Correspondence, January - March 1970

Correspondence to and from Juanita Brooks for January through March 1970.

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Juanita Brooks c/o Uta h State Historical Society 603 East South Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 350-4th Avenue San ran cisc o, Calif. 94118 January 9, 1970 Dear Mrs . Brooks, I enjoyed your add ress given a t the S ixt e11th Annual _;vJeeting of the Society (September 21, 1968) which was Ju blis hed in ~the latest issue of vhe ytah i§~.9rical Quarterl.,Y , Fall 1969, Vol.37 No . 4 . With special interest I read what you said on page 391- 0 I am particularly e111phatic in insisting that nothing be omitt d. The researcher has a right to see the complete a1anuscript . " I agree with you on this and I always say that the researcher should not be denied the right to have any information which is important - such as you .uention ·- "Joseph uu.li th• s account of the firs t vis ion as r ecorded by Alexander Neibaur .. . I have two accounts of what is recorded in Neibaur ' s Journal but neither of which is complete . One is what Paul Cheesman excerpted and the other is notes taken from the Journal itself . You mention that you have"the entire entry for the day"C.lay 24, 1844) and that it is"line perfect and word perfect from the originaP1 • I would like t o have a copy for my files . Enclosed is a check for the ameunt of $1. 00 to cover any cost . I wish to thank you for your help in this matter . Yours truly, CW,~ H. Michael 4arquardt Researche r of L.D . S . Church History Box 3 3 • S ,. G. orge • Utah 847?0 J nu ry 12, 19?0 De· r Friend , John F tz. eraldt so much or our pecket bringin g me up-to-d te on your Th k y und y night aetivit "es . I ' d cert inly enjoy sittin in on a session Vhile ou wi ll not shake the or t o-.... or mor&t if I lived n.e rer . assur-n ce or your S ta e reeid ncy , you will annoy th m reatly . I 01bt that they wou ·d exoomm nicate you for t his activit y ; my u.ess In my opi ion , that nore you . il just tr to the is tha t to do, sine cert inly in th s land or th ro 1d be th s rt t hin t this t ime, they cannot sti~le f e and open di cussion Qn ny subject . lib l or blac •mail or per~ona l ehamct ertter er ~o~~osi nation , that ould be one t ng, but a a· s cuss ion of~rin ciple nd life i gener l is quit a not her th~ng ~ as applied to cond c Wby do' the semb e - nd discu a any topie is basi-c . Th ri 1t to represe ntin are o re entin th . hurch . when saum& tha you only ors l:f? I also fee· trong yo t he que ·1on of tre tme t of then groin our soeiet • The M, rmon tti tud is e eci ll bad to .me because it seems ett r the s ta do t h Souther n Wllte who gives so hypocr itica l . o en seo n • . i e into p blic vi r; yet .- I must t I am so sick of pro a nda bein ictures which tell fal s ehoods by ss d of as istory 1 o · mov·n fail.ing to ell the hole tr th , of teachin g Mormon back roun s an he . hole busines of po yg nty :ls omitted , the hich his tory r ctieed , t here re no errors of judgmen t , Word of W edom i s al ay y b c use the deaerv 'blood atoneme nt . the no men put out little controv ersy ha n t of a f w re fact . ure . moke Hy ov •CO in I onder vh t the C urch · ill be l i .e in two or t hree more genera tions . biddin for time and re so many things to do, so many are iher sha rply for a while ,;\ttenti on that I f ind I must disc ' p ine mys e until l can fin · sh my obli atilon t o the Je i.sh peo le . O y then c n I re . ly o to :vork seriou ly getting myi;:) el:f' into trouble ust v. ark it thi way , and r a y ;f!i th the Brethr n. I kno tha t I th t I shall be wise enou ht keep nr, health until I ean a ccompli sh at ea s t . one or t,o thin con r t lations to you , and warm admir ion or th spirit in I ' ll t r y o ke p i n o eh , ihich · our re procee ing . My Safford, Arizona January 13 , 1970 Juanita Bro oks St . George,, Utah De ar Mrs . Brooks: Thank you for the pleasure I received from reading your JUST A GOPIN' --WORD F'R WORD artic l e appearing in the Utah Historical Quarterly 1 s Fall issue . Long have I been one of yours fans and possess severa l. of ._ your books . Ir you are do1rm this way again, I do hope you will visit my home, autograph a few books, etc . About the above word ttagain" - -I h ave be en told you did visit the Safford or Gil a Valley some y e e ars baV{ and while here made inquiries a bout Isa8c c. Haight 1 s fr ave . Just what you le arned in this connever ascertained but do wish you had nection, contac te d me in this regard as I could have been helpful . For instance, I know the site of his residence at the time of his death; his burial in Thatcher•~ first cemetery; his remains1 long time stay in the Brinkerhoff Hotel's basement; Ella Brinkerhoff p lacing flow ers on the Haight grave for many a y e ar . Also , Evans Coleman told me an intriguing tale of a convers a tion between his mother and ~ and Mr . Haight . Evans wa s under a bed -s:13he listened to former Utah neighbors spe ak of hus~ed-up events . Evans never s poke to me of his f a thers participation '"' in the MMM. When I told Mrs . Marion Le e t h at I planned to write ou , s~ requested that I pass along her best wishes to you . Mr. Lee die d some 5 years b ack . Best wi shes to y ou and may our Lord bless you . 3~~ / ;,;;1-«?q 85546 ,,,---{)-~ {) Wm . R. Ridgway - 618 12th St. Safford, A·riz . ox 3 ~ . 84?70 J n. 14 , 1 "'ont e 1r . H., , a oh st . G or ,e, Ut h 970 r u rdt 7.50• 4th ~en Rre c1 co, Ca if rni 4 94118 D r • rqu · dt . or . I enclose t entry trom t k, I c rri d eca ~e I h en h ·nsi~ted th~t high in the ren - o nd ., . fr end t oae h S 1th •• ~. nt in s I indicat di m u t b t t tt d r - ;,;,ham he th t hn Young who ent r es mily the d ry into 'hat ha hotn by the V ·• , Churc h public tion : lennial .S t r -- to • I've i OU Rieh rd rri ene :to a wi ty yoti. of Oliver ·th Im l" ·""'"-lrl~mo ws n S ·n I (J' ..I., r ,oop wi _ .f I I 11~ ,l' 1 1~- J~e.n · ta :S.r ooks for ere ox 3 3 1 s ., u re , Jan , 15, 1970 Hon . D vid s . Kin n 9614 De l"mar K nsin ton . • 20795 De r De.vid Bo th 8477 ~ / lie · ng . h v red t i r ueh the co ery reci t nd nings . m that I tly se ore . er 'n f r th a., tie On y OT nd d'eri c • minor ch -n 2, to be ex ct . b., G nn Harria lndi t' n e o .s a:r p nk... eolored cl q adr n at c d · tron .,:ona r orni ure I sh "ld ·d th 1.r de r the r or~ · ad r b1 l ret rned i Th · onl r a. ly SERI US error is fit trav 1 o com 1 t 1 n testifi on the n ~h v t e lin of I think v ry ag ns th t th t 20 . You believ • ac 1 r - w gona le!tt first . the 1e - w· on driv n by S muel - night , carryine the youn ch ldre-n ho wer a ved I some cloth1 g - nd bed din a:rid guns . Th second w Oll t drive.n by $; uel fo 'lurdy t had a -d~ tioaal ed.di.ng nd t ~1rae 10 dLd peo):)le , ho ~omen ·d a ma.n . John D" tee a'"'·aiated i:o lead nf:, t1e w ons , sent the o a - ad a ,!shot d·stance efor the s oond ne started , c:.n it a,s ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS PU BLISHERS O F JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY January 16, 1970 Mrs. Juanita Brooks St. George, Utah Dear Juanita: I have just finished reading your Life of George Brooks. Thank you so much for giving it to- uS:- I am very impressed and thrilled with the story. Although the experiences of the family as you record them were undoubtedly hard, and the struggle for existence meant unremitting labor, so much of the good and worthwhile in life shines through. The simple, direct method of facing problems. The working together . The unselfishness. The devotion and love. The maturity and self-control that was trained into children of that day. The responsibilitie s and the prerogatives of parents. The beauty and enjoyment of simple things. The knowledge of the difference between wants and needs, between necessities and luxuries. All these things shine through in your story- - I forgot to mention an uncomplicated rel i gious faith , the attitude toward duty, the sharing-and I could name so much more. I think it is a tremendous book. It makes me wish that we could somehow hold on to all these qualities in our own lives. And it is representative of so many of our people then. Thank you again for the book, Juanita. It t ouches me deeply. I also enjoyed your article in the last issue of the Quarterly. I am proud that you consider Russ and me as your "good friends." With sincere best wishes to you and Will, F ORME RLY THE MI S SI SS I P PI V A LLE Y HI STO RICAL AS S O CIAT ION To Will and Jtunita: Because you were such choice friends , my father would have wanted you to have a copy of this •• Thank you for your kindness to him always o. And I wish you both a healthy and happy 1970! Jith lcb.ve, m~ When fhe Work ' s All none I ' m going to look among the stars I ' m going to scan them all And find a likely place to go hen the work ' s all done this fall o And And I'd And when I leave this vale of tears start my lonely flight like to go in the bright sunshine not in the dead of night . I ' ll start my journey wit~ eyes alert For some likely place out there Where earthly man may be relieved Of the burdens. of earthly care o I do not aspire to a place that ' s hi 6 her-To hobnob with God ' s elite; I ' d like to be with folks like me: Content with a lesser seat . Charles Whipple I969 King... -2 ,agone left £i?"st« the lead one dri'ven bys mu~l Knight , carrying the ma 1 ahil · en-- ei, llteeh of the -- who w re sav d . i:o the M· m s thes ep:r canted 'inn cent bloo ,n 1hic they m st not he · •· The 11 a .. · n cent ined al~o some 0lothi g ,. nast-11 ea thertt?d ,.and some b dding . 