| Title |
P. T. Reilly correspondence with George S. Tanner, 1976 |
| Alternative Title |
Ms34_019_009 |
| Creator |
Reilly, P. T. (Plez Talmadge), 1911-1996 |
| Contributor |
Tanner, George S. |
| Date |
1977 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Navajo County (Ariz.); Apache County (Ariz.); Little Colorado River Valley (N.M. and Ariz.); Coconino County (Ariz.); Arizona |
| Subject |
Reilly, P. T. (Plez Talmadge), 1911-1996--Correspondence; Tanner, George S.--Correspondence; Latter Day Saints--Arizona--Historiography; Latter Day Saint missionaries--Arizona--Historiography; Arizona--Historiography; Little Colorado River Valley (N.M. and Ariz.)--Historiography; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-Arizona--History; Latter Day Saints churches--Arizona--History |
| Description |
Copies of typed letters from P. T. Reilly of Sun City Arizona, to George S. Tanner in Salt Lake City during 1976. continuing their conversation about research on northern Arizona, including Mormon pioneers, the Indians, and Lees Ferry. Topics include Amarilla Hamblin Lee (last surviving child of Jacob Hamblin); the different routes from Utah to the Little Colorado colonies; the family of James S. Emett at Lee's Ferry, including second wife Jane Gruell; and Edna Brimhall, granddaughter of both John D. Lee and Jacob Hamblin, along with commentary on current news and discussion of other scholars. Includes a letter to Elizabeth Schoenfeld of the Desert News about Jacob and Amarilla Hamblin; a letter to Dean May about their research on the Kanab United Order; and Reilly's typed copies of excerpts from the Arizona State Land Commission reports of 1912 to 1918. Reilly's letter to George S. Tanner dated December 2 is misplaced and appears after the letter of May 26. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Ms0034 Oral Histories of Mormon Settlement in Arizona |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6j164hg |
| Setname |
uum_msa |
| ID |
1726338 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j164hg |
