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Logan Chapter of the Mormon Battalion Association historical records, 1981-2004

Overview of the Collection

Title
Logan Chapter of the Mormon Battalion Association historical records
Dates
1981-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 boxes, (1.25 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 364
Summary
This collection contains the historical records of the Logan Chapter of the Mormon Battalion Association.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

The Mormon Battalion was a unit of the United States Army, organized from July 1846-July 1847 during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). At the request of U.S. President James K. Polk, the battalion enlisted more than 500 men, accompanied by 35 women and 42 children, who marched nearly 2,000 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa Territory to California. The Battalion was instrumental in the colonization and settlement of many parts of what was to become Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah and it demonstrated Mormons' loyalty to the American government despite having recently fled persecutions in the city of Nauvoo, Illinois and having been denied a redress of their grievances.

Formerly titled the Mormon Battalion, Inc., the Mormon Battalion Association was instituted by LDS Church President David O. McKay in 1954. It was reinstituted as a nonprofit service organization and renamed in 2006. The group seeks to keep alive the memory and stories of the men and women of the original Mormon Battalion who served from 1846-1847 and it engages in service and outreach in its communities.

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Content Description

The collection consists of the group's annual historical records which record the group's and members' activities throughout the year. Included are such items as articles written by members, newspaper clippings, official declarations and recognitions from community, municipal, and government bodies, obituaries of its members, etc. Also included is a folder of 3 photos from the groups' activities.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Logan Chapter of the Mormon Battalion Association historical records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Logan Chapter of the Mormon Battalion Association historical records USU_COLL MSS 364, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 364, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Processing Note

Processed in August of 2011.

Acquisition Information

The materials in this collection were donated to the USU Special Collections and Archives by Lyman Willardson through his daughter Laura W. Huffman in 2011.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Form or Genre Terms

  • Scrapbooks.

Finding aid/Register created by Andrew Izatt and Clint Pumphrey
2011

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