1e eco d n, Cl?iven by S,~unuel Mc 1 :rdy ., o~ rl"1ed the guns of t emi ~.r nta , ditional beddi , on hi~h thr e oun ed era la.in, presnm~ y accounts, two men and one. woman . .U1.is came out mor. t elea ,l:y in ·•.s cond ti!i l~ ~hen 't e only pint to be est blished ·1ae that John D- Lee oommitted mul:"de~ that day , by killing q~ erson •. ome v1itnessen said it ·--,as n , others a om2rn; om.e had · im shoot I> 0 ri le froru he- gro n , other h t11 d h m ste up onto the heel and hoo. · a t c.,_fl$ S r.ange wi tb a ')istol/ Olle saw him making m, v:Lbne a i be ;ver · cutt · g a thrOE! t . pone .of this is r ~~'! ..:1..t.. ~o . ,~ur to ::c :??.., p .ory • but yo :u.at g·et t 1e idea tha t the c ildren in the ~ago wel"'e rnore than alf r:iil in adva11tH!!, itnd over a knoll t hey cold no t p e ibl · t ese the killi g . he wo en an older childre . :al ': · .d in a l r c behind the eecond w · ,~--on . This p oees i n it,d proce ded a r, • tan e ut. lf a mile before the order to fire · s e11. This was by fligbee , who commanded the troops en hor ~e baok. 1•he· Mormon en ,, :tmed • ma1"'ch d beside an un- I me em:ig1"'tu:it ,., and ea.ob was requ!r,e d to aho¢,t only onee . .At .ignal to ire , the In ian leap d £ro1n 'th~ir pl ces · n th& onl · y · hie t. · t al ng th x-o~d.1 and killed, the wom n and older ~hil There wer eno gh f id vi ts u..a all of whom agr-eed foe 1s • We have :no many fol· tales ier doea ~. TJpe bo · · o s u-p in a Mo.l"m.031 t · ple . H desaen ante e;:ro home , ma1•ried Mor are even no ~ec:. rc hin I sbo ld the .t:rea articipant0 , whole intc dd tha t t h yet . 1 ,,u M ook ·. no . o f gj.ve pu l lioi y w · n ;t t d. r. 1i th e.11 e;co Juani t a :Brooks ~Cing- 2 wagons left first , the lead vagon driven by Samue l rnight , carrying the young c hildren who were saved , some clot ing and bedding and guns . rrhe second waE':on , dri ven by S mue HcMurdy , had additional bedding and three wounded people , two women and a man . John D. Lee assisted in loading t~e wagons , sent the one ahead a is_ott distance before the second one started , and it was Bo,c .3 , .: t . Geor e, Utah 84770 January 21 , 1970 ~r . Paul The 1264 rtll r • Ga laher -• c, ark Com ·any So t h Centr$l • entle Glendale t Californi 91204 reprint of my I have h d tw~nt - n r ques·s fr copies ~ob~ D~lt.e It e , • • ., • urin,., th hol:l.day . The O ·ahoma ress v~ e e :i sion to add :fifteen pages of ne rnf1 eria · to the openU1 . aection of· th r# £.3Lntain MeELdow Massacre . 'i)li~ ma·•rial has gone i~ som tie ago, end the ne Fourth Printi g is a obedule·d te appear this sprin • It seems tom that every urohaser of the MMM book will be a pot ntial pur naser of ht B~.QZr~;rhY • Almost w thcut exce tion. :peop'.le who hav both volume say th~t they enjoyed the l-3~ograpb:t: better . I I would be ery happ o .ood bit of fr• ad ertising in account cf the eath of Pres , David • i' you cold decide to do a reprint . Ju nit !; Brooks January 25th., 1970 Dear Juanita.: Thought you would like to have the whole New York Times' coverage. What interests me is that Joseph Fielding went back to the traditional pattern of a President and Two Counselors. This, I am sure will seem quite orthodox to many people; also I would guess that the doctrine of 11 whi te and delightsome" is not likely to shift much durimg this administration. We are still snowed in. Except for one day about two weeks a.go we have not hz:1.d single day when the temperature got above the freezing mark since December 28th. And on that one day the temperature rose to 56 for only about three hours. The foreca st for tomorrow is a "warming trend - followed by snow". And there you are in ie lovely sunshine. Sincerely, Cl~ Claude C. fo rmvall Mormons Designate Conservative Head By WALLACE TURNER Si!>eclal to T h,e NewYork T.lmes SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 23- Joseph Fielding Smith J,r ,; t he 93-year-·old grandson of one of the -early Mormon martyrs, was designaited today as presiden t of t he Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da y Saints. The announc ement wa,s made after the Mormon apostles met all mo.ming in their council room, a pastel-tin ted chamber with a circle of overstuff ed chairs on an . upper floor of the old temple in Temple Square here. i The selection of Mr. Smith a the 10th Mormon presiden t had been expected . His father was the sixth presi den t, serving from 1901 · to 1918, and his great-gra ndfather , Joseph Smith, was the first ·p atriarch. Mr. Smith succeeds David O. -·--Continue d on Page 34, Col1.1 ';in 4 \ THE NEW YORK TIMES , SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 1970 MORMON LIBERALS EXPECT No,CHANGE there are about 20P or so Negro ly and there's no ·reason to be- "We · are, notwithstanding took as his first councillor Harmembers among the 2.8 million lieve that it cannot do the same our weaknesses, the best peopl!= old B. Lee, a former school . the church lists on its rolls. with this one. However, I am in the world. I do not say that teacher, a former city councilRecently the Mormon Taber- _not optimistic." boastingly, for I believe that man here, and the senior aposnacle Choir took in two Negro .During his long years as a this truth is evident to all who tle, who will probably will be women as second sopranos, church historian and theo- are willing to observe for them- the next president. · and, reportedy, is about to wel- logian, Mr. Smith wrote many selves. We are morally clean, Persons familiar with MorSmith, McKay's Successor, come a Negro tenor. times about the Neg~oes, and in every way eq~al, and in 1'.o~ ~istory took this as ~r. ,Backs Policy on Negro The public relations-conscious devel?ped the theological pres- many ways ,, superior to any Smiths . at~empt to. acquamt Mormons have had to meet in entat10n that they were pun- other people. Mr. Lee mtlmately with church the last few years demonsfra- ished, as Cain's descendants, There are many Mormons affairs .in adv~nce of the _time By WALLACE TURNER tions against their athletic for_the murder <?f Abel. He. ha's who disagree with all the when the. duties of president Special 10 The ~ ew York T imes teams by Negro members of wnt,~en sue~ thmgs as this: points made by Mr. Smith in come to him. SALT LAKE CITY Jan 24_ other teams, and last year the (jj Y,:e will also hope that the statements printed here. l=============;=J Whe the M ' :d president of Stanford Univer- blessmgs may eventually be Because of his advanced a nd th· ormo; rres; ench sity canceled further athletic given to our Negro brethren- years Mr Smith's presidency P t;". slsd~ Sis •twh osepld relationships with Brigham children of God-notwithstand- is lo~ked ·on as s,..,ort-term. .i.; le mg . mt ,eea 93 -year-o . . . · h · bl k . · strict theologian, it ended for a )'.'oung Umversity, th e church- mg t ~Ir ac covermg e~: He is seen as a strict, doctime the hope of church liberals fmanc,ed school. · blematical of eternal darkness . trinaire man with a sense of for a change soon in the prac- Among the fir.st acts taken A General View the flow of family and religio_us tice of refusing membership in by th~ new president wa~ the (jj"Fortunately for the Negro, history that has created hu_n the priesthood to Negroes. select10n of a ~et of counc11lors he is not denied entrance into and the church founded_ by his Mr. Smith is known through- who do not m_clude Hugh B. the church. we have in t'he great-uncle, Joseph Smith Jr., ou~ _the Morn:on _world for his _Brown, a counc~llor to M_r. church many good, honest, the Mormon prophet. wn_tmgs t~at. J~st1fy the chur~h Kay _and the h~eral voice m faithful Negroes who fully un- It is expected that during poh~y of hm1tmg Negro partic- tiie hierarchy. This wa~ seen by derstand." . his presidency church matters 1pat1on. hberals here as notice th~t (]"Not only was Cain called will be handled conservatively, Mo\mons who . want their there would be. no change m upon to suffer, but because of that costly expansion programs church to change its treatment the Negro doctrme. his wickedness he became the will be trimmed, and that no of ~egroes looked to t~Je late But _other observers, within father of an inferior race." major new undertakings will J?avid 0. ~cKay as their most a_nd without_ the church, cau- Of Mormons generally, how- begin. hberal president, and therefore tion that this may not be so. ever Mr Smith has this view: In place of 'Mr. Brown, h'e the one most likely to make The Mormons believe, as a centhe change. But Mr. • McKay ter stone of their religion, that tfflhli")... -,.,._,., made no change. · /their president is guided by Mr. Smith's writings make it divine revelation. It is possible, appear highly unlikely that he in their view, that President will ever issue an order that Smith might receive divine Negroes be admitted to the guidance to order the Negroes priesthood. be admitted to the _priesthood The Church of Jesus Christ of Sterling M. McMurrin, •dean Latter-day Saints is organized of the graduate school at the on the basis that each adult University of Utah who was male member belongs to priest- United States Commissioner of hood quorums that -run the Education, said that "the crisis church at its lower levels, as in the church's position on the well as organize its proselytiz- Negro is in many ways like the ing and welfare programs. earlier crisis with respect to Negroes are not permitted to polygamy. The church managed join the priesthood. However, to solve that problem effective- ° 1 ~· M:- =='===·===============================~ ._ ... ' r- -- THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1970 MORMONS SELECT Inter!aith_A·CONSERVATIVE Sturdy Leader of the Mormons Joseph Fielding Smith Jr: By JOHN H. FENTON ~ ec!al t>o Tbe New York T1me1 Special bo Th.e New York 'I11me1 appeadng Mr. Smith march- Continued From Page .1 Col. 7 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. ~3 -The Massachusetts Comm1s---- ' ·· ed into the Tabernacle yesSALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 23terday for his predecesi--or's McKay who died last Sunday sion on Christian Unity issued Although the honor was a his at the 'age of 96 ruid was bur- 10 . guidelines ~odar si~naling funeral, an apost_le long time coming, it may have ~aJor changes m h1e~atical at. ied yesterday. 