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Fern Smoot Taylor family papers, 1854-1901
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Taylor, Fern Smoot
- Title
- Fern Smoot Taylor family papers
- Dates
- 1854-1901 (inclusive)18541901
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 0705
- Summary
- The Fern Smoot Taylor family papers (1854-1856, 1901) consist of a glossary and account book, by Isaac Bullock. Included in the collection are letters written to LDS missionary Abraham Owen Smoot III as a serially numbered round-robin letter from family members.
- 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 Fern Smoot Taylor family papers (1854-1856, 1901) consist of a glossary and account book, by Isaac Bullock. The book contains sporadic entries of events at Fort Supply, Wyoming along with notes made on trade goods accounts. Bullock also composed a dictionary of Shoshoni words and phrases. Included in the collection are letters written to LDS missionary Abraham Owen Smoot III as a serially numbered round-robin letter from family members. It is entitled, "The Lone Tree Dispatch."
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.
Please use the photocopies of the original items.
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.
Related Materials
See also the Isaac Bullock family papers (MS 0005) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Isaac BullockReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Journal and accounts [photocopies]
Please use the photocopies of the journal dated 1854-1856. The journal, located in folder 2, is extremely fragile.
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| 1 | 2 | Original journal and accounts
Please use the photocopies located in folder 1. The orignial journal is extremely fragile.
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1854-1856 |
| 1 | 3 | Shoshoni vocabulary booklet [photocopies]
Please use the photocopies of the Shoshoni vocabulary booklet. The original, located in folder 4, is extremely fragile.
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| 1 | 4 | Original Shoshoni vocabulary booklet [handwritten]
Please use the photocopies located in folder 3. The original booklet is extremely fragile.
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"Lone Tree Dispatch"Return to Top
The "Lone Tree Dispatch," in a form of a "round-robin-letter," was addressed to Abraham Owen Smott III when he was serving as a missionary in the Southern States for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
Abraham was the nephew of Isaac and Mary Bullock, owners of the Bullock Ranch in Wyoming where the "Lone Tree Dispatch" was written, and where Abraham had ridden the range with his cousins and served as a ranch hand before going on his mission.
The family of Abraham's uncle, Isaac II, Uncle "Ike," conceived the idea of the news letters to Abraham. Besides letters from his Bullock cousins and his Uncle "Ike" and Aunt Mary, the "Dispatch" includes communications from his Grandmother Electa Wood Bullock, his Aunt Hanna Bullock Tucker, and her son Dean, all of Provo, Utah.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Explanation and photocopies of the "Lone Tree Dispatch"
Please use photocopies. The original item is fragile.
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| 1 | 6 | Original "Lone Tree Dispatch" letters
Please use the photocopies located in folder 5. The original is fragile.
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1901 August |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Deseret alphabet
- Latter Day Saints--Diaries
- Shoshoni language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
- Shoshoni language--Vocabulary
Personal Names
- Bullock, Isaac, 1825-1891--Diaries
- Smoot, Abraham Owen, III, 1879-1937
Family Names
- Smoot family
Geographical Names
- Fort Supply (Wyo)--Biography
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Diaries
Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
2014 (last modified: 2018)
