Scope and Contents These folders contain loose photocopies of 254 handwritten manuscript pages of the Lucy Mack Smith autobiography written during the winter 1844-1845.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lucy Mack Smith autobiography (1844-1845) contain two photocopies of a handwritten autobiography of Lucy Mack Smith (1776-1855). The autobiography was recorded by Martha Jane Knowlton Coray. Coray (1821-1881), a Nauvoo schoolteacher, recorded the narrative, in a small notebook, probably during the winter of 1844-1845. Folders one through five hold loose pages, photocopies of the autobiography, totaling 254 pages. The second duplicate is a 254-page bound copy with the label, "Martha Coray...