11< seemed inevitable that Joseph Mr, Smith, known as a con- t1tudes · toward . ma~na~es bearm. But he is still sturdy and Fielding Smith Jr. was elected vigorous, and his wife ·said, servativ,e construotionisit with- tween couples of differmg de. "He's just lots of. fun;'' His i-n ' the :ohutch; r-e turned, to the nominations. today as president of the voice has a slight quaver and traditional structure of _his pre·s- One of the new tenets, acChurch of Jesus Christ of Latidentia1 office by sel!ecting only cording to t~e Rev. Thomas P. he. wears glasses_. ter Day Saints to succeed the two councillors ·,t o serve in Howard, chairman of the comlate David 0. McKay. His -ljis public -. personaliity Is what is called the First Presi- mission, is the emphasis on the great-uncle was the prophet stern and doctrinaire, but in dency. Jn the -I~,s,t five rears ~,er7:11 "ecu7:11enical," .r~ther than private he is sunny .and gen- · Mr. McKay had five councillors mixed, m describmg marJoseph Smith. His riages between couples of rlietous. Within the somewhat serving hirp at all times. grandfather was Man Hyrum Smith, the Christian beliefs. verse change nt . significamost The · · hisM9rmon of world · w o harr_ prophet's brother ' in th e he ·is a was the dropping from the First The guidelines .have the offitory ~nd_ and second patriNews Presidency of Hugh B. Brown cial endorsement of the ecu. hard·WOrking intel1ectual and a Democrat known as the most menical eommissions of nine arch of the Mora promic writer. He has trav- ·. Hberal among the Mormon hier- individual org_aniz~tions-four mons. His father was the sixth archy. Mr. Brown who is 87 Roman Cathohc dioceses, the eled worldwide. Mormon president. His half-He rises -about 5 A.M. and years old, ,had-l>e~n a member Epi_scop~l dioce~e and the corbrother, Hyrum Mack Smith, reads until his wife ·prepares of the Mormon Firs,t ,- Presiden- respondmg bodies of the Bapwas an apostle, and he, himhis breakfast of cooked -ce- cy since 1961. ·He now reverts tist, United Methodis, Luself, has served as an apostle real. For lunch he · eats a to his rank a.is 10th among the theran and United Church of Christ denominations. . cheese sandwich. at his desk apo-sOes. for 60 years, less thr~e months. Mr. Smith retained Nathan Mr. Howard noted that, in · or returns to his apartment As well as being his heritage, ecumenical commisthe church has been his life. About religion, "he's not for bread and ·milk. At night, Eldon Tanner, who •also was a 1969, the he again·eats bread and milk. counse-lor to ~fr. Mc~~y. Mr. sion·of the Boston Roman CathHe worked briefly at the going to bend to a·n yone." described Archdiocese . "He juit-d.oesn,'Oike.ineat/' Tanner, a former political leag.- olic end of the 19th century in the said. "Won't eat e-r and .;pipeline •~xecutive in marriages between persons of Smith Mrs. church-owned Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution, but bearing two daughters, died_ it. No chicken, no fish. But Canada, is Jooked upon among differing beliefs as "a true ecuMorn:ions ,a s the manager of .the since 1901 he has worked in 1908. :ijis second, married , -he likes nippy cheese. . church's ,business affa1rs, a mul- . .f1C1~l Life Insurance Company, timilHon-dolla:r enterprise. continµously in the church a few months later, gave him Unbinding in His Vi¢ws historian's office and at other four more daughters and five At night · he reads, and_ The new firs,t counselor which the church owns. sons and died in 1937. His sometim~s watches televi- nam~d by Mr. Smith is Harold church assignments. The expectation here is that With all this, he had to third wife, Jesse Evans, whom sion, and is in ·. bed by 10 B. Lee, 70 years ·old, who also Mr. Lee will succeed to the live to be 93 years 6 months ~ucceeds Mr. Smit~ as ithe pres- presidency of the Mormons on . old before_the honor, power he marded in 1938, said, "I o'clock. , _About _his religio~ he has ' id_ent of the Council of 12 Apos- Mr. Smith's death. and responsibility of the Mor- raised the children," but she The death of Mr. McKay and . s.ome de_finite i~eas, and O!le tles. mon p~esidency became his. had none of her own. One who elevation of Mr. Smith :to sucAn Apostle Smee 1910 knows ho:n well said, son was killed in World War "He's -· not fOi~g .to . bend to Father Had Six Wives Mr. Smith has been an apos- ceed him l!:!aves the Council of Mr. Smith was a boy when II. The other children survive. anybody. Its either ,the, truth tle since 1910. Mr. Lee, the 12 Apostles one _membe: short. People who know them say or not the trut?'. ._T~at s the next most ·senior apostle, has That vac_ancy will be filled at Mormon polygamy was under service dating from 1941. When the Apnl general conference attack. The first son (fourth that Mr. Smith's years have way he sees thmgs. T9 . m_an_y _observers, !he ',h_e became an apos,tle, a full- here, when the cJ:iurch will child) of his father's second been brightened by his third wife, an operatic contralto . most press.mg problem facu~g .time job, he had been man- 7:11ark th~ 140th anmversary of (and first polygamous) Wife, ··Mormon church appears aging director of . the. Mormon its fou11dmg. he was born in Salt Lake City before they were married. , the· ,_-~·- - -~======---to · be _·the demand ·that · Ne-· welfare program. Before that on July 19, 1876.'U. S. Grant was President and Brigham "She'·s a real tiger," one man gtoes be treate~ equa:lly with · he ihad been a .city commis~ other r~c~s;· ~rx.- years. ag-o . sioner here. He began his caYoung still lived and ruled said admiringly. Mr. Smith ·said m an mter- reer as a school teacher in Ida'He's Just Lots of Fun' the church. ho where he was born arid _ ·_' view: · . "You really want . to - "Young -man, Joseph Smith · in 'utah. ·By the time he . was •an · • . adult, polygamy · had ibeen ·know?n she asked in re.: did no't decide that the Negro -Mr:·- Smi,th is a ·m ember of officially ab~ndoned by the ·• sponse to ·a question · about should not havie the priest~ the board of American Red church and was hanging . on her husband's grandchildren. ·hood. Brigham Young did not . Cross and holds traditional only through the ,refusal of "We have 29 granddaugthters d~cide it. -~avi~ .o. ~cKay· church directorships on _the men such as his father, who and 30 grandsons. -We have . did n9tc decide •1t; I did not boards of Zion's First 'Nation~ had six wives, to abandon · 29 great-grandsons and 46 decide it.'' al Bank, · Salt Lake City,· and .. . ..... _. great-granddaughters." . their families . . After a paus.~, . he said, the Union Pacific Railroad. He As the gray-haired, .frail- "God decided it." · Mr. Smith's first wife, after is also· qn the board of the Bene0 0 •. 1 1 Box 303, St . Ge r January 30 1970 e 1 Utah Yes , I' m resp nsible for t'the del y in ·he family letter . Seemed that we all exchanged new and ~reetings at Christmas to brin .., e ch other up- to-daF e ~ away and al est crgotten until Francis reminded me o then this as sli hen Dudley's letter e me . I Joked him little abo .this bi ; business and , neral pros eri ty • and asked :for a ob . So he told me just to take t a d ot send it on ,. if it% it w s iving that i mpression . tbe lett · r I think it's a onder ful letter . so am sendin it on , anyway , and you can take it with a grain of salt . 1 onnie wrlbte s ch a ·i on I ' ll a d or him,/ qu rter the s mme r tending her and color ul let· er about her experi nces in w"n land . • L· bia that I made a xerox to se nd to illa and one to kee for me . And yesterday Sue wrote Grandma that she i s now full prepared to teaeh En lish in high s c hool , b1t is going to spend this onder ul b by and keepin _ house . Carric k have done well enough to ni•e er home • just around still rites for News Internationa l and seems to get a other raise--at least theytve m.o·ved into a the corner rom where they were on Second Ave . of up- and- coming , run- o t - to- meet- you boys . He certainly has a couple Real s _lesmen , both of them. No~ as to us: Sp ing is here , nd my lot 1s the biggest jungle of weeds in all the or l d , I know . Yeater -YI discovered that my bulbs are coming up in such a mat of s lt rass that I g ot out to do something about it . PM no t very tr ng on a s h v 1 or r ke handle • B t I did ak.e just a tiny dent in thinP"s . I en understand by the day of the great bruning must e·oir~ ·• e v en if it takes our :few living vines - d trees .ith it . My life is he ma.'"1 and the telephone. A few i hts ago I was called in the • York to tell me I had made the New York middle of the n i ght fr .om Itha ca , in h. · 11- a e obi uar . there of Pres . MeKa .. It was Claude Cornwall • Times s to Tony & J a net who married Eve yn Thurston . and ho ras such ood ri ·me the full c l ip in , sent be t u it · as not.b ing • al ':h · le h y , r e there . as did Al red Bush from Princeton Libra ry ,, and Ed n ield from C mbridge . I'm doinp- everythin but wh t I should be doin --finishing up this Je ish book . I t ! s really h r ' to et back into the sing o it , ith so many things 0 Unele W ill ' s Storytt is waitin~ its turn easier • n more leasa nt t o do . at the Univers ity of Utah Press . y for ·ts rin in . a ord o I wish I had pus hed it more , but I e,- n ' t I see h o;·, his is failing 1 ju t a little radua lly • I think I should maybe mortga e the home to get the book o t . He still gets around , rests all day ame a t ni-:ht, makes it to Sunday meetings , all o the , et-bal to o to a. b hiek reminds me ,, I'm to be the peaker and to the Sons of the Pioneers . A 1 onl' 0 ndyniht J • mno · re •;. re . es . J n . 20 , aC' she fa coming out to the c.P- turned Mother ha a fall on full - le ~th 1 ton herb ck . I saw her just as er ankle and vent do s he had icke- h r elf up , brushed ,Lhe damp sand off her b ck rom her n p ed until. shoul ers to h r hips • and p t up her hair embarr assed out . it thre the h ir.... net o f and ev ry ut by temp_e . more than she was hut. she said. a a bed time at afterno on she didn ' t feel1 so ell t , a.g in on Thursd ay , nig ht. S e staye·d home r esday and ,n _""..,.~ n e e on her-sh e ·• s been and hasn 1 t missed a day since . I tr I think e must let . light arm ·tis here spen i g a ternoo ns here ove a all • and even .o to the tem le as lon~ as s·e c a her contin ue t e her uvF ation" do · ope •e can ma B t ·n a :1hee eh ~. • a t r he i be ·te + h is · :unmer . . home under &,arl Allen as in for a few days , ge tting the buildi n of his new .A izo,na ·here way. He had to leav Aur a at the hospit al., as .going t" Ck via ome s ld, o don T in · he h s . ital . They ht ve he has a ·- oth r yt hing ·n , t ee -~ e t .ey ha A o now , s end the ethin .