Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Nebeker, William Perry, 1836-1910
- Abstract:
- Papers of Mormon pioneer William Perry Nebeker.
- Extent:
- 1.50 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. William Perry Nebeker papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists mostly of the family correspondence of William Perry Nebeker. Much of the correspondence deals with family affairs and the acquiring of provisions, but also covers subjects related to Mormons as a whole. These subjects include politics and the United Order. Of note is a letter from William Clayton and letters regarding the divorce of Frederick Kesler and the imprisonment of George Q. Cannon for polygamy. In the collection Sarah Ivins McKean is represented as both an author and addressee and Theodore McKean as an addressee.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Perry Nebeker (1836-1910) was born on September 5, 1836 in Butler, Ohio, the son of John Nebeker and Lurena Fitzgerald. In 1847, Nebeker and his family came west to Utah. In 1870 Nebeker married Sarah Ivins McKean (1849-1880). They settled in Laketown, located in the northern part of Utah near Bear Lake. Sarah Nebeker died in 1880 and Nebeker married Phoebe Stafford Tingey in 1885. Nebeker died in Salt Lake City in 1910.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Adele Parks, March 1950.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Mitchell W. K. Toda in April 2002. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Mormon Church -- United Order
Mormons -- Archival resources
Mormons -- Correspondence
Mormons -- Economics
Mormons -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Mormons -- Law and legislation
Mormons -- Social conditions
Mormons -- Social life and customs
Mormons -- Utah -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Polygamy -- Utah -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Letters (correspondence) -- Utah -- 19th century - Names:
- Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901
Clayton, William, 1814-1879
Kesler, Frederick, 1816-1899
McKean, Theodore, 1829-1897
Nebeker, Sarah Ivins McKean, 1849-1880 - Places:
- Utah -- Description and travel
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. William Perry Nebeker papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191