Edward Bunker, Jr. Papers
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Edward Bunker, Jr. Papers
Dates: 1875-1894
Collection Call Number: mssHM
63428-63492
Creator:
Bunker, Edward, Jr.,
1847-1914
Extent:
2 boxes
Repository: The Huntington Library,
Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts
Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of
correspondence and papers regarding Edward Bunker, Jr. (1847-1914) and his duties as
a Mormon bishop of Bunkerville, Nevada.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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Provenance
Purchased from Loren Leavitt through Juanita Brooks, April 4, 1945.
A typed transcript of the autobiography of Edward Bunker Sr. was a gift gift of Juanita Brooks, June 28, 1944.
Biographical Note
Edward Bunker, Jr., was born in Garden Grove, Iowa. The oldest of thirteen children,
his parents were Edward Bunker, Sr. and Emily Abbott. His father became a Mormon in
April of 1845 and Edward Bunker, Jr. followed his father into the Mormon lifestyle.
He married Arminta Araminta Zerasa McClellan on November 28, 1870, and they had 13
children. In 1877, Edward Bunker, Sr. and his family, along with several other
Mormon families, established Bunkerville in the southern part of Nevada. Located
along the Virgin River in Long Valley, Bunkerville was established upon the
principles of the United Order. Edward Bunker, Jr. was ordained as a bishop and
oversaw many of the financial, church-related, and day-to-day business in
Bunkerville.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of correspondence and papers regarding Edward Bunker, Jr.
(1847-1914) and his duties as a Mormon bishop of Bunkerville, Nevada. People such as
H.B. (Hiram B.) Clawson, Henry Eyring (1838-1901), and L. John (Leonard John)
Nuttall (1834-1905) are represented in the collection.
There are papers regarding the establishment of the United Order in Bunkerville, the
duties of a bishop, dispute resolutions, the running of the mail, food and
livestock, digging of an irrigation canal, taxes in Nevada, tithing receipts, and
other financial records and bills.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Bunker, Edward, Jr.,
1847-1914
Subjects
Clawson, H. B.(Hiram B.)
Eyring, Henry, 1838-1902
Nuttall, L. John (Leonard John),
1834-1905
Mormon Church--Bishops
Mormon
Church--Colonization--Nevada
Mormon Church--Finance
Mormon Church--Government--History--19th
century
Mormon Church--United Order
Mormons--Archival resources
Mormons--Correspondence
Mormons--Economics
Mormons--Government
Mormons--History--19th
century--Sources
Mormons--Nevada--History--19th
century
Mormons--Social conditions
Mormons--Social life and
customs
Mormons--Utah--History--19th
century
Nevada--Description and
travel
Utah--Description and travel
Virgin River
Genre
Letters (correspondence)--Nevada--19th
century
Letters (correspondence)--Utah--19th
century
Box 1
Manuscripts and correspondence
HM 63428
[Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914]. Poem, The Devil to
Pay
n.d.
Location: [Bunkerville, Nev.]
HM 63429
Edward Bunker, [Sr.]. Autobiography [1 vol., typewritten
transcript]
[pre-1901]
HM 63430
Manuscript fragments
n.d.
HM 63431
Manuscript notes
n.d.
HM 63432
William V. Lay to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1879, July 19
Location: Santa Clara, Utah
HM 63433
D. W. Tullis to William Fream, 1854-1906
1879, Dec. 9
Location: Piute County, Utah
HM 63434
Bettie Gray, James W. and Matilda Loveless, Harrison McClellan,
Thula McClellan to "Dear Aunt"
1881, Feb. 11-12
HM 63435
George T. Gorman to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1881, Apr. 8
HM 63436
Stephen A. Bunker to "Dear Brother"
1881, May 3
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
HM 63437
James G. Bleak to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1882, May 26
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63438
John D. J. McAllister to "Dear Brethren"
1883, Sept. 18
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63439
Woolley, Lund and Judd to Edward Bunker, Jr.
1883, Dec. 26
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63440
John Findlay to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1884, Jan. 7
Location: Santa Clara, Utah
HM 63441
W. R. Strong and Co. to Edward Bunker, [Jr.,
1847-1914]
1884, Jan. 28
Location: Sacramento, Calif.
HM 63442
Woolley, Lund and Judd to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1884, Feb. 8
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63443
Joseph C. Bentley to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1884, Feb. 13
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63444
Robert B. Gardner to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
[1884], Mar. 23
Location: Pine Valley, Utah
HM 63445
Lucius V. Peck to "Bro. Heber"
[1884], Apr. 25
Location: Beaver Dam, [Ky.]
HM 63446
Easton Kelsey to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1884, May 17
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63447
Eliza B. McClellan to "Dear Sister!"
1884, May 22
HM 63448
George Whitley to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1884, May 27
Location: Washington, Utah
HM 63449
L. John (Leonard John) Nuttall, 1834-1905 to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1884, June 11
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
HM 63450
Woolley, Lund and Judd to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1884, July 11
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63451
James G. Bleak to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1884, July 18
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63452
Eugene Howell to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1884, July 28
HM 63453
James G. Bleak to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1884, July 29
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63454
Eugene Howell to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1884, Aug. 12
HM 63455
James G. Bleak to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1884, Aug. 15
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63456
James G. Bleak to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1884, Aug. 15
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63457
John Monson to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1884, Sept. 2
Location: Overton, [Tex.]