• in '' eshing ton r. s sett.J_e The may h ve t 1. to ren t h re there , either . Lines le availa i g nothin gh · C ara • th o Leeds or you ea ' t i magine w i1 ed; r·nish be to here ses h art ent wa.i ti nr or . 1 o - o~n a ir G G f en W~ di. 1 er a y,, a1, sh uld be like I tlell , it's comin daylig ht . i e t u at 3 a . m..-, ran the ba h tub 0 bed to ,, he 0 sle m 0 or uOld Rome Wee" until r.·v t nd r 8 ' g t ., . went direc t do m us89 . Best love• d & ur lot o . us . oing thro gh to be with Nina , but Ho e ,thin s · ent cz, ~vd - , (J re • h sb non S nd y af ei -all their e '.*Je wil get b~ck to 'bed for a half hour . \ill FULL of straig ht ho water • went back • I have.> is , ek as1 hc,d his a h t, 8 :,•e expect ed to hear from Melva , w o was ass me that sh t 1 ell t her·e . GEORGE OLIN ZABRISKIE FELLOW, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS 735 15th Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 30 January 1970 Mrs. Juanita Brooks St. George, Ut ah Dear Mrs. Brooks: I had the privilege of hearing your address at Logan in September 1968. I enjoyed it, and agreed with it; and now that I have just finished reading it, I have enjoyed it even more in written form. For many years I have been active in genealogical research, and have only recently begun expanding into local history - as compared with family history. A few years ago (I am not sure which year), I met a distant couisin of mine for the first time, along with her husband • . She is _!~~~"~,:...~ : ). .""'~,£,<?,,L Y~-~-""""'"'~ and that has been our only personal meeting. -stre said something that I have appreciated - that she admired you for setting Mormon history straight by insisting on accuracy, and that I was doing the same thing with family historieso I welcome the comparison - while you may not, as you probably know little, if Hamblin, whom I have known since 1935 in Washanything about me. But L~ ington, D.C. has made similar -c ~p·arisons. I see him during trips to Utah. I was born in Fairview, Utah, reared in Springville, lived in SLC during 1935, md in Ogden 1943:-1946. I have lived here since August 1946 • ij. -.::~~~~....,~ . I am the compiler of The Zabriskie Family, published in 1963 in two ivolumes, 1950 pages. One of my great grandfather's first cousins was Jerome Zabriskie who lived at Minersville. Other Zabriskie descendants have lived in the VirginHurricane area. One of the Minersville granddaughter married in 1903 in St. G~,_ r ~.£.1,,-~£ J..,€l-!-J*~ . '1~- .:'._Le_a!~tt?¢.~ ,"'-~2n of Dudley Leavitt and Jeanette Smi th. He was born in 1872 in Gunlock, Utah. So your account of your research activities during "WPA" days has been more than of passing interest. As you have no doubt suspected, I have a motive in writing to you at this time. It arises from your comment about the impact of your great-grandmother~ journal on you and that "Here was the real feeling of the people about the death p of their prophet. .•. " In late 1863 or very early 1864 (the entry is undated) my great-great-grand father Lewis Zabr_tskie and his second wife were disfellowshi ped by the Provo Thi rd War·a · o~ " J ~ ~ sm" and on 9 Apri 1 1864 he was excommunicated in General Conference "having gone to the devil." In 1968 a t BYU I found that the Reorganized Church had in turn excommunicated him at Council 1 >l(~._] );_uffs in 1874. He died ten years later in Kansas, at the home of an older f" brother of the Jerome Z. who lived in Minersville. This brother was the only ,H 1. ,~~"".l,-c,;:, memeber of the families of the two Z. brothers who joined the Church in 1832 who did n. J move to Utah. ,,,, /t,"'-. As a result of this relationship with the RLDS I have for many years been piecing together an as accurate as possible picture of the effects of the death of .· s,~-pJ1,,~ .J 1J ,§ · f1_ cmm..a. There would not have been any RLDS with·out""Tie"r'-'· - this I am co'nvinced. I am also convinced that the whi t e washing she has been given by many is part of the sanitizing of Church history. But I need some first hand accounts of her actions. With t he assistance of Earl Olson, Jim Kimball, et al. I have tracked down some old journals but so far haven't located anything of real value. As I run out of paper I reach my point. - Where may I study the journal you mentioned? I have not known of it before so have not t{ried to see it in CHO or BYU. I'll be very grateful for any help you may be able to give me, or any light you may shed on my problem. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08540 HOWARD C , RICE, JR • .llssistant Unirlenity J.:.ibrarian for 'J?..a1·e Books & Special Collections There you are, Juanita, you and Fawn, right in the middle of the New York Times obituary for President McKay! And now things pass to the younger generation just 9). We should both still be sitting atop a roof at Jemez watching that dance and chatting vigorously during the Indian intermissions . Much lave, P. S. Will St . George keep its promise of seceeding if J.FS ever oecame President? I must confess I am wickedly wleased at the thought of all those strange pronoucements of his being canonized: how even more unconfortable it will make my friends . Bush ~~---~ ~ :~ ,> , ---, . PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY ' -~...... .. ~,....., /..,,. -~-- -! ..,.,. ,_.,..., /;::~ ~•/ , :?.' . :•~-- ·'-1.. / / .-.., _l <'.l ..,, . Mr~ . jiiiiam Br ooks J46 Nerth Main· St. George , Utah I \ '\ \ / l / ,•· / ! AIR MAIL • - STATE OF UTAH Calvin L. Rampton, Governor DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Division of State i tory Dr. Charles S. Peterson, Director 603 East South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 Telephone: (801) 328 - 5755 February 2, 1970 Mrs. Juan ita Brooks P. 0. Box 303 St. George, Utah 84770 Dear Juan ita: I so rry that I missed you yesterday . I hope that you have bee n able to recover the copy of the "Mormon Church and the election of 1936 11 that I left tucked 'neath the front door. If not there is a nother copy available. The tr ip up is always long , especially alone. I hit qu ite a few sections of storm, with some of the road being ext remely sl ick. But the Impe rial and-me-made it ok . I 1 m sending you a copy of a letter sent me about the Beaver Coun ty Courthouse and the trial loca t ion of John D. Lee . It sounds well documented and I thought you might be interested in it. If so, you may keep the copy for your fi les. We also gofan inquiry from a Mrs. Ba llard in Rockville about the o ld Church-Scho ol in Old Grafton. Th is grass-root interest is good for us. I believe her inquiry came as a result of the information in the Southern Utah Free Press. I'm hoping to contact Jim Gwilliam about getting a chapter of the Utah State Histor ical Soc iety org anized in that area as soon as possib le. There is real interest as you know~ I also noted some interesting data the other day--Wash ington County gets 10% of the tourist dol lar in Utah, behind only Salt Lake County with 14% . Quite a comp liment to you and other promoters of the county. We are feeding our information on 11 sites 1 ' to the Touri st Counc il and they will include 11 them 11 in the ir brochures. No news from the "suit . " Roe has a big court t • l on now so there will be a few days before he wil l be ab le to do anyth ing with it. Barnum said in his depos ition that the vot ing against me was unanimous (1969), yet Loraine said not so--purjury ? Losee said he d id not "publ ish any ill about me, ye t Brothers Ga rner and Dean have repeated . . . . ? Do you think Losee is pushing the BYU t ie to save his position, and to strengthen his suit? He told the students the other day that he had seen the five investigatio ns last year--UEA, State Board, State Aud itor, Bederal Auditor, and Reaccredi tation--and none of them were negat ive to the administrat ion . 11 lf I say it, that makes it t rue. " END of sanity. Well, the ques•t for a domicile continues. We persist with what resources we can marsha 11. Again thanks for everything . Sincerely, STATE HISTORY BOARD: Dr. Milton C. Abrams, Chairman Dr. Delio G. Dayton • Dr. Dean R. Brimhall • Theron H. Luke Jack Goodman • Juanita Brooks Clyde L. Miller • Cleo L. Jensen Elizabeth Skanchy Howard C. Price, Jr. • Naomi Woolley •. . _ Box 303 , s t •. 84770 "'eorge , U .ah eb . 2 • 19?0 · ·• Ge6rge 11n Zabris kie -e rican s ,o eiet1 ot Geneal ogi .s t·s • The ·i ello Avenue 1,5 1 th }~onolu lu 1 Haw 11 ·96816 1r. Da t.· r Z ·b riskie 1 Th nk: ;you for your lette:- ot Jan .• :,o •. I · a :nueb intere sted i it , es: e cially since only th · other d y I vitb.te d ··1th Aunt Lillie McKni ;;ht Leavit t, widow .o f Uncle Clarenc e Leavit t. l!e and my fathe r · ere near the sam a ,e , and ma mliQ:mint\~ummp:k kat b and. his family often vie i ted in our home durin no my childho od . A Ut'lt Lillie is in good heal th , alone that .11 her family are marrie d and one . 'rne ha.ndt,l"ri.tten .o ri, in 1 cf tlJ.e s~r . h Sturde v nt J.;eavi tt' • n our·na.ln st 4th ~t •, ,. jlt , 16.3 is at tb': !Ienry E •. Huntin gton "'ibrar y . f· Ogde that et u. and printe· frcm· t ·h e eopy gway , Utah , 84022, h t in a . ~per cover . I ima ine it bookl :1,ear c , a 19 de in l l ad to ' m ""Ure he iill be sell at about $2 . 00 t p rh s l sa . I se d you eo Y• Re : E S 1th .. 