Correspondence, September - December 1968

Correspondence to and from Juanita Brooks for September through December 1968.

DIXIE COLLE GE , ST. GEOR GE, UTAH 84770 September 1, 1968 FERRON C. LOSEE PRESIDENT Office of The President Mrs . Juanita Brooks 346 North Main St . George , Utah 84601 Dear Mrs. Brooks : Dixie CoHege is pleased to present you with a complimentary Student Body Activity Card for the year 196 7 - 6 8 . This card entitles you and one other person to be our guests at all Dixie College student body sponsored activities. It does not include a_dmission to the Fine Arts Series presentations inasmuch as they are not sponsored by the student body. We sincerely hope you will be able to join with us in our activities . We are looking forward to a most interesting and successful year . Losee ph Enclosure UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY DARYL CHASE, PRESIDENT LOGAN, UTAH, 84321 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENC ES ROBER T P COLLIER, DEAN DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 16 Sept 1~68 Dear Juanita: Grace and I wanted to tell you, once more, how much we enjoyed your presentation on Satu.rdayo It was supeebl Also , thank you for the note on the award o We also were not aware of the award until the announcement of the winner. Apparently, we have since learned, the negotiations which made possible an award were conducted by John Hale Gardner (a former president of the Academy) and Mr. Redd while we were at UCLA . This explains how we had never heard of the award. It was really a Sftisk surprise--indeed, shock-when we were told of the award, of the consideration involved, of the committee's selection (don't know yet who was on the committee), etc. I hope that I made it clear by my ~aper that the award should have gone to Sterling, or Lowell, or Hugh Nibley--or, for that matter, to you, since I am now a firm believer that women ought to share more in these things than they do. I hope this can be realized on future presentations. Best wishes . You were simply magnificent Saturday morningo Sincerely, UTAH STA TE UNIV ERSITY· LOGAN, UTAH 84321 SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE OF THE DEAN September 18, 19 68 Mrs. Juanita Brooks St. George Utah Dear Mrs. Brooks: I should like to express to you my thanks and the appreciation of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters for your excellent presentation at the scene of the Mountain Meadow Massacre. In spite of wind and the dust and the noise, you gave a most excellent presentation. I was happy ind eed that I and members of my family had the opportunity to see and hear you on this particular occasion. It seemed to me that the Academy meetings at St. George were very well planned and conducted. I thank you for the contribution you made as a member of the Local Committee as well as the opportunity for the Saturday morning field. With all good wishes. 4/J!~ Sincerely yours, Eldon J. Gardner, President Uta h Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters EJG:mm cc: Max Carruth DESERET NEWS 34 East Firs t South Street • Post Office Box 7257 • Salt Lake City, Utah 84170 • [phone] LAV DR K . CH A FFIN ED U CATION EDITOR 18 September 1968 (801) 52 4- 4477 Mrs . Juanita Brooks 320 North Main St . St . George, Utah Dear Mrs . Brooks; This is a purely personal note to tell you how much I appreciated the privilege of talking with you briefly and listening to your extremely interesting remarks last Saturday at the Mountain Meadow Massacre site . I greatly admire your scholarship and have read your very valuable contributions to Utah history with intense interes.t. My own ancestors , the Chaffin and Crow families , were southern Utah pioneers and I first heard of the events of which you spoke Saturday from my great-grandmother, Leatha Jane Crow Chaffin. My 1ather, who spent his boyhood in southern Utah , also spoke of the Mountain Meadows although he had no first-hand knowledge of what transpired there . The point of this recitation is to tell you that after having heard many references to the Mountain Meadow Massacre I was especially appreciative of last Saturday ' s privilege . I wish you the honor and happiness which you surely have earned and most certainly deserve . Sincerely, vor K. Chaffin 555 Brentwood Circle Bountiful , Utah 84010 a . c/ .~--c4Lrr,r~7~ ·~ 3 3, f.::4770 :t. G o , co· r 5, l ~ 8 let er · :f 8 ,. , Box 303 , ·t . Geo g e , 770 Qct . , D ar Bro t .h,l' i{ ... pro c · dro . the word gt.:. • e .tl.t) ns . It is teke afte r he vify of one o · teac her s had spv ,ord , s he I 196 aut : much i'or the cop y vcr gl ~d ~o ha.¥ com pl te re ers<nl Onl y ·" 1 Box 303 , ct B t . Ge or ge , Utah 196 15 eve r · ri 11 th seventy years of r.r y life h ve I h· d such a tin:e to do so li ttl .• he inscription on t_ e >roposed mon ·ent should not be too difficult, yet I find myself f loundering . First, it w s bec ause I was way from my source material. We i pulsively took t h is trip because i t s e erned the tiJT1e--the we a the r, ~i ll '~ health, everything see med righ t. Actu l ly it was_ right for th a t, b ut it thr w ~- behind in t h is., Firs t I wanted the accura te dates: t he first ferry boa t wa s lauached Janua ry 11, 18 13, in a little ceremony• 'Ihe fir s t ctual co,.lpany to be ferried acro ss w· s t.t'1e Ari zona Exploring Company of 12 rcen, fifteen horses and three ba ~ga~e wa 0 lo , otl Feb rua ry 1st, 1373. .tf r o111 t .1·"' t date until the tL,,e oJ' the dedi.cRtion 0f the l av aj o Bri ge , i...h erry w s the only· n1eans 0f crc•o~iPg t he Col r ado River i nto Arizona. t-'tY not.es indicate th. t the 1' .... v ajo Brid e w s d~cii ca-Led in 192i"~-I thi lk in t he ,- J l, l.,ut I h·we n t yet been ~bl a t o ge t t h e exact d: Le . Deca u e of t i s , I h ... ve r10 t f urid the rni ute o ·'·h . eting, which I seem, t.o DU r e •r 9 be r a s givin t he pprnxi m te nurriber of peo le u ed thL crossing. ~~his I sho uld l i ke t o find . J' nd outfits i-vhich Th n Lee 's dedic ti on to th is as a ctuty to his C1 urch : · onday , June 16th , a h avy st r , t ~re tne bo .t loose !'.i d loot b e r , in -~hi ch Lee a cknowledges the H~.nd of Go o (p. 2~,4 .) Oct . 16, h .: 00 .r . Ye f; ten.i.!'l "' fternocn ate I h :=i- r - turn s f ron, U e , 'tr .t h qd exh "'l US$ed eve ryth i n, he re, so used this service. 1ib1·:1 1·y i n SLC . fi e hey teleJ:Jb uned t o x say t h~ t the Navajo Bridge wa s dedic ted June lli end 1~, 19~9 . H w gl·d I w. s to ge t tha t! l w s ff two full ye rs! he services l s ted two full days , - ith 5,ooo eople a tte nding fr a 1.l p:irts of t hen· t i on . bandoned , th ugh with the Now the c r ossing t L ee I s Fetrry w;: s r eall advent of t he c a r 1ew people useu i t . 1 I h v e not found reli ble fi g ure s y e t a s to t h P- g re a t rd gration whic i be ,r-tn in 18'(5 , continued thr .. ugh until ne a r l y 1090 . Cv onists into r exico al s o used t h is crossing . rv.c U:1.intock narre s all tog th r 241 l aces wh e r e i, n r ons s ti..led in A- izona , but. t .s~ · eluded every r nch whe re there w s even one f ar. ily. E'ro11 the 19 _ 0 11·r · 7ona census , I find c:8 towns fr r\ the fi r st list, wi t h ·1 t otal o ul -.t. ion in th r• t ye,-r of 60,329 . Of c ourse , not .~11 t he people in the .. t ns !l re still r o ,ons , -,nd on the oth F; r h 1 d ny or on people lived in cit ie s not f ounded byte c 1ur ch . Ye t t hese fi ures ifi ,~n t. 'l' P rh p s Br oth~r Olsen t th e Libr . ry t here c ou d hel e t c ce sus of r r r'1" 0 ns i Ut~h in 1930 . Pe r 1.1 s t " t ieo not si r i . ic n t, y t t rr e it s ee-~s th . ., t it is . I sh 11 f li h i th i s mornin :., ftA r 9 o'clo ck. 1 I' s ure th ~t y u h ~ve never re lized wh t a tr£urratic experience the dedica tion of the first on 1ent t the t av a jo Bridge was to rr;e. I h ;;ive the pic ture enla r"'ed c nd fr;.uned under gl a ss , but I c n h r dly st nd to on one side 1 es ,9nd I on t he othe r. 1 ok . t it: You and e h ad worked long on the wording th o. t went on t hat stone---over nd over ge the ni gfut by long distance telephone. I had flown a t .11y own expense to wellwas it ught th before , nd we h ad visit.ad it in the oonlight. I e next whole d : y e · r y, : d i,. e were there pl::i ced (.,nd beautiful. or ing went to t h e site of the Lee holdings at the ools--J c vb's Pools. ev r c nld I h .we i rr gine f rorr pictures tll ~t setting . 'Ihe r ck fences we re t er~ , rriles of t h en. it seemed, with the openin s f bars to , dri it Peg and wa ons . lhe road ag inst the bluffs str tched clea r to the wes t. few ye ars e a rlier, but we did n t t _ e tiwe to really I ".'I d v · i ted it e ·ow1d the lot of pictures ; res took :md ex •-r ine it. w lk ov,~r i nd corner su~ports or fl post cedar he t with , e hous 1n he ~ in of t side of the r othe th on ring sp tl:e t nd re the hours pent s e W ts. r a s up now slope the onto .n o pipes in urried c is hill. Thew t e r of t he s e to f or ~ a l a rRe pond fo r c a ttle . .ost t uch ing ork on John D. Lee. To i .agine Ar1yw -Y, this p 1·t of the visit w s t h e ..o s t rew rdin , the of anything I h· .d experienced in all TIY d children living here l wo ,, n fJhen i n t h e evening we were j ine d by eg Greg ry, . d t hen Wes got all u set and got drunk, ,. nd I never h d such a fri ghtful ride in rny litie as t he one he took us on--.1Dl1g11 with the speed meter not working nd the ch ine a t t h e fulles t s · eed of which it w .s c pRble, and four of us i n the front se at. ,fo did ge t t o t h e eve ing p rogr m--l Ate . Peg's e mbarr ss- 1ent, too. She Next 'orning w s my ultirr a te isgr ce, 1·1de ·such gre Rt efforts to be present. We were both to tally ignored, Wes ' s name was not r uch a s i f we h d been a couple of ccck-ro ches . c s eve rr-entioned in connection .ri th the on ent--nor mine-- I c anno t put Peg s a id then tha t sn e wa s through with the h 1ili tion. into wo s s e h .s s t yed wi t h it. I vL ited h e r l a st week a t ee f 1-r, lly, th r ked if she would like to work on editing t h is . l b u~r e d her nswe r w-~ a very curt NO . t it u t-v lu ,. e--IF e h ,-:.d d b ack to ri e ove r the telephone th wording on th , t rrionun'tent, t · en y u r words th "' t h d been so t ot~11y rejected then, It brou ht the whole ex e r i ence ba ck, w shina over e like a grea t w ve. I w s totally uru, anned f r a while, rJhile I w s erriotionally inc p ble of doing F'or the old wound opened. anythine uch o it. Now I sh, 11 call Br the rOlsen ~nd see wh ~t inf orr~ tion I c an get on the or t h e number f f .. r, ilies ·or on po ul~tion in rizona · up ta 1930, xkh th .... t h d be en c lled. 1~ ) 1J_r.