J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation records
Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
ACCN 2023
2 linear feet
4 boxes
1850-2012
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.
English
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.
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.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
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.
Processed by Lindsey Moore in 2006.
Addendum processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2009.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013 and 2014.
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Three DVDs (A0216) and digital photographs (P1855) were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation--Archives
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History--19th century--Sources
Utah--19th century
Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857
Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857--Personal narratives
Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857--Monuments
Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872
Indians of North America--Utah
Pioneers
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Newsletters
Personal correspondence
Maps
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Diaries
Autobiographies
Family histories
Newsletters, Documents and Newspaper Articles
Application for National Historic Register and Commemorative Plate
1975
1
1
Mountain Meadows Memorial Dedication Ceremonies
1990
1
2
Newsletters: Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
1999-2000
1
3
Vol. 1-5.
Newsletters: Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
2001
1
4
Vol. 6-9.
Newsletters: Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
2002-2007
1
5
Vol. 10-13, 17,22, 24-25 and 33.
The Black Hawk War, 1831-1832: Illinois Volunteers
1970
1
6
Company muster rolls which list the names of John Lee and Alexander Fancher.
Letters of William B. Temple
1850
1
7
Letters from Indian Agents
1855-1860
1
8
Chronology of Actions Related to the Massacre at Mountain Meadows
1856-1859
1
9
Maps, Tables and Photographs Related to the Mountain Meadows Massacre
1
10
Mountain Meadows in the News
1857
1
11
Will Bagley collected and transcribed these sources.
Mountain Meadows in the News
1858-1877
1
12
Part II of the Bagley collection.
Mountain Meadows in the News
1877-1996
1
13
Part III of the Bagley collection.
Documents and Monograph Accounts
William Clark, "A Trip Across the Plains in 1857"
2
1
William Clark was an employee of a federal government-commissioned company which supplied military posts in Utah territory.
Dimick B. Huntington's Journal
1857-1859
2
2
James Lynch's Affadavit and Jacob Forney's Letter Regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre
1859
2
3
Depositions from the Relatives and Friends of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Victims
1860
2
4
Speech of John Cradlebaugh to the U.S. House of Representatives: Utah and the Mormons
1863
2
5
Deposition of Brigham Young Regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre
1875
2
6
Accounts of the Survivors of the Mountain Meadows Massacre
1875-1940
2
7
The Last Words of John D. Lee
1877
2
8
Deposition of Malinda Cameron Scott Thurston
1877
2
9
B. G. Parker, "Recollections of the Mountain Meadow Massacre"
1901
2
10
"The Life and Adventures of Basil G. Parker: An Autobiography"
1902
2
11
Report re the Destruction of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Monument and the Graves of the Victims
1902
2
12
Fancher Family Genealogy
1947
2
13
Fancher Family Genealogy
1947
2
14
Ballad of Mountain Meadows
2
15
Letter to the Governor of the State of Utah
1933
2
16
J. H. Beadle, "Life in Utah"
1870
2
17
John W. Clampitt, "Echoes from the Rocky Mountains"
1888
2
18
Hubert Howe Bancroft, "History of Utah, 1540-1886"
1889
2
19
Ralph R. Rea, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Completion as a Historic Episode"
1957
2
20
Newspaper Articles and General Materials
Earl L. Smith, "A Rendezvous with Destiny: The Mountain Meadows Massacre"
1950
3
1
Ray W. Irwin, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre"
1950
3
2
John H. Harrison, "The Day the Mormons Found the End of the Blood Trail"
1975
3
3
Eunice Bradbury, "Bloody Road to California"
1978
3
4
Dale L. Walker, "Death of the Fancher Train"
1980
3
5
Charles W. Sasser, "Massacre at Mountain Meadows"
1989
3
6
Richard W. Rohrbacher, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Utah Territory-September 11, 1857"
1994
3
7
Sarah B. Willeman, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre: A Crime and A Mystery"
2000
3
8
Sally Denton, "What Happened at Mountain Meadows?"
2001
3
9
Lucinda Fleeson, "The Battle of Salt Lake"
2001
3
10
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
11
Lawrence Wright, "Lives of the Saints"
2002
3
12
Caroline Fraser, "The Mormon Murder Case"
2002
3
13
Gregory Laire, "Mountain Meadows"
2005
3
14
Logan Hebner, "Angry and Thirsting for Blood Indians Have Been Blamed for the Mountain Meadows Massacre"
2005
3
15
Will Bagley, "Rescue of the Mountain Meadows Orphans"
2005
3
16
Shannon A. Novak and Lars Rodseth, "Remembering Mountain Meadows: Collective Violence and the Manipulation of Social Boundaries"
2006
3
17
Larry Coates, "Memorial Service: September 11, 2007-Mountain Meadows, Utah"
2007
3
18
Will Bagley, "Big Trouble: The Legacy of Mountain Meadows"
2007
3
19
"Children of the Massacre May Meet in Reunion"
1893
3
20
Newspaper Articles regarding the Monument and the Massacre
1955-2003
3
21
Harrison Daily Times
1989-1991
3
22
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1999-2001
3
23
Salt Lake Tribune
1990-2000
4
1
Salt Lake Tribune
2000-2002
4
2
Deseret News
1996-2001
4
3
Morris A. Shirts, "The Mountain Meadow Massacre"
4
4
General Materials regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre
1955-1961
4
5
Burr Fancher, "Captain James Lynch and the Mountain Meadows Massacre"
4
6
Captain John Twitty Baker
4
7
Mike Johnson, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre"
1999
4
8
List of Research Materials Donated to the University of Utah Library
4
9
General Materials
1877
2011-2012
4
10
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.
Foundation Newsletters and Sticker
2012-2013
4
11
This folder contains volume 53-54 of the newsletter,
Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation, Inc.