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Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2023

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • 1850-2012

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Organizational History

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.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Abstract

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

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.

Separated Materials

Three DVDs (A0216) and digital photographs (P1855) were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Lindsey Moore in 2006.

Addendum processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2009.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013 and 2014.
Title
Inventory of the Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation records, 1850-2012
Author
Finding aid created by Lindsey Moore and Roger V. Paxton
Date
© 2006 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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