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Amanda Barnes Smith history

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Amanda Barnes Smith history

Dates: 1854-1858

Photocopy and typescript of handwritten notes on the Great Salt Lake City Relief Society and the autobiography of Amanda Smith, which includes a detailed description of the Haun's Mill Massacre.

  • Extent: 1 item (98 leaves)(0.09 linear ft.)
  • Creator: Smith, Amanda Barnes, 1809-1886
  • Call Number: MSS SC 1667
  • Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
  • Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
Languages and Scripts
Materials are in English.
Conditions of Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Amanda Barnes Smith history must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Preferred Citation
Initial citation: MSS SC 1667; Amanda Barnes Smith history; 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS SC 1667, LTPSC.
Custodial History
Donated by Hyrum Andrus in 1980.
Acquisition Information
Donated; Hyrum Andrus; 1980.
Subject Terms
Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Salt Lake City Ward; Smith, Amanda Barnes, 1809-1886; Religion; Haun's Mill Massacre, Mo., 1838; Healing--Religious aspects; Mormons--Missouri--Haun's Mill--History--Sources; Mormons--Persecutions--Missouri--Haun's Mill--History--Sources; Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Genre / Form
Histories
Appraisal Information
LDS, Utah, and Western American women (19th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.V, 2007).
Finding Aid ID Number
UPB_MSSSC1667
Finding Aid Title
Smith (Amanda Barnes) history
Finding Aid Creator
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-11-02T15:27-0600
Finding Aid Language
English
Biographical Info:

Biographical Sketch

Mormon pioneer who survived Haun's Mill Massacre in Missouri and helped organize the first Mormon Relief Society and Sunday School in the territory of Utah.



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