1agatin ! Mrs V sta P -, Cr 1:n ord 1 e , ite:r of tbe ~.e l:ief So·c iety h s collec ted a gre t d al ot atar11 on her• ~nougb ~o ma e an e·s oellen t biogr phy • I hepe tha t as soon as sbe resign s trcm t h is positi on,, she td.11 write it . She co· eiders ·mma to be a r markab le 1 dy • indeed . he Neuvoo dj ary of Jame ·. Monroe giv a many good sideli ., l1t on Em ' s 1Ln ,., • J m- s i.ionro tau ,ht seboo1 in Na ·v o 1 nd l:i.ved in also gton :ft\tntin , B As :r .reme nb 1J it , Ol verhome for a tin1e ., I'm !lCt sure as to t e r·ese t me·n tion~ her ta his e crlier -d iaries . loeati.o .n cf Monroe ' , but I kno the BYU has the -rigin al of Rtu1tin gtorf' th a later .sh.ot and killed by his he had ·athere d a childb y Egan •s wif-e . Stran ely this son , J ames M. E ·an, .;as t he only one o vhe f amily who had litera ry a · ilit7 . It es h rho ,rote t h · ~gan s~ory . You may re ember th t J -rt1es Monore ·owal/'d Egan , beaaue e b· st f'r1e d • But I beg~n to ~n er here . to "Aunt Emma" ae: he liv d l e clos e copies o· I thi l a ·'1 • t\~O the bl, ssin . s I ~tarte d on,~ t say th t Egan r e~erre d he school . t · ere a d ke t i terns hiah I eaoure d aka for itself of Wi hall god •1 ~es , .Juani t Brooks ro.uny y e rs r o • deYote d , high- minded 1 U T /-\ H ST AT E .U N I V E R S I TY · L O G A N , lJ TA H 8 4 3 2 COLLE GE OF HUMA NITIES ANO ARTS DEf'AR TMENT OF LANGU AGES , PHILOS OPHY, Febru a r y 3, 1970 ENGLIS H AS A FOREIG N LANGU AGE Membe rs , Comm it tee on Folk Cultu re To: Utat1 Hs ri tcJge Fo undat ion (cc · a ls o to Mr . For bus h, Mr. Hatch , a nd Dr . Pe ter so n) From: P.ustin E. Fife, Ch a i rma n of Cor.7mit tr~a on Folk Cul tur2 This is a follow -up on our me 1:::;ti ng 9f Jan u 2ry l!+., J a n Br un \J3 ncl tt ee rsvise d our st a temen t c onc e rni ng the genera l functi ons of the Commi L ( enc J_ mrncl) . gli a 1 a notss I am a l s o enc l os in g copi es of Mr . Rich a r d Fra ncavi 2e aGJa V from home· ~; ou ~2 n ,s i c-iniJ1 cc:nt bu ildin qs of Ut oh : __ on yo ur next trip s rni g"Tit tr v to visit some of t h em .. sc that 3. I am enc lo s in g a lis t of Co mmit tes membe rs a nd ad d r 8sses ccorre re a there . me If h throu~J J ; you ma y h ~E:p d i Tsct cont2.ct witho ut goin ti nn s ~ addi ti ons ! et c., ple a se advis e me~ t r,e .r\ d v lotn y Th er e t J EJ s c1 rn e et :i. n g l.t . ' J. l re port its a ctivi t i es in our n r-:xt W~-:! 30. y uar Fouml at i on on Fri da y, J an l etter .. ion t;J:Ll}. be 5. The annua l memb ers' meE:t in o cf Utah Heri t a g e Fou nrJa t t So uth Temp l e ) a t held · at the Sta te Hi s toric r.J l ~3 ociety Buildi ng ( G03 Eas 10 a . m. on Satu r da y , Fe br ua ry 7. You ar e ur ged to atten d. s rn Uta h's s. t one 6. Your cllc.:.i i r incm will organ iz s a c a r EJ van to will be bas t otos ph ough ·th , pring s house s: am await ing a sligh t bre a th to limit it best k hin t we ur, befor e the i ea vas a re out. For a one-d ay to e Valley ch Ca to illard W to the are a be tween Boun tiful a nd ~ill a rd. The . you with h c tou ar Ea will requi r e a second excur sion . I'll be in 7. i ti2s in In a n effor t to keep you a dvhrn d ab out f o lklore ~ctiv the State I wish to repor t: 11 Toys a. Ju a nita Brook s is worki ng on an a rticle , Child r2n's Befo re the b. Dr. Wa yl a nd D. Hand of U.C.L .A., Los An geles , one of re folklo in s se cour two umrld t [, most di 3 ti;-i g uish ed f ol k lori sts , will t ea ch is Hand Dr. at Ut2 h St a t e Univ er sity in Lo ga n durin g th e s ummer of fr om Ut a h a nd is a gr 2d uat E of th e Unive rsity of Utah. in c. Work is going a he a d on the Colle ctor~ s Gu i de discu ss ed the g fundin for our l as t meeti n g , a nd thers a re good prosp ects Brunv a nd. Sug ges tions on conte nt, fo~m at , etc ~, should be se nt to Jan t t ee on Fo l k Cu l tu r e ~ last y ec:H' : d. p age 2 Yo ur c ha irma n a nd Mrs .. Fife published t wo um r ks in folklore CrniJ b~v. unc ~:; ;:1s t er n ~o nqs : A Comprehens i ve ~nth olo q~. New York: Cl a rks on N. Pott er . 372 pp. ~1 2 .50. Ava ilable in Salt Lake City bookstnres5 Forms. Up or! the Fr o n t i er : Folk Life ~nd Folk /hts in the Available Unit ed St a tes. Ut ah St a te Univer s ity, Lo gan. 189 pp. a t PublicDtions Center, Ut ah St a te Univ er s ity, Lo gan. We LiJOuld likE~ nctice of pertinent activiti es from all of you. UTAH HER IT AGE FOUNDATION Mro Gary D. Forb us h Acting Dir ecto r, Ut2h Heri t c: lJ8 Fouml a t.:v:.H7 Utah State Historical Soc i e ty 603 East South Temple Salt Lake City 1 Utah 8 4102 Fi r.. Garn Ha tch Chairma n, Adv i s ory Council Utah Herit a ge Found atio n 400 State Office Building Salt Lake City, Utah Folk Culture Committee -----Mrse Juanit a Brooks Box 303 St. George, Utah 84770 Dr. Jan H. Brunvand 1031 - 1st Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah 8 4103 Dr. Austin E. Fife (Ch a irman) 686 East 10 Nor th L8g~~, Ut 3h 8 4321 Mrs. Helen Z. Pa pa nikolas 1813 Millbrook Road Salt Lake City, Utah Mrs. Martha Schack 922 - 1st Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 Mrs~ Dorothy van Stipriian Fine Arts, Marriott Library University of Ut8h Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Dr~ William A. Wilson 3162 Mojave Lane Provo, Utah 84601 961.lf 9 ) ~ ~,~20795 (301) 9.lf9-8602 [phone] February 6, 1970 Mrs.Juanita Brooks Box 303 St. George Utah, 84770 Dear Juanita: Many many thanks for taking the time to go over my manuscript, and for your letter of Jan. 15th, commenting thereon. I went through the text, carefully, and incorporated all of your suggestions. I am enclosing herewith a copy of my re-draft of that portion of page 20 where I had erroneously inverted the order of the emigrants. I believe the re-draft is consistent with your suggestions. The editors thought it would be nice to make reference to you in a little introductory paragraph of acknowledgment. I agreed with them. Accordingly, if you have no objection, the following paragraph will appear: "Grateful acknowledgment is here made to the Utah State Historical Society for furnishing all illustrations herein appearing, and to Mrso Juanita Brooks, of St. George, Utah, for reviewing this manuscript, and for making a number of valuable suggestions." If you do have reservations, j~st let me know, and it can be easily eliminated. I truly think you have made a great historical contributtion in this field, and I so acknowledge, wherever I go. The next time I see you, I'd like to talk it over with you at greater length. You are a real friend. T fully yours, Box 303 1 at . Ge r-:, 7, 1970 F bl" e , U · .h Dear Alfred ., Thank you for or letter of Februa:ry 4, It is not strange that the Anthro clo Pro'fessor should beeo inter·e sted in the Patriarchal Bleosi11ga of the church ., t them , exee t th t the individual studying mght let him read their . to t But ! kno of 61 way hos. liv·e s he ie t one at the age of ninete• .rh Sinoe ! hnd lost(?) h .1.fJ.ea through all t eye re, I anted to et new c 1 • hat I really 11tat1.ted a to see th o:r1gi• al ha:ndwri tten one and get xerox of it , sin.c e I bed taken it down myself a it ws gi.ven •. and I thou . ht it ou d be interesting to see nry own h • nd 1 "'iting · t that sta e . i t i.n I 1ny e 1 the 1 tot eh ... nce 1 T, ey did ire nte ·~ no - t typwrit-can copy f •o r the prie& of the xeroa , tho• gh . After I !tad iven the·m d te • book , a d a e - -b · whieh t hey kn i that it was not a c tu lly l ·o st 1 '. I not-e ne thing--the :pr _sent day l s ins de not make a · &le orate romises a the early one · idt they are more 1:n the na ure of counse~ , ll'lOr apt to b and •e tivity in the Church. ,e nditioned upo :- ith ulness blessing When my ather vent on a :mission , his missiona ry ae ca,retully ta.ken don , tr nscribed and gi en to him es a eourc ot atrength t something o be - reserved throughout his lifetime • ~Vhen ray son ·ent on miss" on ,, h was giv n a blessinfh but no record as mad of t • . th ha·t is tho 'eneral practice llO r • I doubt that a re la.r layma - o.uld et to see the outside cover ot book of Ble .singt'h developmen:ta;; under our new :regime iith much interest , but with cloa d lips • Thi ill not la.et lon , l thinlt-.. a.nd I also thing that H.rold B,. Le w·11 be strong in o.,akin since ha ie the next runn l'•UP • dee1siona , I was of the opinion that :.r ther· Joae:R ·. Fi ld · ng does not love Bes n Thins but ce usual with I lik to do tote neglect o utie .. t ntly doing things to be d ne ., Hope to see you ~hen w en catch u little on o r t k . 97 South 600 East Pleasan t Grove, Utah 84062 February 9, 1970 Dear Juanita: Before answerin g your letter of Jan. 9, I wanted to talk with Uncle Burton, and today has been my first opportu nity to do so . He feels as before: his enthusia sm for the project is gone. However, he does want to pay you for the work you did, as soon as he is able to. I am sure this is not the main conside ration for you; rather you want to see to complet ion the writing of the biograph y of a most talented and loved woman, who made an uncommon contribution in betterin g social conditio ns and in fosterin g greater understa nding of people both internat ionally and locally. While this is my desire, too, I would not feel to go ahead against Uncle Burton' s wishes. However, I feel that if we finished the manuscr ipt, end let him and Jessie read it, and maybe others whose opinion he values, he might be willing to have it publishe d, especia lly if the financia l outlay would be taken.ca re of by those of the family who can afford to do so . Chapters I to III, recounti ng Aunt Elise's early life, were complete d, I believe . Mary Roberts suggeste d that Chapter IV, consisti ng mostly of extracts from the diary written while Uncle Burton and Aunt Elise were attendin g school in the East, be changed to narrativ e form. That would require conside rable re~ritin g. Chapter V, Return to Salt Lake City, and Chapter VI, I Enter Politics , overlap each other a bit, and should be revised a little , or combined . Chapt~r VII, covering Aunt ~lise ' s trips to Europe in 1933 and 1934, is all right, but Chapter VIII, concerning the conferen ces in Soijth America needs conside rable more work. When I left off working on the biograph y last year I was in the process of extracti ng from her letters to Bernard and Uncle · Burton her account of events as they transpir ed . Chapter IX, World War II Years, · includin g the final visit .Aunt Elise made to her homela.t).d, taken from a journal she kept , needs to be revised and put into narrativ e form. I didn ' t have an opportu nity to talk to Jessie about Chapter X, as she was busy preparin g dinner when I spoke to Uncle Burton. However, I think she will coopera te with us if we decide to go ahead with the book. Let's see how things develop by the time you finish your History of the Jews in Utah . I hope I can arrange my time so as to be able to take up work on the biograph y where I left off. I apprecia te the work you have done on it, and hope we will yet be able to put out a book worthy of Aunt ~lise . Sincere ly, /&~ m- ~ UI Jf l l/(" ' ~ , / C7 7 SOME BUILDINGS WORTHY OF PRESERVATION IN UTAH y ALPINE: There are two old combination chapel-school buildings t .J t on the public square. Both are rather typical of early A r, n, U'c. 1 u 'ft-;.. L.D.S. architecture. They date from about 1863 and 1870. Perhaps they have already been saved by Alpine City, but this is worth checking into. >" BICKNELL: Just east of Bicknell is an old flour grinding mill, M?lk t'u//Jtf/ 4- built by a Danish miller and "folk" architect. I have , , recommended to Mr. Melvin Smith that this structure be At ch I ( l'c'/1,,f saved, and he may be able to use more help toward that end. Old water-driven grist mills are extremely rare in Utah--all may be gone forever if action is not taken. /r 7' ESCALANTE: There are several structures in Escalante worth pqJfi Culi,o~e preserving. The town has a tremendous diversity of fine old barn styles (plank and log). A few of these might be saved as representative of Mormon barn folk architecture. o/ FOUNTAIN GREEN: There is •a red brick "Nauvoo style" home in Aichi/"" hrt I the south part of this small Utah town v;i th Dutch Cross r,IK c,~d!IJtt bonded brick work in warm yellow brick on the north gable end. This is rare in the western United States. GLENDALE: An old flour grinding mill, supposedly used by the r'PIU&//~refolk of Orderville in olden days, still stands ·just¼ mile west of the highway along the creek. It is in fairly bad shape, but something could perhaps be done with it. It is a colorful structure in a colorful setting. A conversation v,i th an elderly gentleman in . Orderville revealed that the mill wheel itself was removed and is now "ovmed by a university. 11 (?) If so, the mill might be able to be put back together at some future date. ' ,,.. ' 2. HOLDEN: An old I-Style home of red brick and decorated with ,:'pJ/( tullurt white Victorian gingerbre ad stands in good condition on , e the east side of Holden, near the L.n.s. chapel. It is ;;~.ell,,,.,ur.-1J1r a rare combinati on of the simple Georgian 11 T"-plan veneered with Victorian elements. I believe it is now lived in by a y01mg couple. NEPHI: There is an old adobe "Nauvoo" or · 11 I-Style" home called l)rdult1<-h:tf the Oakey house which may be one of the earliest homes in It may date to the 1850's. It is occupied, 1-,r:~*<«fl~ ,.fthat town. and probably in good shape. Located at about First East and Second South, it is worthy of preservat ion. §I PERRY: 'y SCIPI~,~ _,_ T~~re---~~ ~,_~e:~r~= - ~;/k t,d!t1tf \. f:alJ\ Cu/I~( There is an old stone/roc k barn in Perry, about¼ mile west of the main highway, on the first road which runs N-S, and on which are located several homes. This would be worth looking into. ..,_,_...., I., - .i. '-"' . t'.J -. 1.. --v -- .r;;!.J. ~ :;;;..;;. _ --: (...~ ·- - '-- -7 ~ -- .. - 1 =- S.:~ ~:::: !:~~: ipio ---- ~ different hay derrick types. Virtually all of Scipio is typical of a "turn of the century" Mormon tovm--per haps a few blocks would be worth saving. Although there are plans under v,ay to save the entire town, the endowment house is in need of immediate · repairt for the front wall is leaning forward and the entire structure could be lost unless it is reinforce d soon. This front . wall is a unique fagade, _for carved on its native Oolite stone pediment_ are the Mormon "liberty and virtue 11 symbols, along with a beehive motif. Likewise the stone homes and even granaries are classics, and definite plans should be made for preservat ion .of these if the National Park Service has not continued SPRING CITY: ., /1,du - 6 with its original plans. Richard V. Francavi glia ! f t r J REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FOLK CULTURE, UT AH Hl RIT gGE FOUNDATI ON 3. General functions of the Committ ee (as revised Janu a ry 14, We have mad e the following enumeration to su gges t the ra nge of interest the Committee on Folk Culture might ha ve in its reco mmend at ions to the Found a tion concerning pres ervati6n matters. It is intended to be suggestive rather than exhaustive : : (a) Folk architectu re: houses, barns, sheds; farm and ranch layout; fences and ga tes. Folk arts and handicraft s: crafts in le a ther, wood, fabrics, bone, stone, hair, pottery, metal. Such crafts as quilts, rugs, iron work, tools, vehicles, graveston es, s a ddles, tree c a rvings, cattle brands, hay 11 derricks, costumes, recipes and remedies, "primitive arts a nd crafts. (b) fo~k speech and naming, proverbs and proverbi a l phrases, riddles and other verbal puzzles, rhymes a nd folk poetry, myths, legends, folkt 3les , fol ks ongs , and ballads. (c) Verbal folklore: superstitio ns, customs, festivals, Partly verbal folklo"i'e: folk dan css and dramas, games . _ p • • .,,, I 41 : -~ w• ,...- V ~.;. W "'..1..:.. _ _ '::1-"--J ·~- . J,. . . . i,. __ _ _ _ 'I "'"""'; • • - - - r' ···---'- ""' . Festiv a ls, ethnic traditiona , cyclical rites and ceremonies ; occupation s and occupation al traditions ; traditiona l recreation , toys, dances, games; bees, quiltin gs, thr es hings. (d) institution al and private folklore archives and collection s; ac a demic programs in folk culture studies; the extension of folklore studies, and the propagatio n of an inte~est in folk culture in the schools and in civic activities . [Note: A separate com(e) Folk collecta8e a: mittee sho uld be organized for Indian cultures and a rcheology. ] GEORGE OLIN ZABRISKIE FELLOW, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS 735 15th Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 10 February 1970 Dear Sister Brooks: Thank you very much for your letter of the second of February. I have just written to Mr. Kraus for a copy of the "Journal." Thank you also for the information about Monroe and Huntington diaries. The next time I get to Utah, I'll check the Huntington diaries at BYU, and ask Chad Flake, Earl Olson, et al about the Monroe diary. I have talked to Vesta Pierce Crawford about Emma Smith. I say "Pierce" for that is the name I knew her by at BYU. We had little time, and she had other things on her mindo But I did garner several thoughts from her. I have also been told several things tRat about her and her interest in Emma that do not jibe with what we discussed. First and foremost of these comments is the one that says that she has not published her material because "of the Powers That Be!" If I understood her correctly, the main reason is the one you imply not enought time. Also I feel sure that her friendship with Audentia Smith Anderson (correct spelling????), the discussions in her own home with Frederick Smith, etc. ha s caused some K~KKK hesitancy on her part. She did let a student from BYU use her material some years ago while writing a the \ se s on Emma's life. In 1968 I had a copy of this thesis made for me, and as I stepped up to the service desk in the BYU Library to get it, guess who wa s Raymond Taylor, for his bro t her there getting a copy of the same thes~s; Nauvoo, and last summer about book a Sam. Sam, Raymond said, is writing draft form. in chapters Raymond told me that he had about six In my letter to you, I said [re Emma] "I am also convinced that the wh itewashing she has been given by many is part of the sanitizing of Church his t ory." Thus the need for research outside the usual materials in CHO, etc. Be that as it may, we will never know the whole story of Emma, and as Joh~. Widt s oe said "She will stand before the bar of God to answer f o r ~ whate.Jer she did contrary to the light given her. We of a firer age are not her judges." But this does not say that we should not write about her actions, but ~?~her, that we are_ not to judge her motives. Personally, I am convinced that~ he death of o outline , Jo s eph Smith, for at least three reasons which I won't take t ~ shdbecame emotiona lly disturbed to the extend that she may~ ot (/e judged redponsible for her actions that followed. If all personalities were obvious, and all actions clearly black or white, how dull would be our research and our writings! After I digest the whys, hows, etc. of the RLDS Church I then should be in a better position to prepare an account of the life of my great-great grandfather, Lewis Zabriskie, who, as I said in my other letter, left our Church for the RLDS. Some day I will get around to it. But enough about me and my tReHgtS-tReHgtRS- thoughts (on the third try, and its only 9 AM). I enjoyed your talk at Logan in 1968, and even more, the written version that arrived a short time ago, for (or so it seems to me) you have expanded it in de ,t ails that "enriched" it. It helped explain to me, how you remained in a relatively small town in Utah, and still expanded your horizons more than most of us who have wandered about the world, and still have failed to expand to any appreciable degree. Thanks again for your help, and for the two rely~9 n _ enclosures t o your letter. Since~ 1 F - · 9 A The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, May 11, 1969 ~-===---=---,, --,,----------- - Utahn Finds Spike Rites Dream True Special to The Tribune PROMONTORY SUMMIT - Saturday's Golden Spike ceremonies had special significance for Mrs. Bernice Gibbs Anderson, a Corinne, Box Elder County, resident. Mrs. Ander·son is credited with motivating Congress to pass the ' Anderson Golden Spike National Historic Site Act of 1965. A long-time correspondent for The -Salt Lake Tribune, Mrs. Anderson devoted 43 years to urging Box Elder ·County, Utah and federal officials to perpetuate the driving of the Golden Spike and publicize its significance. Mrs. Anderson also was instrumental in formation of the Box Elder County Golden Spike Assn. and since 1952, it has reenacted the joining ·of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads, May 10, 1869. Look·, Mom, No Overpass! \ Millard County Chronicle--=- Thursday, February 12, That second building was Burton I reached by means of this alley and Sorenson, Hyrum Knight and Mr. -by LaVell Johnson So far, the date this picture was was used as an office. At any rate, Marshall. This store stood on the Coopers' confectionery. Louise Bogh I taken of Delta's main street re- in later years, D. Stevens dnd Com- place where Texaco Service station has some poignant memories of ains undetermined in spite of re- · pany purchased this property from is now located. It has to be more this but states emphatically: "His peated interviews with old timers. 