Alfred Cumming papers [microform]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0630
Scope and Contents
The Alfred Cumming papers consist of a microfilm copy of personal and official correspondence and a letterpress book relating to Cumming's service as Governor of Utah Territory, 1858-1861. Includes letters from Thomas L. Kane, Brigham Young, and his wife, Elizabeth Cumming; Cumming's personal record of those fleeing east from Utah while wintering with the Utah Expedition at Camp Scott, Wyoming; scrapbooks of national clippings from Cumming's term of office. The originals are located at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Included in the collection is an original certificate of appointment of Charles Nettleston as Commissioner of the Territory of Utah.
Included in the collection is an original certificate of appointment of Charles Nettleston as Commissioner of the Territory of Utah.
Dates
- 1857-1865
Creator
- Cumming, Alfred, 1802-1873 (Person)
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.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (1 oversize folder and 1 microfilm box)
Abstract
The Alfred Cumming papers (1857-1865) consist of a microfilm copy of personal and official correspondence and a letterpress book relating to Cumming's service as Governor of Utah Territory, 1858-1861. Includes letters from Thomas L. Kane, Brigham Young, and his wife, Elizabeth Cumming; Cumming's personal record of those fleeing east from Utah while wintering with the Utah Expedition at Camp Scott, Wyoming; scrapbooks of national clippings from Cumming's term of office.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals located at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Microfilm copied created by the Duke University Library Photoreproduction Services, n.d.
- Correspondence
- Cumming, Alfred, 1802-1873 -- Archives
- Cumming, Alfred, 1802-1873 -- Records and correspondence
- Cumming, Elizabeth Wells Randall, 1811-1867
- Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883
- Letterpress copybooks
- Territorial Government
- Utah -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Utah Expedition, 1857-1858 -- History -- Sources
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Creator
- Cumming, Alfred, 1802-1873 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Alfred Cumming papers [microform], 1857-1865
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland
- Date
- © 2017 (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