~ . Bx 303 , .r?, e October /v -'1. /, ? . ./ t . George , Ut~h 15, 1968 r dford rs . · ry L. 5409 N. 31st t • . .rli . t n, V • 22207 -fary: 1e Pr Just . note i 11iJWer t . yours of Oct. 7. Ch d was quite right in telling you th :.t no •ne c ul t e on such a tin,e cpnsu .ing job . For it certainly is ti .e - consuning. But so ·e individual student i history i i ght be hired to go through the n .e lis ts of the i· ries th ... t are indexed, as any of the . re, -:i nd check the ap e '."l r nee of then e of John R. inter. For exa .p le, in rr:y s . all collection I put in this I an as not listed in either A.R, - i tehe d W ndle . ce Pl tt D. L little tirr.e and found th a t 1,;:i n Charles L. :Jalke r. but Lorenzo ro1m i have one reference: "Feb 19 L185§/ Sold 53 fe t o L . ber to ·r. ~· in er got~ fo r pay .50 Lur.be r JOO kip skin i e of Le ther t hS cts per lb. .00 4 ill r at t s co hund r f for 1 th e tr uble . You're bound to ge t a lot of ch sin le item is -worth lit le e c: t, but so ; etirres .nealo ic 1 Libr~uy? I believe th ~t for a qVe you th , ht f t e no · n ,l fee -or perh p for n ;thi_n g t 3.ll-- one one the re ..i ·7 h t look up f , il" ~roup sheets. It's my experience vh'l.1- by the th · 'd ig , e r ,,r tJ e s and f Jrth t here is nea rly al ays at least o ··E f . ilies ilho is genealogical ninded. I 1 ve been interested in the second wife of John Young, the f ther of igh , was Preside t Brigham Young. '1he firs t wife died when res. b 0 t 16, a d wi thiri two year of her de th the f· ther arried idently she h ad one so ; sone say two. f'h Brow"!l . 11 n:, ido T H I found in the f a~ily gr up shee ts the dates of fae rar i age of John H- nah Dennis, and t.11.e birth of a son, ward1 by this 10 i ord full ace unt of his arriage an f ar, ily. . a r ·i D e, "'.vi t h h e re of h ., r p revious n-arri e !'lnd children. But it · id firn up the te I hRd of John's se cond :r a rri ~ge of o the b t · sr1 of Brigha d it Y ungs "parents" as liste in the fficial st ries. it all. unravel c I die I r e s Per •. rre n iden ., r iv s r e h print-into in h t wrong e t t e to d , s It's e. ive up ho o .' Young to j HENRY E. HUNTIN GTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY SAN MARINOt CALIFORN IA 91108 HERBERT C. SCHULZ ROBERT 0. DOUGAN Librarian Curator of Manuscripts October 17, 1968. Mrs. Juanita Brooks, P.O. Box 305 , St . George, Utah 84770 Dear Mrs . Brooks: Please forgive me for troubling you but I think you are the only person who can help us. Some time around August, 1944, you came to see Mr. Bliss and brought ·with you a small volume containing the t1memoirs of John Smith" for us to copy and to return to Prof. M. -.ilford PouJ.sen -- w:b.ich we did. It w-as entered in our records as nsmith, John. Me oirs, " without even a date . Now we would like to i dentify this Jo:b.n Smith (if he i s the author) and obtain whatever information we can about the little volume. Apparently the writer was related to Joseph Smith, the Prophet, but the opening pages seem to have been written by a woman, perhaps hi s w:ife, since she speaks of 11 my husba.nd. 11 Have you any idea if these me oirs were ever published? Please be ass1.1red of our apprecia tion for any help you may be able to give us. I enclose the negative photostats of the manuscript for your perusal and please let us know what the return postage may be so tbat we can reimburse you. I trust pleasure o·'"' a lmow that Hr. of the year? you are well and hope that we may mve the visit from you in the near future . Did you Bliss is retiring (really retiring) by the end I can not tell you how much I will miss him. My warmest regards and thanks . Si ncerely, Jl/Lt r:rli_ i L v~ I --- \/ Hafdee Noya At s ' t Curator of 1anuscripts ox 303 , St. Geor e , Utah 84770 October 23 , 1968 ton Librar orn a I h cl v ·e ttM moir o r ther sl "in John Smith." n werin e e photostats o ne lo ist nd h·st r n 1 ment of · th Tis M r an D ty . y ur letter re arding the • Zr Smith Jarvis, •ho is the nd shes, s that thi is indeed Smith mem irs . i th ad youn st son of A hel Smith and famil con""ic-t d f Jesse Jose h (fath r of the Prophet) Asahel, Jr . Silas John . s san, Ch rityf and Fanny . b ca e prominent in the M r , on hurch r s t'e man let in charge of the 18 7 group the firs y r, while ri ham Young r r turned to ¥inter Quartere to 1 tion . i e , Clariss Lyman . o the ere r. org Alb rt, r ynt and J hn L m· n . John - o n Th fo t t the bedsid o t heir age e of Brother Jesse . etc . a 1 is • J rvis ' try r, t tol here f mily {i on gs She qu tes it r- bein f'r nm tfrh Jis or of ti s ot on those to id it t here . It m r o·,m Sm:it h's ' f ... . 'I'he tor co 1 no e se,ce Th h I 15 Journal ta n L 1c M ck s ·th , ol , nor ave I he ther story o xact . P• 172-176 , able ook 0£ Mormon which he f tho xer x , i s ound -------------~~~.;..---E_n_c~y_c_l_o.p_ed_i_a_ Vo . 1 p . 279 280 . arlier oource . t~ h s m mor I ho t i is a 1 n , ¥ill e l ittle h lp . t Jue it rooks -., ---- 752 West Dempster 0t. t1'1t . Prospect, Illinois 60056 October 24, 196b Miss Juanita Brooks College of Southern Utah Ced r City, Utah Dear Miss Brooks, We have been reader of your articles for many years. Your ab "lity and daring to touch on rather sticky subje ts is abmirable. We now find ourselves in somewhat of a similar sitaation. ln April , 1969, we w·11 be issuing the first number of a new quarterly entitled Mormon History. We have been working on t his for t ,m years now, and feel it is finally time for the baby to be born. While a student at Brigham Young University (B.A . in History , 1965) we became intensely interested in the many excellent theses on early Church 1istory. A.s no more than four or i ve copies were made , the e just wasn ' t any circulation . We wanted opies of some of them so badly, that we typed copies. { eedless to say , this took a lot of m:;r time. Well , since that time, the theses have bothered me. Row would i be possible to get them into circulation and before the people who whould enjoy reading and studyi ng them. Finally the idea of a magazine came to me. Alon " with the printing of the theses, serial form, part at a time in three or four issues, would be articles on a similar subjec, possibly giving furth ,r information on the subject of the thes · s. We have tried to li 11i t the time covered by the magazine to the period between lo20 and 1850. That is a good juicy period , and heaven knows , enough happened then to fill a magazine for many years to come.. This leaves room for other 11agaz~nes to cover the later period. The Utah State Historical Society Magazine pretty well covers the Utah Period of Mormon History. It will be probably a ye r or two, but we wo11ld like to run a thesis on Mormoni s:n in Mis 3ouri. To go along with that 'Ile would like some good concrete i nformat ion on the Dani tes. Were they ghosts or were they act ally in existence. You seem to be the person to do t his. If you are interested, then we will t al~ price, length, deadline, etc. Ple se let us know of your decision . on our gratis subscrlption list. Heantirrie , 1. e are entering your name lf you have any suggesti J s or comments , please feel free to offer them. We are new t triis, and any help we can get will be appreciated. If you have any other s bjects you would like to write oh, just let us know. Thank you for your time and trouble, Most since ely , Q~c.,n~ David C. Martin I\ N l\) \J \JJ\C \ 'NG : MO?-JV\ON A ~NOU1-CING the publication of a new maga zirie devoted to the history of t h e Mormon people. I1any have wanted a ~ a y to share the informa tion conteined in the growing numbe r of college the se s wr itten on the histcry of tr.e Mormon people. ln these day s of hi gh prinUng costs nnd low return on- book sale s, we have co me up with an E.ll swer~ H, s-roR '-r''' bringing as much history as 1.,ossible to as many people as possible at the lowes t possible cost. Our magaz ine will not have a lot of frills, fa11cy pictures or riuff. It will ha ve history. In t h is s.ge of li terB lly thousa no s of m&ga zfo.es all ccrn1petein g for the time most of us don I t ha ve enough of anyv.1a.y, we d2.r.e put anoth e r before yo'..l. We thi:n.k that Mormon History will be interesti n g enough to capture a little of the_t precious ti me, and give you rewards for your effort. The magazine will be on 8½ by 11 pB.per, soft bound, issues quarterly April, July, October a nd J.s.nuary. Our first issue will be ma iled in April, 1969, and will be punched with the standard three ring holes for easy preservation. The magazine will consist ma inly of college theses, three or four, perh9. ps more, per year. Along with the theses, we hope to give voice to the many college history students and others who are writir. g interest:i Lg ~.nd important papers that often fall into oblivion the minute they are graded. History studen ts of all ages are hereby i n vited to sub:ni t pape rs on a ny phase of Monion H:i story, the ones chosen will be p&id for at rr:ore than reasonable rates. Each issue of Mormo n History will ha ve aproxi ma tely ~00 page s. There are various out of print books of great interes t th a t we hope to reprint in the maga zine, such as Howe's a nd Bennett's books on early Morn:oni:::m, Ford's history of Illinois, the Sp&u lding Manuscript, and meny others. Among the th eses now under considere.tion a re wo rks on Joseph Smith, Sr., Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, Mar tin Ha rris, De.vi d Kh itme r, The Morillcns in Ki rtl a nd, Missou ri a nd Illinois ( thre e excellen t theses) the Kirtland a.n.d Ne.uvo o Te mples ( b i story of the ir c:: :mst:r-uetion ), a ...r1d. or1.e etiol.!t. the Sa ints who didn't go west with Brigham Young . By ·wc-.y of b c ckground , 1 am Da vid Mar tin, B.A . Bri gham Young Unive rsity, Au gust, 1965, formerly missionary , Br zili an South 1·1ission , ma.rri 0d a forme r micsi on a r-y, t,.