Original letter books and governor's papers in LDS Church Historical Department, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Brigham Young (1801-1877) was born in the state of Vermont. He later moved to New York where he first encountered the Mormon movement. In 1835 he was one of the first twelve men to be called apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Due to the death and apostacy of the two apostles that had seniority over him, Brigham Young quickly became a major force in the LDS Church and articulate defender of Joseph Smith, the Mormon leader. When Smith was killed in 1844, Brigham Young stepped forward to lead the LDS Church. Due to unfavorable political conditions against the Mormon population, Young led several thousand Latter-day Saints across the Great Plains and into what is now Utah. Having established Salt Lake City in 1847, he quickly moved to settle the Intermountain West. He was so successful that by the time the Transcontinental Railroad pulled into Utah in 1869, Mormons were the dominant political influence in the region. He wore the hats of a religious leader and a political leader, becoming the second Mormon prophet and the first governor of the Utah Territorry. Many of his stances and statements were loved and hated yet he proved himself as a shrewd political and religious leader. He died in Salt Lake City in 1877.
The Brigham Young papers (1857, 1876-1877, 1908) mainly consist of copied documents and typescripts relating to the religious and civic activities of Brigham Young. Included are correspondence, diaries from 1837-1857, proclamation, three holograph pages from his will, and microfilm of letter books and official papers from his time as governor of Utah Territory (1849-1857).
The original items in box 1, folders 7 and 21 have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
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The original items in box 1, folders 7 and 21 have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Purchased from James Cannon in 1990.
Donated by Nannette Poll Allen in 1998.
Transferred from Salt Lake City Public Library in 2010.
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2000.
Addenda processed by Karen Carver in 2011.
This folder contains photocopied typescripts of letters.
This folder contains photocopied typescripts of correspondence and photocopied versions of originals.
This folder contains photocopied versions of original correspondence.
This folder contains photocopied versions of original correspondence.
This folder contains photocopied typescripts of correspondence and photocopied versions of originals.
This folder contains photocopied versions for access purposes. The original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.
This folder contains the following letters:Originals held at the the LDS Church History Library.
Originals held at the LDS Church History Library.
Original held at the LDS Church History Library.
Discourse on October 8, 1861, given by Brigham Young in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. Reported by George D. Watt. This is a photocopy of a typescript.
Remarks on October 7, 1863, given by Brigham Young in the G.S.L. City, Bowery. Reported by George D. Watt. This is a photocopy of a typescript.
This folder contains a typescript and a photocopied version of the proclamation.
This photocopy is of a 1893 document.
This folder contains a photocopied version of the watercolor with poem (undated) for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.
Holographs [facsimiles]. Three pages. Incomplete.
Microfilm copy of documents from July, 1857 to July, 1858.
Microfilm copy of documents from July, 1858 to July, 1859.
Microfilm copy of documents from January, 1862 to March, 1872.
Microfilm copy of documents from October, 1853 to June, 1858.
Microfilm copy of documents from October, 1853 to January, 1859.
Microfilm copy of documents from September, 1851 to May, 1854.
Microfilm copy of documents from June, 1854 to October, 1859.
Microfilm copy of documents from January, 1850 to June, 1857.