1 Melville and expanded their store than coincidence that just back of name was spelled Burton Cooper, The picture was taken on what building. That next building sport- these buildings on the north side same as my father's name was Both men came was called C.lark Street then look- ing a real tall power pole in front of the street-about where Delta Burton L. Parker. ing w·est. Notice in the far' back- was the D. Steven's 'uptown store'." City jail now is-was the huge to Delta from Michigan." That car out front of Cooper's The alley and John Avery's lumber dance hall so :nany people ground, a tall building, which is might help to date confectionery was ha~l The. _well. so remember the old Grundy flour mill west of cream station were purchased by the picture if someone is accurate the railroad tracks. As flour mills Stevens and housed their first fur-1 called Marsom, a combmat1-0n of the owners' names: Marshall, Sor- enough about identifying autohave a history of doing this one niture department in time. mobiles. Just west of the Steven's store ~nson ~nd Knight. Marion a nd Lilburned down ·long befo re I ever There is quite a good-sized gap th e moS t saw Delta, so I was particularly was Marion Killpack's barber shop. han Killpac~ loaned be west of Cooper's but farther down arM_ old !he of picture ma~v~o~t and Marion with interview an In early pleased to own a picture of 111 ga th erm_g the road, looking west was the Delta showing unmistakably this Lillian Killpack in their home Oct. somct al b':t fam s! location of another confectionery, 13, 1969, Lillian said when they spe acu ar m o~mation about 1.t old landmark. The Bluebird. No one seems to reAs you drive over the overpass were first married, they lived in ior a future arti-cle. The Marsom, call anything specifically about this and are coming into Delta from the back rooms of that barber shop I oo, bur~ed do";n. completely. th e ~orth section. the west, look down to the south building and there, their first child ·ihat first ~mld:g on Just beyond the automobile is a somttimes ercM D : ·t dwTas si her had Lillian Later, born. side and right slap-dab against was building where groceries and fine 1 1 1 part n c eJ_ eta_ ere. t: Melville canal and the Union Beauty Parlor in the back of the c~ were sold. Jenkins and meats 0 Twitchell had a e ~i:e, Pacific Railroad tracks are the barber shop in later years. were the owners. Fwas th e bro th er Tozer Carl Warner contributed an in- c~e;m s; ion. old cement foundations of the Further west still, must be rubranees Bohn. ora ose an teresting sidelight. He said that I O Grundy mill. ble or blank spaces. But across the Whoever took this picture was old foundations wE're everywhere street, west, where Charlie Allen's standing on Main ·street a little out back of Steven's and neighMotorium now pampers cars into west of the present Second West boring business buildings. Those ,, purring condition again, i.s a large foundations had to be removed and intersection. building complex which housed Mr. William J. Starley and Mr. -the area smoothed up to make Pratt Mercantile, a bank, Edward and Mrs. Marion Killpack informed present blacktop parking space. Silverstein's, The Toggery, and a We must get back to the picture me this October 13, 1969 that from milliner's store operated by Mrs. the vantage point of Main and Sec- again and identify buildings. West Bunker some sources suggest. and West intersection and looking of Marion's barber shop was Dad There was a blank space behind est, the main street of Delta had (Frank L.) Bryon's Little Gem The Toggery. previously sported flower beds no Cafe and then the W. H. Pace Far to the west in the backl ess, down the cent er of the street. Lincoln theatre and W. H. Pace ground on this same north side of , They hauled in good black soil Ford Motor Company building. main street shows Peppard Seed The corner space was empty at and planted rose bushes. However, plant. Huge barrel-like structures ByL. Frank time. particular this soon was strip this parked dividing were atop the building. All of these torn out for two reasons: drouth ron, known mostly as Dad Byron buildings on this block were desand what traffic there was became had an assay office in the back troyed, completely, by fire. buildCafe Gem Little his of part up. cluttered pretty Starting at the left of the pie- ing. The bright early-morning sun ture, on the south side of the road is the tall brick building with the highlights the Joseph D. Mercer words Peck's Gro-c eries plain as ·building on the west across the can be. In my notes is the com- Third West Street. Joe's other roent: "Yes, actually sold groceries building where First Security Bank and meats." That is a sturdy power is at present, housed Ben Douglas' pole and transformer right in front, Golden Rule Store. Then there is an open space where Top's City isn't it? The next sunlit building has Cafe now stands. At one time, a painted across the front at the Mr. Edwards had a barber shop in top, James A. Kelly. Much later I this vicinity. August Miller also than this picture was taken, this had a furniture store in the same writer's first stay in Delta was ' location. Louise Bogh remembers spent at the then-remodeled and her father, Burt Parker, bought a enlarged James A. Kelly's Banque ; stove (heater) from Mr. Miller at l Hotel. I questioned - the proprietor I this store. about the distinctive spelling and! In the picture, next to the open was told a Kelly granddaughter, space, stands Billy Van's gas staMadelaine Marshall was taking a j tion and unmistakable landmark class in French at that time (pre- dance hall and garage buildings. sumably at Delta High School) and I Mr. Van also had a merry-go-round suggested the French spelling, which he, himself, had built and wJiich caught on and persisted for other captivating "concessions" on his property wes' of the dance hall years to come. Of course, anyone who ever lived buildings. Russel Sprunt had a lumber yard in Delta very long has known there was a bank in the James A. about where Marion and Dean's Kelly building. It's vault was just east parking space is now located. back of the lobby in tre hotel's This identifies buildings on the heydey. Later there were other I south side of Clark Street to Fourth West. In the background, still on _banks, too. Now, back to my notes, which I the south side of the street looms shall quote in abbreviated form for the Grundy Mill. The information necessary to the present. Mr. Starley recalled: "Next to the hotel was John Avery completely indentify buildings and Bishop's cream station • nd then : owners on the north side of the Mabel's Style Shop. There was an ' street is less detailed than for alley at one time west of these those_on the south side. Fires razed buildings and west of the alley was many of the north side buildings D. Steven's store." He continued: shown here. Starting on the far right-hand "I am not right sure but think there was a small building, prop- side of the picture, the first builderty of Melville Irrigation Company, ing was the property of Andrew C. __,; I 1 f • 7 i~;I? f I i • Delta , Utah , February 14, Saturday Dear Juanita , I just finished identifying persons on a whole batc h of new pictures of o lden days hereabouts . Among them was a good one of the dedic ation of a monume nt in the memory of Captain John W. Gunnison and his party who were massac red along the Sevier Ri ver sout h and west of here . I have a l s o typed up copies of all available writeups on t he incident and am taking them and pictures t o the Historic al Society Office some time the next week. In t he long arti c l e from Mi l estones o f Millard ( D. U. P. ) was a detai led hi story from a n a rtic le publi she d by Josiah F. Gibbs e ditor of the ''B l a de" pub l i shed a t Desere t i n 1894. At t h e unveili ng of t he monume nt a nd dedic a t i on progr am on t his occa sion , Josiah Gibb s i s again mentioned: " Josiah F. Gibbs , then a resident of Marysvale was the chief speaker of the day telling the narrative in forceful , vivid language . Andrew Jensen , •, L. D. S. Histor ian , gave an address •• " Date o f the de di c a t i on and picture was Memorial Day , May 30 , 1927. The r eason for bothering you is this : In the picture is an unidentified man but obviously an important person at the occa sion. He seems reluctant to ste p forward and be in the picture . I wa s hopi ng we might have come by a pictur e of Jo siah F. Gi bb s--becau se we have e s t abli shed ident i t y of all o t hers beyond a que s t i on. Then , I have had t his newspaper c li pping pinned to my ki tchen cur tai ns sinc e last May and wante d t o contact Mrs. Anders on t o see if she could clue us i n on the Mr . Gibbs who was he r father . Hopefully , it would be t he same Mr . Gibbs . Next time you ar e in the of fic e at 603 Eas t South Temple , would you take a look Slim c lues , I know, but out of slimmer ones a t the Gunni s on fo l der and pi c tur e? I have ab ou t snowed the office under with pictures and more pic t ures and identific ations . I got the las t of my pi c tures taken off and prints made by Mary Henrie . Some of them are abs olutely pric eless. The re is one of t he inside o f the o ld Hub Mere in t he old part of Delta (since , burned to the ground) and with ha l f a dozen persons ( owners , etc . ) within the store all identified. There is a picture of the very first c ombination church-s c hool and all the persons living in Burtner ( earlies t name of what lat e r became Delta. ) The picture was taken early 1910. Hope you and Unc le Will have not got t oo down what with so much flu around. We ' ve had it but really have been right well for us old timers . Best regards , Best lotM ~GGART &-, COMPANY, INC. g5 6 \o D) b February 13, 197 0 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Brooks: It certainly was a pleasure visiting with you and your husband in your home, yesterday, in St. George. You were most gracious and I want to thank you for the kindness shown to me and Brent for coming in unannounced as we did. Under separate cover I am sending you a copy of the publication we printed, by President John Taylor. As well, I am sending you a copy of the book, "Lion of the Lord. " I believe you mentioned this book and that you did not have a copy of it. Enclosed, as well, is a copy of the letter sent to Mrs. Richards in Pleasant Grove. I am pursuing, next week, the copyright of the John D. Lee Journals. I'm sure that we can work out something with the Hartford Library, on this. It certainly was a pleasure meeting you. you next time you are in Salt Lake. I look forward to visiting with If there is anything that I can do to help expedite your matters at this end please don't hesitate to contact me. Salt Lake today is getting a little blusterous snow. warmth of St. 