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
- Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation (Organization)
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.
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.
Addendum processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2009.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013 and 2014.
Creator
- Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation (Organization)
- 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
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu