J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Mary Jane Mount Tanner photograph collection
P0200
0.25 linear feet
1 archives box
21 items
circa 1855-1900
The Mary Jane Mount Tanner photograph collection contains images of Mary Jane Mount Tanner and her parents, husband, and children dating from approximately 1850 to 1890.
English
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Mary Jane Mount Tanner was born on 1837 February 27 to Elizabeth Joan Bessac and Joseph Latimer Mount, Jr. The Mount family converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1841 and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1847, the family emigrated to Utah territory and settled in Salt Lake City. On 1856 May 22, Mary Jane Mount married Myron Tanner (1826-1903); together, they had nine children, three of whom died in early childhood. Mary Jane Mount Tanner eventually settled in Provo, Utah. On 1866 May 19, Myron Tanner married Ann Crosby as his second wife under the system of plural marriage; together, they had eight children, three of whom died in early childhood.
In 1842, while recovering from an illness following childbirth, Tanner decided to become a writer. Tanner was a memoirist, diarist, and poet. Her book
Fugitive Poems was published in 1880, and she contributed many pieces to journals and Church publications. Tanner completed an autobiography in 1883, which was not published in her lifetime. In her writings, Tanner chronicled the challenges of polygamy, or plural marriage, but she defended the practice in letters. A lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Tanner served as president of the Relief Society for 15 years. Mary Jane Mount Tanner died on 1890, January 8 in Provo, Utah.
Ward, Margery W. (1980). Introduction. In Mary Jane Tanner,
A Fragment: The Autobiography of Mary Jane Mount Tanner (pp. 1-22) University of Utah Tanner Trust Fund.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Special Collections staff. Biographical Note, Scope and Contents, and subject updated by Special Collections staff in 2024, and addendum (folders 6-9) transferred to the Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection (P1217), legacy finding aid available upon request.
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Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
The Mary Jane Mount Tanner photograph collection contains images of Mary Jane and Myron Tanner, their parents, and their children dating from approximately 1850 to 1890.
The Mary Jane Mount Tanner photograph collection is digitized.
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Mary Jane Mount Tanner papers (MS 0200). Addendum (Folders 6-9) transferred to the Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection (P1217).
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Tanner, Mary J.--Photographs
Tanner, Mary J.--Family--Photographs
Tanner, Myron, 1826-1903--Photographs
Tanner, Myron, 1826-1903--Family--Photographs
Latter Day Saint pioneers--19th century--Photographs
Latter Day Saint women--19th century--Photographs
Latter Day Saint families--19th century--Photographs
black-and-white photographs
cabinet photographs
Family portraits
Studio portraits
tintypes (photographs)
Portraits: Mary Jane Mount Tanner
circa 1855-1885
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- P0200n01_01_001: Mary Jane Mount Tanner, copy print, circa 1854-1855
- P0200n01_01_002: Mary Jane Mount Tanner and Myron Tanner wedding photograph, 1856
- P0200n01_01_003: Mary Jane Mount Tanner, approximately 45 years old, 1885 August 21
- P0200n01_01_004: Mary Jane Mount Tanner, circa 1879-1880
Portraits: Myron Tanner
circa 1864-1900
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- P0200n01_02_005: Myron Tanne, circa 1864-1869
- P0200n01_02_006: Myron Tanner, photo by G. Taylor, circa 1864-1869
- P0200n01_02_007: Myron Tanner, photo by Morris and Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1870-1875
- P0200n01_02_008: Myron Tanner, photo by George Anderson, Provo, Utah, circa 1875-1885
- P0200n01_02_009: Myron Tanner, circa 1890-1900
Family of Mary Jane and Myron Tanner
circa 1860-1896
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- 10: Tintype of Elizabeth Bessac Mount Pond Foote (1813-1875), mother of Mary Jane, circa 1860-1870
- 11: Tintype of Joseph Mount (1806-1876), father of Mary Jane, circa 1860-1870
- 12: Joseph Smith Tanner, Freeman E. Tanner, Seth U. Tanner, Myron Tanner, David Don Tanner, Louisa Marie Lyman, and Nathan Tanner. Circa 1896
Children of Mary Jane and Myron Tanner; Ann Crosby Tanner
circa 1870-1900
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- 13: Joseph Marion Tanner (1859-1927), brother of Mary Elizabeth and Grace. Son of Myron and Mary Jane Tanner, photo by D. Lewis Bon Marghe and Photo Gallery (Logan, Utah), circa 1882-1887
- 14: Mary Elizabeth (Bessie) Tanner Cragun Wilson Felt (1867-1941), photo by Daniels Photo, Provo, Utah, circa 1884
- 15: Bessie Tanner Cragun Wilson Felt, 18 years old, photo by T.E. Daniels Jr, Provo, Utah, circa 1886
- 16: Hattie Abott and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Tanner Cragum Wilson Felt (1867-1941), circa 1890-1900
- 17: Grace Tanner, Sarah Tanner, Bessie Tanner, 1887
- 18: Grace Tanner, circa 1877
- 19: Emma Maria Goodmanson Tanner, 1877-1878
- 20: Ann Crosby Tanner (second wife of Myron Tanner) negative only, circa 1870
Duplicates (removed)
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