William Perry Nebeker Papers mssHM 63538-63606
Brooke M. Black
The Huntington Library
January 2022
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: William Perry Nebeker papers
Creator:
Nebeker, William Perry, 1836-1910
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 63538-63606
Physical Description:
1.50 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1867-1888
Abstract: Papers of Mormon pioneer William Perry Nebeker.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. William Perry Nebeker papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Adele Parks, March 1950.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Processing Information
Processed by Mitchell W. K. Toda in April 2002. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Related Materials
Related to the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
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
Utah -- Description and travel
Letters (correspondence) -- Utah -- 19th century
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
Box 1, Folder 1
C. Barrett to Theodore McKean HM 63538
1874 April 23
Box 1, Folder 2
William Clayton to William Perry Nebeker HM 63539
1867 January 30
Box 1, Folder 3
Abbie Jeffrey to "My dear Sister" HM 63540
1879 May 12
Box 1, Folder 4
Mame McKean to Sarah Nebeker HM 63541
1870 December 10
Box 1, Folder 5
Margaret McKean to "My dear Sarah & Mame" HM 63542
undated
Box 1, Folder 6
Sarah Nebeker to William Perry Nebeker HM 63543
1870 July 13
Box 1, Folder 7-8
Sarah Nebeker to "Dear Pop & Momma" HM 63544-63545
1870-1870
Box 1, Folder 9
Sarah Nebeker to William Perry Nebeker HM 63546
1871 August 21
Box 1, Folder 10
Sarah Nebeker to Theodore McKean HM 63547
1872 February 21
Box 1, Folder 11
Sarah Nebeker to Ruth McKean HM 63548
1879 June 31
Box 1, Folder 12
William Perry Nebeker to Sarah Nebeker HM 63549
1868 September 28
Box 1, Folder 13-23
William Perry Nebeker to Theodore McKean HM 63550-63559
1870-1871
Box 1, Folder 24-26
William Perry Nebeker to Sarah Nebeker HM 63560-63562
1871
Box 1, Folder 27-39
William Perry Nebeker to Theodore McKean HM 63563-63575
1871-1873
Box 1, Folder 40
William Perry Nebeker to Sarah Nebeker HM 63576
1873 November 16
Box 1, Folder 41
William Perry Nebeker to Mary P. McKean HM 63577
1874 February 2
Box 1, Folder 42-48
William Nebeker to Theodore McKean HM 63578-63584
1874-1875
Box 1, Folder 49
William Perry Nebeker to Mary P. McKean HM 63585
Box 1, Folder 50
William Perry Nebeker to Sarah Nebeker HM 63586
1876 April 6
Box 1, Folder 51
William Perry Nebeker to Mary P. McKean HM 63587
1876 September 18
Box 1, Folder 52-53
William Perry Nebeker to Sarah Nebeker HM 63588-63589
1877
Box 1, Folder 54
William Perry Nebeker to Mary P. McKean HM 63590
1877 September 8
Box 1, Folder 55
William Perry Nebeker to Sarah Nebeker HM 63591
1877 November 24
Box 1, Folder 56-60
William Perry Nebeker to Theodore McKean HM 63592-63596
1879-1880
Box 1, Folder 61
William Perry Nebeker to "Mr. and Mrs. McKean" HM 63597
1880 April 11
Box 1, Folder 62-67
William Perry Nebeker to Theodore McKean HM 63598-63603
1880-1886
Box 1, Folder 68-69
William Perry Nebeker to Mary P. McKean HM 63604-63605
1888
Box 1, Folder 70
Woodmansee & Bro. receipt HM 63606
1869 August 13
