Small Mormon Collections, 1860; 1918

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Summary

Title:
Small Mormon Collections,
Dates:
1860; 1918
Creators:
Reginald R. Stuart
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Small Mormon Collections, Mss2, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Biographical / historical:

George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901) was a Mormon publisher and attorney who lent travel necessaries to Salt Lake City emigrants. He was later part of a delegation that petitioned the U.S. government for Utah statehood (1872), subsequently serving Utah Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives (1872-1880) until barred from his seat for practising polygamy. [Ms2.C226]

Heber Jeddy Grant (1855-1945) was President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for twenty-seven years (1918-1945). Before becoming President, he successfully led the fight in Utah for prohibition of alcoholic beverages (1908). Under Grant's leadership the Mormon Church experienced considerable material growth, especially duing the 1920s. His conservative views on religion and politics, however, alienated the liberal wing of his church during the Great Depression and several of the candidates he supported for political office during this period were defeated. [Ms2.G762]

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
0.1 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: October 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Small Mormon Collections, Mss2, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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