| Identifier |
/tanner/image/governors_wife.xml |
| Title |
A Governor's Wife in the Mining Frontier |
| Creator |
Edgerton, Mary Wright, 1827-1884 |
| Subject |
Letters; Frontier and pioneer life; Women pioneers; Governors' spouses |
| Subject Local |
Montana--Governors--Wives--Correspondence; Bannack (Mont.)--Gold discoveries--Sources |
| Description |
Trading in a life of comfort and refinement, Mary Wright Edgerton settled into a small log cabin in the Idaho Territory in the 1860's in order to be near her husband, Sidney Edgerton. Sidney had been appointed chief justice of the Idaho Territory by Abraham Lincoln. These letters home describe in vivid detail her experiences on the frontier. Edited and with an introduction by James L. Thane, Jr. |
| Publisher |
Tanner Trust Fund University of Utah Library, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Contributors |
Thane, James L., Jr.; Cooley, Everett L.; Madsen, Brigham D.; Tyler, Lyman S.; Ward, Margery W. |
| Date |
1976 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Digital images scanned at 8-bit grayscale on an Epson Expression 836XL flatbed scanner, and saved as uncompressed TIFF files at 3492 x 5520 pixels resolution. Display GIF files generated In PhotoShop. |
| Source |
A governor's wife on the mining frontier : the letters of Mary Edgerton from Montana, 1863-1865 |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
Is Part of: Utah, the Mormons, and the West, no. 7 |
| Coverage |
1863-1865 |
| Rights Management |
University of Utah, Copyright 2001 |
| Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Source Physical Dimensions |
16 cm x 24 cm |
| Source Characteristics |
Printed Hard Cover Book |
| Scanning Device |
Epson Expression 836XL Flatbed Scanner |
| Resolution |
TIFF: 3492 x 5520 pixels |
| Dimensions |
Gif: 873 x 1380 pixels |
| Bit Depth |
Text: 1-bit / Images: 8-bit (grayscale |
| Scanning Technician |
Karen Edge |
| Call Number |
F 731 .E36 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kh0mk1 |
| Topic |
Women pioneers; Governors' spouses; Letters; Frontier and pioneer life; Montana--Bannack |
| Setname |
uum_ttb |
| ID |
328531 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh0mk1 |