-.,o choice sons , wife and I are a c t ive in the No rthwes t Wa rd of tr.e Chic abo Stake. I currently publ." s h The Martin Genealo gist. The cost of this c~uarterly is ~.6. 00 pe r year , $10. 00 for t wo years. Subscr i pti ons outside· U.S. add t l .00. Be sure to rec e i ve the first issue. SUBSC11EE NOW. RE',1EViBER ,' MQPJ,:OH HISTORY Aw!dT S YOU t October 29, 1968 Ric hard Williagson 4ol;l.t Howard Avenue Los Alami t os , califo::"ni a 90720 Dear Rick : J L1.dy and I visHed Dadie l ast her goo ~ health. r.1 ·nth and were delighted at Appare ntly the r~gular schedul e and caTeful supe r·vls icn are good fo"J-; he.:.. 4 • Datlie c:entioned that she was behi.r:Jd in her payr-1ents to As you. ~-ay w: il k 10w, ir:t·egular payme nts can catrne app r·ehensi::in and sor:etir:·:es i ll .f'e ,; li. ng . If ~wney- is slow in comi. nc in frc r:1 the estate, c0-a ld I c-,ff'e:r to ma.kc an occasi:; nal "tidC:-OVe r l oan 11 on the unde:csto.n ding that I wi.11 be r epaid .-,hen the m~ ney d ~es be c ~)() .e ,ua:i.lab le'? I wo uld be _happy t..., d~ ~this and I h -:.; pe y~m do not feel that I wo u l d t) e in tr,.1.ding . I fu lly rel-llize the heavy respone l bili ty yon. have in ca:rin_~ for Dadie and self ishly h ~, pe y u can carry the o:rnnt of t.1at responsi. b iH t y but I i: ua t l e-c you know a2;a in that I a ,:: Mrs . St . . . we l.L ready and wi lli ng t o off er he lp . I hear tha c z.;~.. s . SL:we 11 i s l eav .i. ng Ceda:r ,:anc:ir . tha t the n~w owners will be c8mpati~l e wi~h Dadie . Please write me a bout Dadie. f u ll s it uatkn .. I really do not know the Si ncer· ly yours , HZL: mdg I hope o ~tobe ~ 29, 1~68 Mrs. Rula S t owell Box 1028 Cedar City, Utah Dear Mra. S towBll : Thank you. f o r y 1Lu~ very care f ul ana lysis of Dadie 's situat ion. It is very in :··orma t i ve and a grea t h~1-t> t o ne . I a rn wri t i ng a letter to her s ~n, Rick, at this ti me a nd su~gc sting t hat if ther e is any t~ r-· _po r a r y l a p .?i e t n t he SP. ttle . 10::it of De d.i. e ' e e s ta t e r ,:: snlt t ng in d e lay 01' payme nt ta you that he c o 1tact :r: e and I coul d prov i de a ''buffer l oan" or a ' t ide-:::i-1e r l oan '' on occas i ons . I wo!.1. l d H ke t o get his p~ TC;d.ss i on t o do t his . Ot hen1is 2 I a c:! a f ra 1-d t hc :::-e ::1ay be some ha r d fe e linz.s , and i y ou c~ L1ld ho l d the c.-1e c k for a s ho:, ·t ti me until I hear fr ~m hi n it mi ght be th_ diploMati, thing t o dA. 1 I hesi t a t e to ad ri s e Dad i e on her f' u tlE'e plans. I h ~)pe s he can find S81t, eone as 0.nd ers tand ins and as s -r 1pat he t ~c as y-:1 u i f she s t a y s '.) n at the Ceda r ..~ano:r . I pe!·sonally :r ee l t hat s he coul d not h~l d down a j ob havi ng any degree of r e sponsi bility . but I mu s ' l eave the s e deci si ons tr) Dad i e a nd he _· sons. I a c1 ve : ·y s orry t hat y::)U a re l eaving C1;:!da:~ City and I a E1 as '.. ing y o u , as a ··a.·-ror t ha t you adv i se c1e on a. ny r"iat ter t hat may cor:1e up in wh ich I may be ci f sone he lp . Sinc ere l y y-::m.rs , Herbe r t HZL: cdg z. Lua , M.D. I ) J\Jl8lJ\Jl (0 ~llw the degk o~ UTAH STATE H STORICAL SOCIETY 603 EAST SOUTH TEM P E- Al.T LAKf CITY,·, UY ,H Dear Juanita., John handed this to me and asked me to mail it to ou . Hope it will be of some help to you . He has ordered it and it should be here soom . Annua We have had so many wonder ul co~pliments for you on your speech at the Dinner Meeting . Good wishes from all of us to you and ' Father William . Love The Western Jewish History Center of the Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum announces the first publication in its Western 'Jewish Jlmericana Series ... PIONEER JEWS OF THE CALIFORNIA MOTHER LODE, 1849-1880; AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Compiled by S ara g. Cogan W ith a Foreword by Moses Rischin MoRE THAN any other single event, the gold rush signaled the onset of mass migration to the New West, set the stage for subsequent developments, and had a national, indeed, world-wide impact. Sara G. Cogan's thorough research and careful evaluation of the sources should help guide the way for students of American history andJ of Jewish history and provide clues as well to a profounder appreciation by all Americans of the western experience. - MosEs R1sCHIN This handsome 6 x 9-inch volume, designed and produced by RoGER LEVENSON / T AMALPAIS PRESS, is set in Caledonia type and bound in durable library cloth. The 188 items are arranged so as to distinguish between primary and secondI ary sources. The groups are: Bibliographical Aids, Contemporary Records, Contemporary Accounts; City and County Directories; Family Histories and Biographical Sketches; Historical Works: Jewish; Historical Works: General. Within the groupings, the numbered items are arranged alphabetically. ( A specimen page is reproduced in this announcement.) A detailed index contains references to titles when a work has no author, and to all personal, corporate and geographic names in the bibliographical citations and annotations. This volume will sell for $7.50 upon publication in -- November, 19 1 rders placed before October 15, 1968, be honored at the special price of $6.50. Payment is requested with all orders, libraries excepte lease add 40¢ ·f<:>rma-resil en s a d 33¢ sales tax. Send orders to: wes--ceRn jewish his-coRy cen--ceR JUDAH L. MAGNES MEMORIAL MUSEUM 2911 Russell Street, perkeley, California 94705 MOSES RISCHIN, DIRECTOR James M. Gerstley, Chairman; Mrs. Theodore Geballe, James D. Hart, Robert E. Sinton, Frank H. Sloss, Harold M. Edelstein. Seymour Framer, Secretary; Celeste MacLeod, Archivist. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: BIBLIOGRAPHIES BLEICH, PAMELA A. "A study of graduate research in California 1. history in California colleges and universities." California Historical Society quarterly, v. 43, no. 3, Sept., 1964: 231-245; no. 4, Dec., 1964: 331-343; v. 44, no. 1, Mar., 1965: 35-49; no. 2, June, 1965: 139-163; no. 3, Sept., 1965: 237-250; no. 4, Dec., 1965: -333-348; v. 45, no. 2, June, 1966: 149-161. This annotated bibliography of masters' theses and doctoral dissertations covers graduate research done between 1899 and 1959 at the following institutions: Chico State, Claremont Graduate School, University of the Pacific, Mills College, Occidental College, Sacramento State, San Diego State, San Francisco State, San Jose State, Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Redlands, University of San Francisco, University of Southern California and Whittier College. CU-B; WJHC BLUMANN, ETHEL AND MABEL W THOMAS, eds. California local 2. history. A centennial bibliography. Stanford, [Calif.] California Library Association, 1950. 576 p. This is an annotated list of monographic materials, arranged by county. Locations are given for some items. A revised edition which will include additional items and locations is to be published. CU-B HANDLIN, OSCAR [AND OTHERS] Harvard guide to American 3. history. Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press, 1954. 689 p. This is a standard work. It is also available in a paperback edition ( Atheneum, 1967). CU R1scmN, MosEs. An inventory of American Jewish history. 4. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1954 66 p. This work evaluates the published materials in Jewish studies, contains a selective bibliography in footnote form at the bottom of each page and suggests profitable areas for future research. CU; WJHC STERN, NoRTON B. California Jewish history, a descriptive bib5. liography, over five hundred fifty works for the period Gold Rush to post World War I. Glendale, Calif., Arthur H. Clark, 1967. 175 p. The annotated items in this general work are arranged as follows: printed book sources, periodical sources and unpublished works. There is no separation of primary and secondary works. An appendix of California Jewish newspapers fails to indicate their location, but gives their dates and indentifies their editors. There is a name and subject index. CU-B; WJHC NEWSPAPERS AND THEIR INDEXES 6. THE GLEANER. 1857-1868. San Francisco. Weekly. Title varies: The Weekly Gleaner. AJPC: 1857-1861 (incomplete), microfilm. CU-B: 1859-Jan. 7; 1865-Jan. 6; microfilm. WJHC: 1864-0ct. 21. , X ' • 84770 t. ·r ' " v . 