HM 63458
James G. Bleak to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1884, Sept. 19
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63459
John D. J. McAllister to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1884, Oct. 20
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63460
Maggie Cragwn to John D. J. McAllister
1884, Nov. 6
HM 63461
John D. J. McAllister to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1885, Feb. 2
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63462
H. B. (Hiram B.) Clawson to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1885, Feb. 14
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
HM 63463
George to "My dear brother"
1885, Feb. 15
HM 63464
W R to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1885, Feb. 16
Location: Location: Pioche, Nev.
HM 63465
T. J. Osborne to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1885, Mar. 7
HM 63466
Henry Eyring, 1838-1901 to Edward Bunker, [Jr.,
1847-1914]
1885, Mar. 20
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63467
Sarah J. Sprague to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1885, Nov. 22
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63468
Julia Maria Snow Cox Jones Sargent, 1849-1933 to "Brother and
Sister Bunker"
1885, Apr. 17
HM 63469
Lewis Allen to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1885, May 6
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63470
Lewis Allen to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1885, June 3
Location: Camp Look Out, [Nev.]
HM 63471
John D. J. McAllister to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1885, June 18
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63472
John D. J. McAllister to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1885, June 18
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63473
H. W. Turner to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1885, Aug. 4
HM 63474
William Hream to "Sir"
1885, Oct. 2
HM 63475
Frank R. Snow to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1885, Nov. 3
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63476
John D. J. McAllister to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1886, Feb. 20
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63477
Sarah J. Bay to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1886, Mar. 4
Location: Piute County, Utah
HM 63478
Sarah J. Bay to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1886, Apr. 4
Location: Piute County, Utah
HM 63479
F[rank] R. Snow to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1886, Apr. 23
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63480
Woolley, Lund and Judd to Edward Bunker, [Jr.,
1847-1914]
1886, May 8
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63481
D Bouelli to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1886, May 24
Location: Rioville, [Nev.]
HM 63482
The Herald Co. to Edward Bunker, [Jr., 1847-1914]
1886, June 16
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
HM 63483
Frederick Blake to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1887, Feb. 21
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63484
John Roeder to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1890, Nov. 6
HM 63485
John Roeder to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1891, Jan. 10
HM 63486
Consolidated Implement Co. to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1891, Jan. 31
HM 63487
W. J. Dooley to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1891, Nov. 28
HM 63488
M. W. Hodkins (Firm) to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1891, Dec. 7
Location: West Oakland, Oakland, Calif.
HM 63489
Edward H. Snow to Edward Bunker, Jr. 1847-1914
1892, Feb. 18
Location: Saint George, Utah
HM 63490
Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914 to "Dear Aunt"
1892, Apr. 8
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
HM 63491
Brigham Young University to Edward Bunker, Jr.,
1847-1914
1892, Dec. 12
HM 63492
P Thomas to Edward Bunker, Jr., 1847-1914
1894, Feb. 19
Box 2
Organizational and financial records
Folder 1
Draft of Constitution of Bunkerville
1877, Jan. 1
Location: [Bunkerville, Nev.]
Folder 2
Papers re: administrative matters in Bunkerville
1878-1879, n.d.
Folder 3
Papers re: dispute between Myron Abbott and Dudley Leavitt over
flour mill
1892, Nov. 8-10
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
5 pieces
Folder 4
Papers re: the duties of a bishop
n.d.
Location: [Bunkerville, Nev.]
2 pieces
Folder 5
Tithing receipts
1875-1890
Location: Saint George, Utah
14 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 6
Tithing receipts
1892
Location: Saint George, Utah
22 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 7
Tithing receipts
1893
Location: Saint George, Utah
20 pieces
Folder 8
State and County Tax for Lincoln County, Nevada [printed from,
filled in]
1877-1881
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
5 pieces
Folder 9
State and County Tax for Lincoln County, Nevada [printed form,
filled in]
1882-1885
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
7 pieces
Folder 10
State and County Tax for Lincoln County, Nevada [printed form,
filled in]
1888-1889
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
3 pieces
Folder 11
State and County Tax for Lincoln County, Nevada [printed form,
filled in]
1891
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
Number of pieces: 8 pieces
Folder 12
State and County Tax for Lincoln County, Nevada [printed form,
filled in]
1892-1893
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
Number of pieces: 11 pieces
Folder 13
Deseret News, receipts
1876-1877
Folder 14
Woolley, Lund and Judd, receipts
1879-1884, n.d.
Location: Saint George, Utah
6 pieces
Folder 15
Z.C. Rio Virgin Manufacturing Co., factory bills
1876-1878
Washington, Utah
7 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 16
Z.C. Rio Virgin Manufacturing Co., factory bill
1879
Washington, Utah
8 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 17
Z.C. Rio Virgin Manufacturing Co., factory bills
1880
Washington, Utah
13 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 18
Z.C. Rio Virgin Manufacturing Co., factory bills
1881
Washington, Utah
7 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 19
Papers and bills re: running the mail
1881-1884
Location: [Bunkerville, Nev.]
13 pieces
Folder 20
Papers re: cattle appraisal
n.d.
Location: Santa Clara, Utah
3 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 21
Blacksmith and shoemaker bills
1877-1879
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
4 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 22
Papers re: ditch work
1880, n.d.
Location: [Bunkerville, Nev.]
6 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 23
Papers re: wheat orders
1880
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
9 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 24
Receipts for paid wheat orders
1878-1879
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
9 pieces, with 1 envelope
Folder 25
Receipts for paid wheat orders
1880
Location: Bunkerville, Nev.
14 pieces
Folder 26
Financial papers
1875-1891