Box 2
Container
Contains 36 Results:
Dale L. Morgan-Madeline R. McQuown Incomplete Letters, 1944-1947
File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
Portions of letters from which all personal material has been removed. The remaining pieces contain the exchange of information and research materials pertinent to McQuown's Brigham Young biography. Many pieces bear her handwritten comments.
Morgan criticizes Bernard DeVoto, 1944.
Morgan and J. Roderic Korns visit Weber Canyon for a discussion on the Hastings Trail in light of a...
Dates:
1944-1947
Dale L. Morgan-Madeline R. McQuown Incomplete Letters, 1950-1959
File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Madeline R. McQuown papers (1803-1976) is divided into two main sections. The first contains personal materials, correspondence, and manuscripts. The majority of the correspondence is from Dale L. Morgan. His numerous letters to Mrs. McQuown, spanning the years 1940 to 1968, are filled with information on Mormon history and advice for the biography on Brigham Young that she was writing. Also included is correspondence between Dale Morgan and Fawn Brodie, Juanita Brooks, Wallace Stegner,...
Dates:
1950-1959
Dale L. Morgan-Madeline R. McQuown Scraps and Pieces of Letters
File — Box: 2, Folder: 13-20
Scope and Contents
The remnants of letters, presumably from Morgan to McQuown, that have been torn apart. Most pieces contain information relative to her research on Brigham Young. A few, however, are personal, particularly the three items in Folder 20.
Dates:
1803-1976
Dale L. Morgan-Fawn M. Brodie, 1944-1949
File — Box: 2, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
Morgan writes to Brodie of rare books and pamphlets on Mormonism including Abominations of Mormonism Exposed, Life Among the Mormons, and The Destroying Angels of Mormondom. He extracts at length from the latter, 1947.
Letter about dates for Joseph Smith's wives, 1944
On reading John...
Dates:
1944-1949
Dale L. Morgan-Juanita Brooks, 1941-1946
File — Box: 2, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
- Letter concerning Mountain Meadow Massacre and Aiken murders, 1941.
- Letter concerning Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1945.
- Notes on the journal of Bill Hickman, 1946.
Dates:
1941-1946
Dale L. Morgan-S. A. Burgess Historian, Reorganized Church, 1940-1943
File — Box: 2, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
Morgan defense statements in State of Deseret, 1940.
Morgan answers Burgess' criticisms.
Morgan outlines plans for a book on American society between 1800 and 1861 to be called This was America. This book he hopes will serve as a background study for his three-volume Mormon history. He asks for permission to use...
Dates:
1940-1943
Dale L. Morgan-Paul M. Angle Director, Chicago Historical Society, 1948-1949
File — Box: 2, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
- Letter concerning Kinderhook Plates, 1948.
- Letter concerning Joseph Smith handwriting comparisons, 1949.
Dates:
1948-1949
Dale L. Morgan-Leslie E. Bliss Librarian, Huntington Library, 1947-1952
File — Box: 2, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents
Morgan recommends various newspapers for microfilming.
Dates:
1947-1952
Dale L. Morgan-Stanley Ivins, 1946
File — Box: 2, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents
- Letter of thanks for info on Young's wives, 1946.
- Letter concerning Young's wives, 1946.
Dates:
1946
Dale L. Morgan-M. S. McCarthy, 1950
File — Box: 2, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents
Morgan advises McCarthy on the disposal of the Boosinger papers.
Dates:
1950