5, 1968 t. i no i 752 l'. t. e . a- l 0056 ti · C ing in ,t pon y I -.:n clo s e a. c he c s u criJti un . or i r · or h f: 1. \}J ~~-~ v V The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital 1200 North Elm Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27405 PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT November 5, 1968 Herbert Z. Lund, M.D., Chief Charles M. Hasse·II, M .D. Donald D. Leonard, M.D William W. Mclendon, M .D. Mrs. Juanita Brooks Box 303 St. George, Utah 84770 Dear Mrs. Brooks: It was unnecessary for you to identify yourself as you did in your post - script. I met you at the Utah Historical Society Building one time with Wes and I have several of your wonderful histor ical writings on my book-shelf. Dadie's situation is very sad and I, as a brother, am concerned about it. I enclose cop ies of two letters that I wrote recently. One is to her son, Richard Williamson, and the other to Mrs. Rula Stowell who owned the nurs i ng home. I believe they are self-explanator y. I had asked Mrs. Stowell for her analysis of Dadie's situation and she wrote me a long, and I thought very objective, letter. Dadie has expressed some dislike of Mrs. Stowell but all in all, I believe she has been considerate. I am hop ing to hear from Rick and I am reasonably sure that he will agree to my proposition . The letter was sent only a week ago and I am expecting an answer within a few days. I am writing to Dadie today to offer some words of reassurance and also to tell her what I have proposed to Rick. Please feel free to write me about any developments that you think I should know. I would appreciate your advice. Since/ly yours, Herbert HZL:mdg z. Lund, M.D. Tl ) 1 3 ~ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY SANTA BAHBAR A • SANTA CRUZ CO S • RIVERSI DE • SAN DIE GO • SAN FHANCIS BERKEL EY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELE No v emb e r 11 , ' 1 .':: 94720 BERKEL EY, CALIFO RNIA THE BAN CROFT LIBRAR Y 1960 : e i~ t Lil :; 1) 1-yc;:.:ir E . L. , so ti1at;. l iu.vu n't accu~~-u.7.· 1 i:l.on nf' l':_~,. c orre snon ,.,: c11co Dt l'-ib lio ); ra ph y yot. \1-'h8 t r:-ol .:.~-=- ·· 1e :_r-1-:..:'·_,,];__Je;tj_c:·.L r·or tne I.'lorrn on ers sor>t Gd e of tho lett tlw1;_· ·h , i:J th.st on ., ,-. c·., (_ move s -~·-e ~c vr:-i_ t::; yo~l, h . ,,--:ic1, 7.1- 9_:_;~.,, ·: . t . ,_ , , , . uy uuss . , 1 1 ,':lr'C c: t ·.c,'1"S ';1r•~_ tt,,-;?l ';~\:; :·rcrr. 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J"> o ·:-,1att er that we do ·w t 1-J.o.ve the 1 ~r r.u ·:,r:-.,_r:-;T: ··.;(; 1-:,[, >s d C or this Lut n oen ;:;nd i:·1\·_ copy only ." , -~-_1_..-~_~L'.:::'_ .:r, ;:c·.~r1~ ~-n 01H' u~· ··, Lcc 1 ~{ 1 -~•r_ i r· I :.; c__; ~,_:._3 t~1ot L'.Hld l2tb r veto ed this ·)rej ect ·,.:..,.1 .L~:. · t,:':1e n a.c1r1 u2-H..1 c. r :' ,.,-,,·n, ·-:::, :•·0:i j__c,:'cn:>:' <~ c F'.C 1'V.9E} the .D.se ,,, ' I }l1rch 7, 1956--Permission to print Thomas D. Brown j o11 rnal - C -- 1130 s. 150 West Orem, Utah 84057 15 November 1968 Mrs. Juanita Brooks St. George Utah Dear Mrs. Brooks: Enclosed is a reference service report showing what materials are available in the National Archives on the Mountain Meadows Massacre. I ran across the report last August while at the Archives and ordered a microfilm of the materials listed in it. That microfilm is now at the Brigham Young University Library. I imagine you already know about these materials, but I thought I had better send you a copy of the report just in case there are items in it which might be of interest to you. I must tell you that your book on the massacre is what aroused my interest in Church history--an interest which has led me from newspaper and magazine work to a study of history. I hope to meet you someday, and in the meantime, I hope the enclosed material is of some use to you. Good luck on your present study of the Jews in Utah. Sincerely, jJ~c.~ Paul c. Richards •.. : \ I \ LEE'S FERRY CROSSING From February 11 , 1873, to June 14, 1929 Known as THE NORTHERN GATEWAY TO ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND MEXICO ***** * The large companies of emigrants "called" by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to settle these areas between 1875 and 1890 crossed the Colorado River at this point. In Arizona alone 28 communities were founded by this group, which by the census of 1930 had grown to a total population of 60,329. ****** TO JOHN DOYLE LEE who constructed the ferry, engineered the roads to and from it, and consistently maintained them AS A MISSION FOR HIS CHURCH HIS INDOMITABLE COURAGE, ENDLESS RESOURCEFULNESS AND UNWAVERING LOYALTY TO HIS CHURCH ABIDE HERE AS A CONTINUOUS INSPIRATION THIS MONUMENT IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED TO HIM by hi~ granddaughter ETTIE LEE .1968 Ettie Lee '}{omes, Inc. A 'nonprofit 'Foundation 623 West 'Fifth Street .Cos Angeles 17, California OJAdison 4-5991 - ----··-·••- c:,,....-. on Etue. ..i!.u. dfom.F..;1, IJna. 6 67 ahatto '!Pla.ae ..f!.0;1 df-n9e.Lc.;1, C!.alif. 90005 r (DENT 'Dl!nkirk 9-7482 ADVISORY BOARD JUDGE LEVI S . UDALL ORA PATE STEWART ALICE M . BRAUN Decem ber 2 , 1968 Mrs . Juan ita Brook s Box 303 St . Georg e , Utah 84770 Dear Mr . Brook s : Final copy for the monogram on folk arts and folk life is nearl y ready . As a contr ibuti on, it is reque sted that you send me by retur n mail a very brief iden tifica tion of your self: name, profe ssion , insti tutio n, etc. Pleas e no more than 200 word s. These iden tifica tions will be publi shed as a unit in the cours e of the volum e. Thank you for your coop eratio n. Cord iall a E. Fife, Head Depa rtmen t of Lang uages , Philo sophy and Engl ish as a Forei gn Langu age ox 3 3 , St . Gear Decenber , Ut h 4 , 1968 Ie r Richard Let ' s t . k a I ' m del h t this i ttle a hted Thomas D. r ·wn Journal . th t he act th t ye have o nd the original and c orre c tion made. I ha tim, t o throu g h o nly 29 pa es , but I .s oon di s c v- e ed that ab ,ut 90% o f tl e " er . i n Br£!: • , net ation and t he s~ell:i.n £_y , e t c • etc • of t he s' me words : A 1 of th s e a re i · ortant ; the om · tted phras es and sentences are , of co ur s e, mor e i ortant. I noticed jut a fewcite ·s tha t se me d in error: near t he ot om-- - p . 13- !!_~e!dl eton_ is evidently a writ i ng of Ca l vin c. Pend eto 's initi ls- -CC- - too lose t t her or in a scri pt t ha t ma de t em look lil e an H. The re was n t he z Fen le t on ~n _ rowan i an t h' man, a ~ not only t he d ctor f r t h e settle men t, but a m n rom\ne nt in u lie a f . a irs . c: y In h e s . . r. 0 -r e 24 ne a r Th i s ma n v1 1 as t 'e . ·e 15 t Je o n ly Lu t wa s !!.....!:!:Y , not Hyrum • s e ist n t cler a n d hi s torian and l t e r Bis ho. 1 t _eh tto m• n c me t Ca 7 k inM 11 in ti · mr, rerin . ·h in f ormed n t he bret hren men "ith tha t 1 ~t name. e S tout m r t search t .n r e·.s n f r t h e s t ' e tr a i t or ____ __ _ __ ·e_c_o_r_d lis ts 5 to o ne uman erence . f whi c h may C kins, s P e 25 ( 6 J ines 1rom t he be tom) I kn . no eo . S hirts . c •. Darius , and C rlo. J-·- S hirts' sons were Don Perha s I sh u d o t .rou h the whol Wha t 3o y :u ·hin:? 0 revi s ed ~ a rk b e f ore I Peter procee . I notice th n t ti e r o ot n o , . s Dre E? 1 ,;r ."'E." ted . F or ex<:: le , she asks hich t wo of Lee ' s wives are here? This w 11 take s r me more rese rch e br .~ b t only th~ t o--Laviha and " P ,lly 1 Yo n g , s isters, for me . t P an . Both had chil ren born t here in 18 2 . He it in S ,a ke City and moved al l h:ts famil~ sure of t heir di tribution on t h s date. Wh t I am tryi f' to P y i s , tho t now i s the tim · to inse rt footnotes . M0Srr of t he record n T . . Br n? E c t e name o th e fair iogr e p h this i nf r a ti d , ,, n • but I am fo o nroceed ~it h t he l e t me have t i me t 10 act a l date o ·ntrod c tion a nd t he body o t h bi ogr a phy of h i s l e a in En gl n d and on \ ·.c h he~ 'le , I c n ut to et he r now a t ~~- m n . Mr s . Fer r i n Ari z ona ,as s ni to ha ve T ,rte he r om time a o , b t have had no n v er . THE Magazine of the Western History Association Editorial Offices : 2175 Allston Way Berkeley, California 94704 Telephone: [phone] December 4, 1968 Miss Juanita Brooks St . George , Utah 84770 Dear Miss Brooks : You may be familiar with .American West , but in case you are not , I ' m enclosing a copy of our current issue--which you will be interested to note contains an article by John Greenway, who , as near as I can tell , is one of your most vigorously enthusiastic fans (whose number includes myself) . I do so for a very simple reason : I would be delighted to have you try something for our magazine . I have wanted to write you f or some time in this regard , but have felt that I might have more luck in persuading you if I could offer a specific topic that might be of inherent interest. I think I may have found it : the death of John D. Lee , as reported and illustrated by Frank Leslie ' s Illustrated Newspaper in 1877. Ehclosed are xerox copies of the illustrations used in the newspaper , together with a typed copy of the story that went with them. I am visualizing an article with perhaps 1500 to 2000 words of introduction to clarify the meaning of his death . Rather obviously, there is no one more thoroughly qualified. than you to work up such a thing . I hope you find this newspaper story as intriguing as I do . It is what probably should be considered the last chapter in the story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre , but even more fascinating , it seems to me , is the fact that his execution was a major news event in the East even twenty years after the massacre . 