 men, women and children by Mormons and Indians, September, 1857, also a full and complete account of the trial, confession and execution of John D. Lee, the leader of the murderers," and a CD containing bibliographical information and references.
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1877; 2011-2012 |
| 4 | 11 | Foundation Newsletters and Sticker
This folder contains volume 53-54 of the newsletter, Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation, Inc.
|
2012-2013 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1857
Corporate Names
- Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
Form or Genre Terms
- Articles
- Essays
Finding aid created by Lindsey Moore and Roger V. Paxton
2006 (last modified: 2019)
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