The handcart companies of 1856 and Arza Erastus Hinkley
Scope and Contents
Softbound typescript of an account of the rescue of the Martin Handcart Company, taken from journals and oral family histories.
Dates
- 1980
Creator
- Paul, Earl Stanley, 1889-1988 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from The handcart companies of 1856 and Arza Erastus Hinkley must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical Sketch
General contractor, and member of the Mormon Church, who served in missionary and leadership positions.
Extent
1 item (53 leaves)(0.07 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Donated by Earl S. Paul in 1980.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Earl S. Paul; 1980.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Edward Martin Emigrating Company
- Handcarts -- West (U.S.) -- History
- Hanks, Ephraim K., -1896
- Hinkley, Arza Erastus
- Histories (Literary works)
- Immigration and American Expansion
- James G. Willie Emigrating Company
- Latter Day Saint handcart companies
- Latter Day Saints -- West (U.S.) -- History
- Pioneers
- Winter Quarters (Neb.)
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
- Title
- Register of The handcart companies of 1856 and Arza Erastus Hinkley
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 September 1
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States