'lb.is was not just another news story, ei tiler ; it was featured as a separate supplement to the newspaper , which would seem to indicate rather pungently the degree of impact the ¥.ormons had on the .American consciousness . Juanita Brooks -2- At any rate, I do hope I can interest you in working up some kind of text to go with the excerpt and the illustrations . The matters of tone , style, and direction I would be happy to leave up to your own judgement-- except to say that the story would seem to call for what might be described as a "mood If piece to go with it. As a final note of persuasion , I might point out that we pay rather nicely for our articles . If the idea appeals to you at all, I would very much appreciate hearing from you. Sincerely, _jj//AJ~ T. H. Watkins Managing Etli tor TFM/jc Ehclosures 1631 La Loma ven e "'='e ,..eley , Cali • 9 709 De c ember 5, 1968 ::Jear Juanita: Ce_, this ( ~he irst t ro/ etter exp ined ½ow it is tlat I am so derelict t in wri tin , eve ybody , e snec io 7 ly yo,J , my psn[;s of ·uil t , etc . rhat I ctually sen~ you is rom pa~e 3 on) :;_)Dr:es O romised 1'odd Berens and )".1 • ._):; f rrl-1e enc lo sure is some~hin-- I hon I talke with him in Salt Lake would s~nd oth him and you , in 1u,,.ust and . e told me you were wor in on the =:)rnert ::' . ission of 1858 . T½a~ is an al to~et·10r rnrthy project , £md I v ant to help in any ,vny I cen . I : e nillhile , thourb. , I Am ~:r8tif'ied to think t~iat I have a ulied some st ate_::ic leverai-:e to the lon"" me ib nd 'Jfhor1as D . Brown oublisi.-i in~ ~LoJect , and that thin~s bid fqir to op~n up uO you can publish it . .Everett has written mo o" conferences 1 dth you , nd o the fice by the ,. • i no·r bein · chec"Lced at the :Iistorian's fBct th I you i: action, for fair seems ospect 1:- ich 'Ihu man s 5irl , so -Lhe ~he . editing the up wind to ener~y and time the find an c yo~rself long delay on t'1.is /Vas un ortunate in c)ne reo ect , per la)S crtunate ~:n another , for you ha re certainly gained in nouled ,e 1d ackground urin~ the interim . I learn that the ~ogan ~eeti~~ was a biE s 1.ccess , and t½at your 1 ~eans , let's hear y address ot a deservedly ~ood rece_ t ·on . about that. rom the person most centrally involved . 0 At the moment I am livin my us ml rou,.,·h life , seoin · th-r>ou.c-;h the press a very lar'se wor on the CAlifo nia 6~ld :ctush by Eovard v:i.th -11ie _pt3rio"' 1849- 857 , to re o Jin C . Gardiner , dea lin st , to corn--o1 e te r.iir3 - e ruary , orob b ly . .And als o t yin,... , at on. my work on th,_..· i liam .,. . _ T1or-1on jour:1...,l so I can deli,er ::.t to to be a discussr=mt (I am slate k , Christmas ·week . I'"nop in New at one of thE:: A . ~ . i' . sessions , ~::.mari y to disc 'SS C:us La son's pa er on Utah o int;., the _ econ str ct ion period . ) This is )oin:-: to be a really maj o con ,rib tion to the hi tory of the 0 1 t La 1rn os ~ngeles trgil , quite aside from the fsct that Lo to~ 1 is the t also has a smal 1 onus r:nest 49er jou nal I have ever come pon . for yo 1 , ~ecause Lorton m~es it clear whAt oy .Lqfen a: not realize, t _at t ·r se·'Jar·ate 1-'2rties o~ poclrers traveled t'-1at trail in t·1.e ear,ly fall of 18 1!9 , one r11 ·aed by the t-iqlf - breed Cherokee Charlie 'aci'1.t0s'1 , • 'R r own · o na the o the r by J im · i ate rs • .ifa i e s rea p oc a rs :_ n the 11 • you . ot J 8=-' 1 , hence the presont ref'ev'lnce of Lh is i,1formation 0 1 11 go on to Pr obably I F ill ... ly up to S 1 t Lake on ;...,ecem er ') · n 1 reservations \'.:.th .vn do this nailed haven't I but New Ycrk on t'1e ?7th , r__.nt t' at vou ·:1 } 1 p. Y'l o e ment · on t,11..:.s .:..n the unli .e y yet . . time t1at articular ak a t it' lo re as eve.L , UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY· LOGAN , UTAH 84321 COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND ARTS DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES , PHILOSOPHY , ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE December 5 , 1968 Mrs . Juanita Brooks Box 303 St . George, Utah 84770 Dear Juanita , A couple of questions have come up on the footnotes on your paper on Mariah Huntsman Leavitt : Footnote #6 reads : An interesting side-light is given in James G. 11 Should the entry that "Dudley Leavitt • . • Bleak ' s be , that like something or , "ledger" or " the word "diary after "Bleak ' s ?" Footnote #8 refers top . £-5 and p . 681 of a Charles L. Walker document , but we need a full reference to it . Is it a diary , or a published document? We hope you and Will and your family are well . Thank you for your note about the Folklore Society ; we appreciated it , even though we thought it exaggerated . I feel sure Bert Wilson will do a good job , and u.,e turned everything ov e r to him last week . Alta joins me in sending our love , Cordially , Au s tin E. Fife Chairman , Department of Languages and Philosophy &/41 %~ ~h /ldf /4,ri./l trr~~L /2#,r,v /bYvvv~ ., /Ah ~I . tu!tl . e,/.1 tlri-_.i ,/~ d-1 ,:/4 1 uy1 2'f_$~ y~ ~· / , 14:" /~~, /4() I ./4.P~ 1 7 ~ _ d ; ~ .- /P'/ ;~ J I Al.~ '4 /!. a ,,( ' , " /41 • 1 ft /f ,~ ~ 4 d r ti~ _)/.,t ,A~, (lu~ A~ ij ~ - ;_1 A/ r:~ /4 /L,/UC',r,,,r/1,:,t 7 ad~ ~ - ,,{/, ~,µ!, A~ttft A h h r;r-Ta d~/ /~ c/4~~ ,Tk r/fhr- C<._ _d,4- , /4.c'~~ ,+-~ a t ~ - avid ,,.~ rw< µ- tt/J ~~,A<J ~M Ul I .. . 7 -id ~1J k J -~ rd~ r /k /'d/, ¥ t~. I .~ d - ~ '1·/L -~ i fai7 tlr--~ f'~/~ ,,-,£~ ·/1-?ef~ tf-V 4/~~ J!1 /41~n; ~ H ·7 ·~ -t~. ~/ di; ~4 ~J lb I -~ 1 ,c; 4-.d 3/~ Ju /¼ ~ ,dd J,/4A/4c /4J µd~ ,,("Al,n ,,.~ , )!t. 7 :l4 /214/Cd 7 /4 · ..2rr-.f p ·., -~ B x _,03 , , t . 84770 e C• D.1. • • 1-:::: ; E. F f e Ch iI rnan , De pt . of E d Fr 1 phy Ut ~h St a t Un·ve r oity o a Uta h Le a _ A .S 0e ms 7e or ge , Ut a h . 6 ,19 8 es tin: th t I u a t n~e e - in- one lett e r . owe wur me n t t1 anki::! of Fr_ nc o · V~ llon_ , ·r f r t he b :) le t, h e Life wh · c h I h a ve r &d ·Jith 1 .sent a t ion is in de d p mas ter i c c e hav e bee o e mov inr: , ·en v h en p resented a w& s b e ric her fe r ha ving r a d t 1is . I t nie s ·i p Hu you · eavit t smo n i")t fo,o tnotes G. JJl LT er.! ./ ,ti..lis m r n a -, ''/1. nvial e er t p of .., 11 ~ 1g . R · a riat So 1 .. er n U i s ion , , rrr . c e B llcck for fo • 8 • Char l s • 7a 1 r , ' Di y , u p . 6 9 , 68 l • / TJY es c ri t t B. Y. U.:./ I hav a ca rbon col)y here,, b t i seem be ter to ref e r to t he o e vai bl e t a p blic in tit tion . No for m. 1 · ent · . · cat:i. n: Juan j ta Br D ent . ~l· s e •• A T. ClPr C ela d. S o e of Mr~ . Bro b e en 1b . . • b d hi nk n +- _. Teac or of rd versi t y f English Compa , Glendalej Ca lif c 19 3). A ~o rmon Chr niel~ f the Di a ries r n tie ri the Diaries r e alin ·ith 4orm n folkway r;a zine:. . j Th n ho t i (' e o , h . 1J ay, a .c or i r C Sin ,1 ,, .... n I · t.R ro p-a in or yo r help all ed enc r r e ment . ' h ve ere , - ... -. - , Dr. A stin · . Fie C c irma n, De t of La n U a ePhil o s o hy iver it h St a t Lo"' m, Ut s:l h e r r Dr . F · e: Se emP tl-ia t I e y a thre e-in -one 1 tt er. t .e be l!ll:et , whic h I h a ve re r. m ~t r iece inde e d :re se te r e · d .l i A. re g ar ing t he n~Yt to .h e ote I r e ce·v ed t hi s morn ing Le t , e ne t :,,s to . :- ."l a 1 v . t ,> r-ian .i.... , vitt : f Ut a h ·'-1:is s mon" k A Jame s • Blea k , rtA nnal s of t e S o· th r1 F o c.-tn c fl 6 Albe rt E . Mill e r.:} or ... oc .... G · ce p . 31 . L T,, pe s c r· t co) ad e by il · . f :.1.__. j Perl ap i nceI m 8, Cht·rle ..___ - ·- - - - L . Walke , "Dia ry, ~1 f.. y e cri p t a t BYU/ _.-c .,. - - - -·-- - - - t h or" here "Ty escr i· t it t he b~n s of t h e at a h . ve s· i n . YU the of s ed , t t u h i t i s a c a rbon e I cc y is ·h e 6 0 11 PAUL W. COOK Superintendent R. KEN WINES Assistant Superintendent Business Tcrclv BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anaheim Union High SChool District HOWARD C. LAUGHEAD Assistant Superintendent Personnel RICHARD J. TICHENOR Principal WALKER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ROYAL C. MARTEN, President L. KENNETH HEULER, Clerk WILLIAM U. ALMAND IRVING PICKLER JOHN BARTON 8132 WALKER STREET BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA 90620 Telephone [phone] December 10, 1968 Vlrs o Juanita Brooks St o George, Utah Dear Mrs . Brooks : Seasons Greetings to you and your husband! I do hope that this letter finds you both in the best of health and looking forward to the Christmas Holidays . Enclosed is a copy of the photograph which was taken in your home last summer when my students and I visited St . George o We certainly enjoyed your erhaps we can get t ogether hospitality and the stimulating conversation . again this spring when rr,y students and I will return to Utah to undertake a study of the Old Spanish Trail from Santa Clara to Parowan . By the way, did you see the write-up that my students received in the Society ' s Newsletter , XVIII , No o 5? From my conversation with Ev Cooley at Tucson in October, I was given to understand that you two were going to visit Chuck Burkemeyer at the Enterprise Ranger Station regarding the monument at the Meadows . I found Chuck to be a very warm and friendly person, who , I 'm sure , can be trusted to perform his duties in the best interests of t ruth and justice . I am eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the Fall 1969 edition of the Quarterly which I understand will carry an article regarding your experiences collecting manuscripts for the riters Project o The nuts and bolts of this aspect o the writing of history has been overlooked too long . I ' m sure that you will be doing the profession a great service by pttblishing your field experiences o I have a request to make of you that, if fulfilled , will gladden two hearts . Kathi John0on, my prize student, is saving her money to buy her own copy of }fountain Headows :tliassacre . Unknown to her , however , is the fact that I long ago purchased a copy of the book to give to her for Christmas . Now here is where you come in: under separate cover I am sending you the book in a prepared mailing envelope . ;·ill you be so kind as to autograph the book to her, slip it in the envelope, and mail it back to me o I can assure you that the act, although seemingly small, would mean much to her . Being a woman and mother, I guess you would probably know more about these things than I do o Merry Christmas and my best wishes for a Happy New Year o Very truly yours , TIB:dr Todd I o Berens Box 303 , St . George , Utah December 11, 1968 Mr . T. H. Watkins anaging Editor THE JJJERI CAN WEST 2175 Alls ton Way Berkeley, CA.lifornia 94704 Dear J'v1r . r.fatkins : Thank you for your letter of December 4, inviting me to do an article to acc~mpany your account of the death of John D. Lee from Leslie ' s Illustrated •••• I am surprised that , after all these years , there should be interest enough in this incident to revive it . I think I should like to do the story to accompany it, but in all fairness , I must bring you up to date on some things . When Stanford Press brought out my book on thew,,,~ in 1950, there was little publicity, and the small edition was soon gone . Not until the University of Oklahoma Press picked it up in 1963 Wq.S it easily available . It, along with the biography, John Doyle Lee , ••• , and the pressures of the large and i nfluential family of descendant of this man, ca.used the Mormon Church to have him reinstat ed in full membership . Al though they did not care to have this action publicized, I did add a note disclosing it at the end of the Biography!) 