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Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection, circa 1900s
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Unknown
- Title
- Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1900s (inclusive)19001910
- Quantity
- 1 box
- Collection Number
- P1217
- Summary
- Annie Clark Tanner (1864-1941) was an author known for her autobiography A Mormon Mother, which chronicles her experiences as a plural wife and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection contains two black-and-white photographs of Tanner dating from approximately the 1900s.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Annie Clark Tanner (1864-1942) was born on September 24, 1864, in Farmington, Utah to Ezra T. and Susan Leggett Clark. She was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1873. At the age of 16, in 1880, she studied at the University of Utah, and attended the Bringham Young Academy high school between 1882 and 1883. There, she met Professor Joseph Marion Tanner. In 1883, she became the second plural wife of Tanner. Due to anti-polygamy laws, they kept their marriage secret. Annie and J.M. Tanner had ten children together, eight of whom survived to adulthood.
In 1913, Tanner dissolved the relationship, leaving Annie effectively a single parent of eight children; to support her family, she worked as nurse in Salt Lake City. In 1934, she wrote two books, both biographies of her parents: A Biography of Ezra T. Clark and Sketch of the Life of Susan Leggett Clark: A Utah Pioneer of 1861. In 1941, she completed her autobiography A Mormon Mother. Annie Clark Tanner died in 1942 in Farmington, Utah.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 2 photographs, one a reproduction of a painting and one a black-and-white photograph print of a portrait of Annie Clark Tanner dating from approximately the 1900s.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Annie Clark Tanner photograph collection, P1217, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1217.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Painting of Annie Clark Tanner |
| 1 | 2 | Portrait of Annie Clark Tanner |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Tanner, Annie Clark, 1864-1941
Form or Genre Terms
- black-and-white prints (photographs)
