Register of the Small Mormon Collections,
1860; 1918
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the
Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
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Fax: (209) 946-2810
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http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
© 1998
University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Small Mormon Collections,
1860; 1918
Collection number: Mss2
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL:
http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- October 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Small Mormon Collections,
Date (inclusive): 1860;
1918
Collection number: Mss2
Creator:
Reginald R. Stuart
Extent: 0.1 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Administrative Information
Access
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
Access Points
Personal Names
Cannon, George Quayle (1827-1901)
Grant, Heber Jeddy (1855-1945)
Lapish, Joseph
Jones, Thomas
Whitney, S.A.
Corporate Names
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Subjects
Mormons -Utah -History
Mormon church -Presidents -Correspondence
Mormon Trail (Utah) -History
Biography
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]
1: CANNON (GEORGE Q.) PROMISSORY NOTES, 1860 [C226] gift of
Reginald R. Stuart [This collection consists of two notes, one from Thomas
Jones and the other from Joseph Lapish, promising to repay George Cannon for
provisions]
2: THE DOLLAR NEWSPAPER [D 665] August 18, 1847 Philadelphia
newspaper with short article (p2 c3) concerning the Mormon settlement at New
Hope that year near the confluence of the San Joaquin and Stanislaus Rivers.
3: GRANT (HEBER JEDDY) LETTER, 1918 [G762] gift of Reginald
R. Stuart [In this letter to S.A. Whitney, Grant admonishes the recipient to
give up the pursuit of money and work for the Church]