'Ihe first five hundred books did not carry it, but all following did . The book was published by the Art hur H. Clark Company, Glendale . Since th-1.t time one monument to Lee was erected by the family near the Navajo Bridge across the Colorado on US89 --now an alternate road o Another was put up near the Lonely Dell by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers , and I understand that a third is soon to be built sorrewhere in the vicinity, financed by his Grand- daughter, Miss Ettie Lee , and sponsored by Church leadership o Miss Lee , a well - kmm philanthropist, has received nationql re cognition for her work in providing homes for boys who, for one reason or another , are in the custody of the state 0 So fpr as the rran Lee hirr:self is concerned, I have felt that "nothing in his life becamme him like the losing it . " Bit by bit, evidence has come to light to show that the massacre at the Mountain 1.ieadows was the first 11 battle" of whq.t they thought was to be an extended war, with Lee as an officer in third rank on the local scene " 1 Now, in 1968 , the Mormon Church is larger and more powerful than it was in 1857 or even in 1877 , and I am sure that they would prefer th a t But if it is to be, I suppose tha t I this article be NOT published o am the one who should write it . Sincerely, Juanita Brooks "' Box 303 , St . George , Utah Dec . 11, 1968 De r Dale , Such a wonderful surprise to get a letter fro m you ! I have so n1any things to t lk t you about th·-_ t I hardly know where to begin . oriein 1.,. with tl•JO copies , for tho one I saw was a l a rge buckram wri tte:n cl early in e.. fine . . d , an' clip d into ten:ent st a into n r I ;e i t one at but , t s cop ;. rk f the copying finished st · e a· h !'I , id s ich 1 kell H s 'lhale .,-;:---;---;;---;-,'f-.--~~-----.;~. r h nve wonde red if thi fdg t not have been in ing reco ·s . But whose s k of r ~hur a l rta nt as t he fact the t this seerr.s corr ctions a.re the sa ,te : waggon, lin s and phrases we re left out, ""'one . tc ror . e-,. den d h at i h 5 been el cyed t is long , for I'v l arned a great deal ' • befc re . I found his e um ab0ut w' on I knew pra ti rtlly nothi about T' re s co ing to U•• hi of date ti1e that iscover but , Tribune the in obitt i llenni ~l Star a nunb ~r o tirr s during pears in ~ t 1 - 47--for h wa 1 d like to find , not onl the year, but th ship on which he sailed , th ~t year . The desccnd~nts of J ohn Sherritt, the deaf-rrute who had a f ,ily of 11 ch ildren, i I re•. en1ber correctly, have do e a great eal of research on this line . ·ey speak of "Lady Sherritt 11 who lived in a gre at hcuse on a arge estate , where h i s boy, tri k9n aft r a s edge of scarlet fev0. r or 1r.eas e s , grew up, 1ey h ve pL.. tures and r1e1,.entoes of or t least "" ent his ea ly year s . :•!Y" own references to TDB r:-ever 1 kinds , aro g them an elaborate 1drror . the Star, fu ,, Frontier Guardian, and a des cehdant of h is 01 con-e chie ly son J ~~es . - - y qll s er. t r ivi , ;.is r.uch o f it is , but it helps to bring this rran to · e ror r, e . I .. ounl, t o, t h a t th sec nd wife , ;~ ry Lucretia Willis , was rr rried in 1865 to Blish Sarr·uel Groves , s n of th , P tr a rch and a rran e . Of her ch ildren by this k rri age , .frs . Farr the geneal ogis t b ut 1er wn '1or docs she want nythi r g sai of the apostasy of TDB . wi 1 ci.y. othing . _bove 11, ~0 t· enti on of his use of t b' cco! 'Ih ., >"1 o nuch for this . I' gl d to h ve this revived, in s ite of the fact th 1t I ' m lre dy involved in t o n,any things . f . Now re · the Dr:iS a.T ~ISSI0N. Todd Be rens did not give rr e the exact citation f the Fren-ont n. y which he s aid Brother Brigham studied, but this seen.s the mos t logical reason I have found for this utte rly mad trip . Perha s useless w0uld bette r des cribe it. And it puts a little senseinto Bro . Brigharr:' s petulance in threatening 11 nd if y u can't find the place , I ill go nyself ote n th..., 13th of .pril , 1858 . whe n I et there," as JDLee I thought of the ti.1 e of y - ar, of th~ 1 ss 60 P•en and as n any horses would be to the little settler ents try ing to ge t in sprin crops , of the t otal w ste f the wh ole undertaking. 2an 'Ihen I h ~ve alwa s resented the way in m· ch our people so often n anie the . are the of ny who ng · say --- - rr.en, - i th 'm i n ch r ge , the few o fie · s • an gave whieh received ly cent e r I Ballad wh ich / An ex8~ple · point is ; cou t of llvJe the boys f S,1n te Count , In obBdie c to call, Started out -Ti .h ut ear r thot f danger, nrt. wa ans , '.D bring e igrants that all . j_ din, Capt in Seely at A-b jo, th wi heart ry ev ,ightl on our way e sped; it related BAttle the fore Just of JJuna the to Sung ur h '"'a • n 1 ._ the r , NO n a . s , But rr.en. oun six of River en .r the in -ig mi ro the of ry st t No date.· Only the d ubtful cori ort t . q,t 11 Jut wesoon , g in sh .. 11 n.eet them, he ballad consists of seven verses & chorus . I th· t b tter l and bove • • ,.:_/ rsonncl o this 1858 ) rty into the • i th this in ind, I h ve watche for the desert, and , ve found more than half o the • Then I w s inter ested that the the Uvada St ke told how the town of P. nac~ was founded on the site h i st ry netr ed f rthe r int6 of t he f arn the n.e n cleared while scouts o hors r .ck furr s , and rerr ains t he de ert . 1h__, di tche w .,re till cl e r ly v s bl , tl of c rnstalks . A I r :1 eb--; r Ti 1.out takin 0 time at t his early hour to look it arty and the f i rst up, Ur b n V n tewart was a me ,ber of both the explori n settlers gro p. od that he d for the ref r ence t Bennett. I was espe cially ~the was a guide . eath V =-~lley party, b t id ot was a • ,ember of th at t Par wan e sa o pp nled s onely t him, ~y i "pr ession was till v,11.rtin,=.-,au refers 6.hur ch . so he t rned bac I rrF.trri d her, Rnd joi ed t .L. to hirr s 11 ? .r . 11 B:.) nett, it ' s anther bit. Or does he j ' t s~ nA ·r. ~ n .. rr ed Ben ett"? Anyway , CRirp ( Tosho •• J wh -i:- e dley, t r eacherous , cold- bloc ed old rt in the r4;,. , I confe.:., s th ,, t I did ot earl i e r think tna. Indians .- e , i l,h t ar s c. tl too p ,· t , but now I r ·. •1 ro telling h is stc , f t h e r;-as~ acre to /lb r a 1 ' standar . St J n pr - s , 1 ss ges were could r or ors , 'J.he se w<:< l d goo. t ·U1e 1 i·rer ·nclud Tosho' .J Kni . t pr bri ging is intri ' u i 0 do m, : 1 1 ,'l of th , r-: vSacre ir-; pr tty m :_ t . by th i Ind. ~ la. Likewis , with the ent ry of Sept 1, 1857, i n the B. Young diary : nDid you f the b nd who had only one mentioned w~s Kanosh, chiefl y s ig ific . ce in this? murdered Gunnison and his men? Could there be 1ben his state ent that the Indians were re ady to 11 n i liliate 11 the Ar,.ericans t they had accepted his counsel and presents in ·-t he right spirit? note that th T ~i gs ruid the l~rge nu be r o Pi edes under A won ( efalke r' s Brother) i tdicat e · J1 . t t h threa t of th India ns w,_s , re r al th n I had th00.gh t . Ad to it the fact that E-ER lette r, ev~ t o e, h d se tence neat ly t c ed i ., t o the effec t ·hat they , st kee the faV(>r the I ndian s . r, 1el l , th·1tt s prett y v-1ell ov r I thong ht-- pnd j t'! t t o r,o;res pack ge frorr TH . fi'' l'.,nl CA -iES T with x rox of the story End pictu res f th . execu tion o e. I've ct. v , read it c reful ly t, ut a . u rised th t fter all thi ti.Yfie , they shoul d wish to re- live the nci e t Hso ci e an invit ntion t.o atten d the re ceptio n honor ing Dr. Cooley on unday , Dec . 15 . Of cour se I'flh" ll o ., wh'c ea s that I co e ag in be ween the 21st and 27th, t.houeh I shoul d like proba bly canno t very uch to 11 11 do so . t Log~n . en "'ne r 1 bette r ~ · er s. e ti h . db en o had rt 1 en too liber all of the , . st str · ctl to the writt en en ti! p:r nted, so r·uch o the 1 st and y th ~y liked it. Is 1 t bette r to tionr? ? .vell it id none , w s h~ct by 11 . II s lef of i~ is the ~ver:l l o th9r t hin_. I hHd o rry rr · nd tn :-tlk ,o , o 1 b0ut but ny tiP·e s ,onf1 . I' rn so oroud of you d of thP. qu::tli t of ur achie ven-ents . Lev ., ll ,',:f- ?-( II ' ( t-- UTAH STATE UNIVE RSITY DEPARTME NT OF LANGUAGE S AND P HILOS O P H Y December 11 , 1968 Mrs . Juanita Brooks Box 303 St . George , Utah 84770 Dear Juanita, Thank you for your letter , .and your kind words about my Villon lecture . I appreciate them . One more question on your article: You give the date of Dudley ep:te11cld:er 2 ,:..::ffl:§:§ , and the date of the Leavitt leaving Tooele a document " Deed of Consecratio n , " in Tooele as October 2 , 1855 . Are these correct? With best wishes , 303 , t . George , Utah Dece ber 11, 1968 Box r . T. -J . '· tkins , vfanc ging Edi t<r 1·JB .. T 2175 J\llston ~h Be rkeley, CA.lifornia . 