Marriot Library Manuscripts LogoThe Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
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The Manuscripts Librarian is Dr. Stan Larson.
For further information, email: stan.larson@library.utah.edu,
or call (801) 585-3076.
Summary Description
Abstract: The Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation Records (1863-2005) consist of essays, articles, transcriptions of audio tapes, historical research, and information on the monument established as a memorial to those who were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.
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Administrative Information
Restrictions : Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Materials must be used on-site. Two business days advance notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, fragile condition of the material, or by the donor. No use of original audio-visual materials will be allowed; access copies will be made available for viewing.
Related Material :
Donor Information :
Acq Method: donated by
Acq Name: Burr Fancher
Acq Date: March 2003
Acq Method: donated by
Acq Name: William W. Hatch
Acq Date: 2005
Processing Information : This collection was processed by Lindsey Moore on March 2006.

Index Terms
These records are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the J.Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Organizations:

Subjects:
Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation - Archives
Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1857

Genres:

Restrictions
Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Materials must be used on-site. Two business days advance notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, fragile condition of the material, or by the donor. No use of original audio-visual materials will be allowed; access copies will be made available for viewing.


Arrangement of the Records
Boxes 1-3 were donated 2003.
Box 3 folder 15 was donated 2005.


Detailed Description of the Records
    box  1 : Articles and Essays (1863-2001)
      folder  1 : Index to the Collection and Commermorative Plate
      folder  2 : Arkansas Democrat Gazette (1999-2001)
      folder  3 : Will Bagley, "Survivors Accounts of the Mountain Meadows Massacre" (1996)
      folders  4-6 : Mountain Meadows in the News (1996)
      folder  7 : Hubert Howe Bancroft, "History in Utah"
      folder  8 : J. H. Beadle, "Life in Utah"
      folder  9 : History of the Mountain Meadows Massacre (1961)
      folder  10 : Pilgramage to Local Places Connected with Mountain Meadows (2001)
      folder  11 : John Clampitt, "Selections from the Echoes of the Rocky Mountains" (1888)
      folder  12 : Judge Cradlebaugh's Address to the House of Representatives (1863)
      folder  13 : Sally Denton, "What Happened at Mountain Meadows?" (2001)
      folder  14 : Mike Johnson, "E Clampus Vitus Version of the Mountain Meadows Massacre" (1999)
      folder  15 : Burr Fancher, "Captain James Lynch and the Mountain Meadows Massacre"
      folder  16 : J. K. Fancher, "Photocopies of Tear Sheets of Articles 1-17" (1993)
    box  2 : Articles and Essays (1877-2002)
      folders  1-2 : William Hoyt Fancher, "The Fancher Family" (1947)
      folder  3 : Lucinda Fleeson, "The Battle of Salt Lake" (2001)
      folder  4 : Cheryl Gremaux and Will Bagley, "The Cameron Family"
      folder  5 : Will Bagley, "Dimick Baker Huntington" (1995)
      folder  6 : Ellen M. Whitney, "The Blackhawk War" (1970)
      folder  7 : Ray W. Rivin, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre" (1950)
      folder  8 : "Chronology of Actions Related to The Mountain Meadows Massacre"
      folder  9 : The Last Words of John D. Lee (1877)
      folders  10-11 : Newsletters (1999-2002)
      folder  12 : Mountain Meadows Memorial Dedication Ceremonies (1990)
      folder  13 : Ron Loving, "Depositions from Relatives of Massacre Victims"
      folders  14-15 : Newspaper Clippings (1955-2003)
      folder  16 : Caroline Fraser, "The Mormon Murder Case" (2002)
      folder  17 : B. J. Parker, "Recollections of the Mountain Meadows Massacre" (1901)
    box  3 : Articles and Essays (1902-2005)
      folder  1 : B. J. Parker, "The Life and Adventures of B. J. Parker"
      folder  2 : Ralph Rea, "The Mountain Meadow Massacre" (2002)
      folder  3 : Morris Shirts, "Account of Mountain Meadows Massacre"
      folder  4 : Earl L. Smith, "Rendezvous with Destiny" (1950)
      folder  5 : Agent Sowers, "Report on 1901 Flood at Carleton Cairn" (1902)
      folder  6 : Life Story of John Twitty Baker
      folder  7 : Will Bagley, "Letters from the Oregon Trail"
      folders  8-9 : Salt Lake Tribune (1990-2002)
      folder  10 : Application for National Historic Register (1975)
      folder  11 : Sarah B. Willeman, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre" (2002)
      folder  12 : Deposition of Brigham Young
      folder  13 : Lawrence Wright, "Lives of the Saints" (2002)
      folder  14 : "Ballad of Mountain Meadows"
      folder  15 : Newsletters (2003-2005)