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Samuel Shimp travel notes, 1869
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Shimp, Samuel
- Title
- Samuel Shimp travel notes
- Dates
- 1869 (inclusive)18691869
- Quantity
- 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2801
- Summary
- The Samuel Shimp travel notes (1869) describe a three day visit to Salt Lake City in 1869, just after the opening of the Trans-Continental Railroad. The notes discuss his visit with Brigham Young and with the LDS architect, William Folsom.
- 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
The Samuel Shimp travel notes describe a three day visit to Salt Lake City in 1869, just after the opening of the Trans-Continental Railroad. The notes discuss his visit with Brigham Young and with the LDS architect, William Folsom.
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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Sources
Personal Names
- Folsom, William Harrison, 1815-1901
- Shimp, Samuel--Archives
- Shimp, Samuel--Travel--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Geographical Names
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel--19th century--Sources
- Utah--Description and travel--19th century--Sources
Form or Genre Terms
- Travel writing
Finding aid created by Betsey Welland
2015 (last modified: 2019)