94704 THF Ar'R .T ~,L\ Thank you for your letter of beceu!ber L., invi ting rr e to do an article accorr•p ny your acc ount of the death . . John D. L ,e f r ,·. Leslie ur rised that, r1 ter al l th s e -;,e Arv , th e re should Ill strated.. .. I a be inte r st n ugh in this incide nt to r vive it. I think I sh c uld like t do the story to accorrpany it, but in 11 f ~irn ss , I r ~ st bring you u -to-date on so n th ings . t he ,11 ! i 1 SO, there was When . . t anf rd Pr s bro ught out y book o li tl publicit , ad the srr 1 edit · on w s s on e ne . rtc t ntil the p in 1963 wH ~' i t a;,;Jil Univ ~r ity of OklahoPl.a Pres s picked i ._ v;:iilable . It., r1long 1ith the biogrR hy, John Doyle Lee , ••• , and the r ess ures of the large and infl uenti 1 f ardly of descendants of th is n" JJ fn r rr n Ch rc1 t _ h ve hi1>1 r ir,c c 1., 2d into full rran , c s d h d · no , c nr , t,o h ·1 ve t h is a tion p blicized, : ,rrb e r s .ip . Alt ough t . e fir s t en of t ...., ioe;r phy . I id add a · ote disclos · g it at t t Tl o l owi ng di d . '.1.h e book md re d books d d ot carry it,. five ms u 1 · sl e rt"lur , ..l~rk n .,'1y, Glr-mdale, Cr1.li ornia . Sine th . t tine one n o Uli. nt to Lee we~ erec ed y t .0 f!; ily near road . the N v aj Bridge across the Col ra.do on U 89-- w .:m 1 t er a ncth, r we"" u t up ne r t, e Lonely Dell by t i e D u / . t. rs f Utah Pioneers , rr e· ha re in the I un e r s nd ttat a third i s . o t be uil ,, vicinity, sponsored by Church leadersh i p and fin ced by his grands s .Lee dau;:-::h t e r , / i ss Et · e Lee. A nat on 11 kl ot n pililanthr p: ,·t, hR re ce ived recognition for her work in providing h 1-es fo r boys who for on8 reason or another are in the c stod o the state . She has be n e,r inently s ccessful in reha bili t tingrr t of th se who have co e under her s~pervision • .A.s far as the nan Lee hi _self i s conce rned, I h-we felt that in h is life becane him like the leing of it." "n th ing ilo by bit evidence has co me to light to show ·hat the a ss A.cre at the ·vJountain ~·eadows was the first "battle" in wh t t11cy t hought was to be an extended w r, with Lee as an officer in th ird rank on the local scene . N w in 1968 the I orrron Church is la r er and rore powerful thnn it was in 1857 0r ev ~n in 1877, .:1n I .::i.rn sure t ey would pre er that th is a "ticle be NOT published . write t . But if it is t o be , I s Sincerely, • ,, . . , 'r'\-t .. - n - - - 1... - pos e I . the on who sho ul Box 303 1 vt . Geor ge , Ut Dec. 12, 1968 }r . Todd I . Berens alker High Sen ol 8132 1 er Stree t Buena Park, C lif . 90620 ;::ir Tod : let ,in ls o he book is a ut r pphed .nd on its w y . Thank you for e do thi s little thing to help wi th so ood an i dea . 'lh nks the picture . Ye s , did see the writeup in th., Newsletter, and intended to send a note of congrat ulations , but negl ecte • Too rruch pre . s re fro m o th r a ~1 • I'd lik t o help with the Old S ni~h Trail neal fro bel ow ta C:ihira t o th ogo Gsu . I know n interesting si e-li ht r t wo. By a tr nge coincidence , I 1ad a letter .frm D 10 L • .org .1.1. .jus t a cc up.1.e c.f d :'.lys ago , which i n cluded tT o r t ree · te ,a that give enli n tenr .ent on this 185 miss i on. And n.lao in oing through so ..e A work of 1.-1. bel J a rvi s, I find in the hist ry of the Pan ca We: rd th '-'l t t..11 t, village was founde upon the 1.-m d clec1r ,d A d w r e d by the b dy t h e n i s sj.onaries, while the pP..cki ng rt · es :-1er ,.,.c ut · ng on tl1e front i ·r fo1 · s i t· b e p ; ce. c cording to t is ace u.nt the , an Stewart whoG,e lJ o bro c? t 18 first sod here i n 1858, r , rne seven yea ro 1 -:i ter t o h ;)lp .. ft.th t i1 n ew settler ent. They found uhe ~c,rl d.i. tche ... J th , l and s till sh we 1 th ma rkf' o f t he f urr ws, M so.me ·<-; cny :id c<. rn r e,. · t s 1 could •; -'·i ll be '"ow, y ur e . 1 n< t ion of t he t: •, e of t h ld Frerr- t p b . r ~g R P·, Young .,i ves the first sen, ible re . s n f r i s ·pe ~nJ_.g_ nce in in istin that , "I will go v elf vh en I r.ret t h ere :" I th u h e wai-,, nly i. _s t ing t . qt h be beyed, t at after the Donner expe i ence , he ... h )ulrl ave k ,(Y' t . tr ere w~s no .q_ven in th t d · rcct ·· on for his c le. ou gave rre t he exact citation orA.lly, but I di d n t wri k i.t dcw11. at t hP t i rre .Rn Cp not now rerre ber it. Co uld yo gP t i t, for ~n f,end it on, ple· se,, so th ~ t I can .. ro "lerly identify i t and underst;:ind rother Brigha.f" 1 s i g or ce li ttlc bette r. I r 11 0f ur ann ls, I kno ..r f nothing th t w s sucb to t 1 w ste . lh nk you very n, uch. 1 you next spr ing . And I' 11 look fer war d to seeing A Merry Christ as , and a New Yer ahead of purposeful work for you--fo r therein lies t ~e h4ppiness of any ye r. incerely, Juanit Br ooks ox 303 , t . Ge or e , c . 14 , 1968 D tah Dr . As tin E . Fi fe es & Philos o ph De pt . of La n g Ut h State Un 've , ity o n, ah 8 D,ar .Au t i : c h f r c·a1 ltng my c.tLntf n to t he probl m f th squared no• o r me to muc h be t t r i mr~ ~r a n t in t he m is n ·hi le t le whole i s t or · o M r ia , or spec ficol l y f the it is im , rta t · rer- 11 ° t or t So rec o rr c C b le o . 01 · h ·n rce s , nd or y as posn · • le th s in Type ct·ipt p 21 mbl · n started er of t hi year (1855) Ja cob o to the Moquis Vi 1 ~ e on the the r side h fel t im r esee d 1ti orodo , son after and La t r, t i id so . summer , e ~ent n rth t Tc el e Valley , "' to S nt Glaral 'hhad hi nd on r t rnin f"> h·m ~th~r d wa a c e m_anied by h d t 1eir families . vitt Dudle ett r fro H·skell , lis ts Cl ra in 1854 , A ter f mlly • Ji th r, . nd les Banta nerio rr is • ' Qn October 15 1855 Came to t h ntsman ••• to Ma r e 2 ~ md Dudley Leavit t e •• • Corbrid Ann Mary . r M 22 e · s c ar Ham 1 n rried unmr 14 Freder·· c k Hamblin a e (His fa her had come in t he sprin~ pre i ous) C~me t o t e mis~ion May 22 . l Leavitt aRed 30 a Je- m· h Le • vitt a ed 35 " 1 m I notice t~a Hamlin's au Ba'le he dat th arriv 1 o f 1857 j n. " ily Tamblin and Dudley as c t . 15 . ~n Handwritte n Di · y ays: 855 , I s tarted f o Santa Clara w~th scar Se t 11 mili s . ro her , & Dua ey Leavi tt & our . Ham i n . tober Oc of rr ·ved he e he 18th le otes t e ove d te i his book , also . ox 303 , t . George . Utah De c . 14 . 968 Der A. stin: Thr1nk you so m ch for ca Jing this pd_··b le of de t s to my attention . It is much e to red ay now than later • fo r 1th ;h the ih is not irn ortant--or to o i mportan t-- to th i s stor , it dll e as e ~h n I c o e t re v is my o r i g nal Dudley L-avitt book . I hc:.ve n tes I have t ken from d'fferent s tr p . ~elf have c ncluded that the error hnnd - . tt n i nry f Jacob H mvlin--t hat he 1 f t ra on Se tember 11 , made hi~ t r i t o Tooele and re t rned cto er 18 . This ou d ha ve be n ·ample time for the It seems t c me th t the only r eliable dnt e here- - or t he most re iable one is the da e of the De dd of Consec ration , whi ch , I take it , WAS ma de ju-~ prior to t heir leavi ng To oele . The Bleak Book A ives no date Rt all , but his story of Jacob Hambl in's st r1 rt to vjsit the Moquis nd t h en returni ng suddenl y is in cha r a cter . as the result of a "hunch" or "st rong impress ion' I myself believe no· th.-: t the date o~ Septemb er 11 is .when he left Santa Clara f _~ Tooe le, gnd that a line has robably been left out by the co pyist. T~e five- ee k :nterve l w uld be am le time in which to make the round trip , . ~hethe~ he arriv don October 15 as Haske ll It mi ht even have been sa s or October 18, ae his rec rd gives it . , took three days drive to cattle oose some i ha -t ha t Hc,mhlin , single outfit each a only ~ith .boys w t he t than road -longe r on t e would need . otnote: - Cut t entirel y if you wish . Or da te the N , , re. he departu eon Oc t . 2t 185 , i m ed i· tely follo i in the Deed of tbe arrival at BB nta Ca l"tl as either Oc t . 15 ""•Con2 ecr~t10 . , the his toria n, Thales Haske ll•s dat e • or October 18 , Bamblin 's . 1 Thank , u f 0r y ur a ti.ence , .S i ncere y , Tua t a Pr oks 7 > ~Bt~Jo~ J G[?'rirtstmas a6£ae wit~ ~OU t~rou5hout the Ne~r ox 303 , 8L770 t . Ge r F;e, Uteili Dec .. 16, 1968 Dear ,., le , I don' t w t t i pose too rruch on your tir e , but I So don't f el cal_c upon to ~nswer . st visit ,., bit Ji t h you-- erett was a signal You'll be glad to k o· that the recep tion honoring succe s , with a very large crowd in the line or m re t h an two h rs . 'Ihe vernor as i pressed, especially after he learned t hat 11 these were - e ·0c:i..ety. t e were all gratified, for feel th a t any honor ne.1 ers o ia.S richly d e rvE;d . tin e is to let you in on n;y But rry r en son for 1 ri ting this early n, gainst the policie of the "!' r rt.on II Hi storians f BYU . "one wor. n st:ind rr pr Lst at 1eir Picturing the _arriage I' · s ure I told you long go of s ignifica t pA rt of o Dudley Levitt to tl1e Indian girl, J ~net S:ith , Bs o. the n · s - re " r .sent~tion of the ch racter .JG , 1 RTP,~ I ,· ,RY O LA ry t h~ t they should re res ~nt this Dudley Leavitt . · os t of all , I was li t l e Indian girl s the only wife of LJudle Leavitt • . en in t heir 1 oving i c r . 11 1 e '··Ji ndows cf J: er,vcn, 1 Will pre. t oted the .: t i ,n )f ::.. ·eebl , s huking old r. an, supper ed up tr:e aisle by ~ch s ide , ": f a dr aT" tic p ubl · c "re r"" l ..,tion: 1 • He ua · pre celtlt e ::\ting , s a t in the g lci1·y, a .d s aid th-::t Lor nzo Se.ow i-ra 1:ed up the a t ·') ir •, quick step, th ,, t there w s NO gre t r-orr.ent such , s t1a s e.isle with nictur d . George E. iles , who was also pr sent t th e ~eeting--w s clerk II ubbish ! n t½ e stand- - also pr tested vigorously, calling the pictu r e i s - r pressn tati n . He refused to h ave a part in such Rubbish ! t1 tJ Now 7 pre'3e t protest i s the effort to bring Oliver C -v,.dery b ck in t o the s nel on _e t e stircny o <:: Church via a TV presentation, a dyin wi his lj_p • Th ey dj _.:::reg;i r ent:Lrely the one- line )S obituary rhich ran in nd t he till nnial Star, r, ich fil1 , r o tJ er Guardbn, the Desere t News , Ct 11 ed h i t. Olivt: r C ·cm "'Y , Esq . com bLD!~- · D SCnP3E , nakes no 11.ention Stanley • Gunn's/, OLir~.H. CO:IDEHY, 11 4 • , of lic p~irph e , , y I efence ••• , ctnd ,. ichard L. Ander on br . nds it as 11 1 p urio us 11 the 1h is stand is unanir ous arr ong therr., as i s ~nd fraudulent . " 's erstreet 11 Confession . u Even Le n ard Arring ton says s t nd t ow r d t he Oliver h e hns conclu ed th ::it never as such a an . I f t here had be en, s or. e one w uld s urely run acr ss him SC17 ,ewhere . e r treet I ny elf t h ink th t both re genuine . I believe t h e accoundi of the 1 e ··e not hich ct ar , C( . c s i o i,ms ir. t h e vol es wh · ch i s ~ 2 t t el .:)J .:_ tl1 t ad believed I gi vf ~ i t o be fil r ed _t then ti ~e I got h e othe r di rie s . Then t h· she held t he r out bee .use t h ey ni h t have had A~ning inforrq tion on the H; nr I thin , that t.his Con ess · on Jrigh t h we al s fi ured . I find t hat t he ,.. en wh ose n • es ,ere ffixe d t it were 8.11 pr u1 inent, nd f irne s s . r Ali ble r en. Judge Elias S i th h ad the r e utati on of hone s t e rstreet will core to light, I believe th ·'t so, e here the nar e of Olive r d died be ore t h e 18 0 one . ~h u •h he wa, · tco l a te for the 1850 census ·ell , so h a t'? Jus t t · t you know- I .,r watch ing fo r t his -rson, and i . you r un "cros s hil- a t any tl11e , l e t ,e km . THE .A.1v.I:E:FI.ICA l.\T 'W"EST Magaz::,ine of the Western History Association Editorial Offices: 2175 Allston Way Berkeley, California 94704 Telephone: [phone] ecember 16, 1968 Juanita Brooks Box 303 St. George, Utah Dear diss Brooks: ieedless to say, I am thoroughly delighted that you have agreed to do the article on the death of John D. Lee . I am particularly happy because your letter itself is a kind of resounding justification of whatever inspiration it was that led me to ask you to do it in-the first place. I think there is particular reason for '!he American~ to "revive" an incident which, to you and to other people uncommonly knowledgeable in the field of Mormon history, might seem overdone by now--our readership is well over 30,000 by now, and we can only assume that for the majority of them this story, like many others, is one they have never encountered in any great detail before,but only in sundry mythicized generalities (like, perhaps, Amelia Bean 's novel of some years ago). '!his idea, certainly, is no justification for reviving chestnuts simply for the sake of doing so; we are committed to the necessity of presenting particular angles of any given story that will not only serve the interests of our readership in general but will contribute something--if no more than a special point of view--to the field of western history. If we have any kind of credo, that has to be it. Viewed in this light, I think the death of John D. Lee is a prime example of what we're trying to do. I can't recall what I suggested in my letter in regard to wordage-nor can I find the letter since this is Saturday and I must fm,ction as my own secretary, which puts me in the hands of an inept. However, the Leslie account of his death can be cut to about 1500 wor s, which would give you from 2000 to 2500 words for your presentation of it. I hope this will be enough. I have no particular deadline in mind, but would be happy indeed if the article were complete by, say, the end of January--which would enable us to plan it for the July, 1969 issue. Juanita Brooks December 16, 1968 -2- As a final note , I would like to repeat rrry earlier enthusiasm for your work; your reminiscenc es, especially, have great appeal for me. I have read several of them as they have appeared in John Greenway's Journal of American olklore, and one of them, as you know, appeared in our Great Western Short Stories anthology in 1967. Is there any possibility that you would like to see a collection of them come out in book form? If so, we would be greatly interested in discussing the idea with you. o let me know what you think. As for the power of the Church • • Well , providing you on 't encounter stones through your win o~s or something equally awful, that is not a consi eration I care to consider. On the other hand, it is easy to be unconcerned out here in Berkeley where sticks and stones and policemen ' s clubs have become a way of life, and "power" a matter of semantics. Sincerely, T. H. Watkins Managing E:ii tor Tffil/jc Everett L. Cooley Director UTAH 84102 UTAH STATE HISTORI CAL SOCIETY 603 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITYt Decemb er 23, 1968 Dear Board Member : The date for the next board meeting is set for Monday , Decemb er 30, 1968, at 2:00 p.m. at the Society . The subject s to be discuss ed are the role of the Historic al Society in the reorgan ization of governm ent, and the matter of the revolvin g fund for the Society . I hope you can be in attenda nce. Sincere ly 1 Everett L. Cooley , Directo r bt DIVISION OF STATE HIS TOPY Board of State History Meeting Friday, November 29, 19 68 1:00 p.m. Utah State Historical Society Building Present: Also Present: Dr. Milton C. Abrams Mrs. A. C. Jensen Mr. Theron Luke Mr. Howard Price Iv1rs. Elizabeth Skanchy Mrs. Naomi Vvoolley Mr. Jack Goodman Mr. J. Grant Iverson Juanita Brooks Dr. Everett L. Cooley AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES III. AWARD TO NEAL LAMBERT N. STATEME NT ON PROCEDURE OF SELECTION (a) Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. (b) (c) (d} (e} V. Barton C. Olsen -- 1:30 p.m. Gwynn Barrett -- 2:00 p.m. James B. Allen -- 2:30 p.m. Charles S. Peterson -- 3 :00 p. m. J. Keith Melville -- 3:30 p,m. SUBMISSION OF NOMINEETO GOVERNOR'S OFFICE President Iverson called the meeting of the Board of State History to order at 1: 2 0 p • m • President Iverson presented Dr. Neal Elwood Lambert, Professor of English, Brigham Young University, with a certificate and a check in the amount of $100. 00 for being the winner of the Best Article Award for his article which appeared in the Utah Historical Quarterly during 1968. Mr. Iverson stated the minutes of the previous meeting had been mailed to each board member, and asked for any coirections or deletions to those minutes. There were no corrections. Dr. Abrams moved the approval of the minutes. Mr. Luke seconded the move, and they were approved unanimously. Mr. Iverson then read the Statement on Procedure of Selection which had been furnished each board member, and this was discussed in length. - 2 - Dr. Abrams then made t he following motion: The board proceed in execut ive session for the selection of a new director; that no records be kept of the proceedings; and that there be no nominations. That each candidate will respond to the following two questions: First, Why are you interested in this position?; and, second, Why do you think you are qualified for this position? At the conclusion of the meeting, all applications and letters of recommendation be turned in to be destroyed. Following the interviews, there would be a fifteen-minute recess. At the end of the recess, the board would reconvene, still in executive session, to give its opinions and make its selection. The meeting would then be reopened to announce its decision. Mrs. Woolley seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. The Board then went into executive session. At the end of the executive session, the board reconvened for continuation of the general session. The president said the board had for consideration a vote on the candidate to whom they would offer the position of Director of the Historical Society to take the present director's place. Mr. Goodman moved there be a unanimous vote to elect Dr. Charles Peterson to the position. Mrs. Woolley seconded the motion. All in favor raised their right hands. It was a unanimous vote in favor of Dr. Peterson. Dr. Abrams was appointed to choose whomever he wanted to go with him to report to the governor the board I s choice. ..co~· S ASONS • Cf)·;·· ~. •.·.• G~ETINGS . Box 303, St . George, Utah 84770 Christmas, 1968 OUR DEAR'. FAMILY AND FRIENDS: As this Christmas season approaches, we are brought more to consider this little prayer which is pasted above I copied it • long ago from Peter Marshall's Collection. Lord, teach me to number my days that I may apply my heart unto wisdom . I know rtot how little time I have left. Save me from thinking, even or an instant~ tha t I can feed my soul on things . Save me from the delusion · that th~ pilin~ · up 6f wealth can ~atisfy . · Save ·me from the tyranny of the non-essential, from the weary round of that which saps my strength frays my nerves, shortens my life, and adds nothing to my usefulness . Help me to give myself to the important and to recognize the trivial when I see it. With all eternity before me, let me take time to live . .. •• •. We are daily more certain that our wealth lies in our children, grand- children, and friends. To each of you we send our l ove and grati t ude f or wha t you have meant t o us . Our gift this year must be delayed . We are working on a little book, "UNCLE WILL BROOKS" TELLS HIS OWN STORY , which we hope t o finish soon. When it does appear, it will be our gift t o you for many years To para phrase a lit t le from Tennys on ' s ULYSSES, "Though we are not wha t we were, tha t which we are, we are .... " and we hope s t ill "To striv~o seek , t o find, and not to yield . " Tfue wes t e r n sky of our Sunset Years will be illumined by the memorie s of our a ssocia t ion wi th you and the assu r ance of your love. Gratefu lly, Will 897 M,.,_-01!' IN U 5.A. & Jaunita Br ooks