'G eorge. Nothing like the Again, thank you so much for your kindness. Charles W. Taggart CWT:jkr Enclosures (2) Under separate cover Mrs. Juanita Brooks 346 N. Main St. George, Utah P. 0. BOX 224 • SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84110 Februa y 13 , 1970 r Mrs. ichar Y s erday I h d a delightf meeting ith J anita Broo 'S in St. George. S me 1t1one to m that y u had the ma uscn t, f!Th B o ra by of Elis Musser, " a d th t ossi ly you were lo kh g for a publi her. Recently I ha b ught a sma 1 printing company and we ar at this ti me printing high grade publications in Western Americana and Mormon Hi t ry. I wou d ost ppreciate it 1f y u would giv me a rt g at 355 - 6221. Pos ibly we can sit d wn together and do somethin that w uld be m tually advantageou . I am sending a copy f this letter to Mrs. Br oks so h t she might have a copy for her file , and kn th t we are worki g tow r ds the ultl te aim of getting this bo k int 1·cati 1 • Than yo o much for your consi d ration. Sincerely yours , .J Charles V. Ta gart CWT:jkr cc: Juanita rook Mrs. Riley C. Richards 97 Sou 1 . 0 East leasant Grove Ut l, 84062 B x 303 , St . George , Utah F'eh . 15 , 19?0 i'1r . Joseph E . Olsen 1+10 South 200 Ea st St . Geor ge , Utah Dear Br ther I ~ave only lsen : 10W ex .~ned t 'l e ~IB rrr tp ; H c OI, STAF ( 'R s:rmw • I like i : v ry nu ~1- t e rt·c · s by P.n:na T,. <. 1 r an Walter A. Pa ce re especially ai~m and sincere and fitting . But I am distressed by the omission on pa e t~o of tfJ.Y hhe t r...,iage of .. is mother to Brother Condie t ace nt o his -c ould not have be·e n an ci is brothers ,. Roy and Carl . · .e e i~ plenty of r · o. on a _e don~ for lack ..f space ,; four· that it w-o uld have fitted in , espee1ally i the family • Eve then , there ra pe- t of t'1e irst wi e ad not e It did not need to be le t out . . as lenty of room . To me , this slight seems unforgivable , to President Snow as blication under my well as -t tb.e Condie bo s , and the e ek bo t · if. e . I m litura. na.m - ~.c~.es l"'!e resp c i of r ade:rs-- I wish ndre I c annot correct it for a_~ · the that I eo 1d-- but I am riti g to Harold and Roy and Carl r 1hoever it my feelings on t:t su.b.ject and a n a_ olo ; ·was that pl"'esumed to out these paragra.p "., •• Havin a family sit e.tio.n simllar to t ·etrs makes me more sensitive o this subject . Sup se I shorld write --or someone trib te to my daughter t ''li.lla, and leave else shou1d-Ever :family member would re,s ent it; everyone Erne t o ·t ! who read the article , -d.d rese"lt i • I ·o a:pre ciate y ur contribution to this project , the fine wa in which the bo klet is made up 1 the excellent pictures . Presiden" H~rcl.d • Sno deserves and has honors far greater th n those 1 m rtals cen give im . I coul , and sho ld li ~e to tell :pereona.1 experiences with him t hat b:r·ing nt· - focus other f cet . o his c ar~ eter to he lp ill st.rate this . To me rt of his lie experience has been .ith he a real m;,,n . thee y nc-Ar br thers also . Sinc;g,ly Jua ·· ta yo rs , £~'hL rooks OLD (_;ouRTHOUSE C1v1c CENTER 1866 1966 97 EAST 100 NORTH ST, GEORGE, UTAH 84770 • George , Ut~h Box 3 ' • F br ~r y 17• 19?0 Mr . Cr rle.s "' . irae rt Taggar t & Company ., Inc. P • • Bpx 224 S t I, k.e City, Utah 4110 De .r Mr . Tago:art: he books r rived yesterd Yt T ank you very much . ch on~ e inite j Pl~ I r.:s L HOC I d I appreciate g-tt n ~ th m. 4 c rsory exa min-tion , so nill pass no id think t he or a t of the o eon I ish I h.c d }')Oken t-0 you mox e definite . Y, bo t t he 1"A .... obiogr hy Of Elise Museer" , wh ich l-'.ir • Gertr de M• .h:ichArds and I have both .ri end.f she ... ae Ger tr· de 1 s favorite w .r ked on, Mrs . Mursser wa.s , Aunt . We bot.t promise her be ore her death t h--·t v e woul wr:i. te er husbar1d nd two nieces and J) blish a h ;rt bl gr 1)hy o:f ho:-. · ho he.d become , a l hy ,. f:fored to fin0nc it . rnl"' • t ie no . q i te rue--Mr. tz s.ser n 1 ·never enth si stic · bc1 t t he 1', roje ct, en has 0 rown even le s i n eres ted fL 1ee hi - econd mn rriaf," - • 0 \' hile rve two Lave ten c ha _., ters ,tdone--doe .. one ever rs et t h'-" m ~ervice , finished --a nd ha ve bro ht t hem t o incl1de h, tuner , r . :ro-'-(ri tten . S yc v see t t her '11 .. 't u .d 1:Le n ed to e r-- ·et t ng to .,et her .. mo p: us l,e:f' r-e ve mi r;h t of er · to you . iiieniece ,I As to h e n e·c cdi+; on of 11 ~-r ·;,,r;:r:i-: CH"='GiiICI_E : r;- · t I 1 P.. :IES CF J .,:N D. L ,:E , I mu t elso c ori ·~ the s 1. tui:J.t i • n. '11he t rn vol mes p u t · · ·t ne h f'lcl r J..110 , v f; 1 · .:. Orn i e t · 1·.J1'b. 'ra.ry . t.· On E ., I"'l'Un t :t.ne; ,.. enl:' . ,Y ( fl 8 i::r Ot t b s. repre se n t a 1 t lle mt21 m s ~ri nto c' r.r :i.c h the y own lie o:tip;i (I f cnmd '.hem ,'.:ln s c,e :re t hen cmd brc,1g t t hem ··n. ) T. ~y berdn i n 1848 . 0 ,1. .• ., ,, · l (' No ve ha ve loc i t d man' e rw ie dinries 1 :J.('H l.g' l to rr:.a: e a 1'\ ~e n D- Lee EFO E 1848 . These I uld volu me of he ·r· tin so ' t ro a n t h~~ n me o · t he firs t . <;d o make up Vo uie I-- and e tho t any c nsent and do it lume · v • ' h t on ahead go d , oo We !6rom R n ·inp:to:n Li r:ary . l • r .cent Vol . on·. int Vol • two The problem wo d be to nt."cll e tn i n · the et . It iV Ot 1 . ha ve to be co · r etcly re - do i n th -. nev a ~e . each of tc b e t o tee hen t with t iret format f t Also ther wil . be ome r t her onp items to fil in t he a a j in tbe present vo~ u~e . Volume t10 o the .rese~t set 1ou1d become Volume thr ee cf the new se t -. -,~re\Te r ., - there wo ld be no t much to ·be do ne ;er e-•n t nnl eh , any vmy--:for t he diaries f ollow e ac h other wi t h fe;; ,.ape to the en of hi s s t a.y in t:he l'f!er:i--i t r i al enitentia ry • By the way , bi s a cc ount of l ife i n t he j il i e wor t h the pr i nti n,! I had ne ve r dreamed that i n this ,nit e d st~tes of Ame r :tea as late as the l 70 ' s t such e ndi tions c c ld ,e xis t. f:lf.3 Mr . !Ia r ·ol .S e hi d l e r, who writ e s for the i nterested i n wor k i n wi t.h e on thi ,, r ojeet • r ibune is You -d - 1 k now hi m as the a .thor of· ORl IN POWJ!ER RCCKW'E:f.1L , a ve r y succ essful book , a:nd fine piec e o •rnrk.- So now we c ome to he ice of r e rint s-~~and to tbe inte r ruption o t he telephone eallI I sho d l ' ke to ee a r eprinting or rather o tf • se t co .. i es rt:4~de of tne LDS Biogr a hie l Encyclo edia V-o lmnes jxxxlhtb , 2 nd 3• Volumes 1 t:ind 4 a re a vailable; the other two are ·r·are. So now afte r o· r pleas.nt convers tton , 1•11 stop and get but ot her duties •. All good wishe s • l~eM- J&w.1--.o.p !)~kt_, r•(ve be~n re .ki g y h~a:1:t £or more than H re Life ia at1~~u1~. , e, e ! ei ht · onths , l1;c,i,1•,. to . ,~t hia l.:tttle bo k into print . If I ha.d had the m nay ;f I *d h t1'\r$' had it out lone ago . hotu"e ·o f eaulh otb.er ere two (.)u o.rt 1 nities -.. that 1 is • Mr, Tbu1":man it dic6lt@d that he w.o ulcl be •hie tc 11-egin rath~t aoon . A . Karl Larsoa ·diseouragea ne; it - i l l be YEARS if his ex erienee is ty i.cal t• h ·. EUa:,r.s . Now within 1 tWQ I wia.h yo 1 would meet this .. ·u·. Taggi;lrt.. His right hand is or· i< he ears a (eras ping de•v ioe * He eeenia te have ~eao 1rces , ht is .1.s ht:nJe ttttnrber is j n ,55• ·221 . That rd tinP; . o e- in .. home ic!l ,.55.6010 . H lives se~r&18 his .c> £ice i:n his home , 1n on 234 ?tl, Avenue. Yotl might let him take a :eo 7 t .a l.cok thr .. gh ov r th~ week1!'1!'~nd • I'll probably fly Thanks million 'Up ·Q!le da:, this we,~k. for- y,o nl' interest I meiut UE%JCt i;e,trk. nd help •. Riohall'd ea.t i do tha Tho111ae D .- Brow111 iftem,, if ho has tifflth I did a lot of w rk on that afty~ .J ou saw it . I thinlt y u'll be ·leased vri th it ~rnd gl d you didn t publish Mr s ,. Far1'"'' e · er:d.oth nox ,:;c;:,, ~t ., neor e I :F" br 01--y l ? , 1970 Uttth Dr . David B • Millar., Di.; t:~ctor Centor fol" St · di0 or tl1 , Aro~r1. eEin West rrm•~ U!UVERI1 TY OJ:'' T.Ui Sslt l,ake City, Utah bt.~112 !rh~nk you so ~ueh for yo r letter ot F' b:r,iuu:-1 17, inv::i. tin., me to bee me a K ·nb r et . . Cf:Ur ,.d 1 or · Bo~rd _. I • m mt -c h 1. tt..rre-d , but be i'.tate bece-use I already b$l.On to t~tree Bo •. rds t i•he Stat. El' Dep~, rtment of Uietor-1 ( a~ t aey UO\t call th~ "'tah f~tate lii1:t orical. !eei ty) • Th . Utal H rita e Each . xpeets .-e ti et,- .. :t"fonn t ont n~ tie 'Folklore S oom; 1n to m·eting ·• The '.: ,c; in -problem i · TIJ<1J.~. !t t k~s a e,.y to got re dy nd off , a .. d ft@r it i.s -o er , to gt'ltt b ck, un: ind • and iek up :-,her& I l ft ott. Even ee , 1•0 fo.oli h eruni t;h t:o say 1es . You h~ve _; ess d • t:>f cou se , that fiJ1' chief interest i to ~1e ·t y little uun-c l e l 111 Tel s l!is n tory0 in .o print .• /:hen l .: - • ;h,irman $ id be · ould lik . to do it t ltt:tt it mat wait ita turn, I ,a3 some Jhat diolieartened , ·01~ in this ea.e e· 11 I li.ke the w, y the l?oe.be--r iime is o the eeeenoe 0 tt-·uly.tho trht I coul 1ait . and " '"'h ·u th · a dona . Ro_elt."_.!1 'tr St:rf: ngely • no·t two hr.mrs after 11.rent Crosby Caue to iq ome bri g i~ : a locking or ometltng t wb 11 t,ris~, e. Wi ,l l;'U but u,.,.go3te t ~~r~1C?n. ci,~(J1;l_C ·F_ :ro,..-d . ·n e e,tpe,n: e tip # it11 t.h. toot c.t,!""" rm :H· n .,fr· t n .1i r o.-y ad th d· y!l 13 ·er 11 • .1.'ag~)t·t -t.~lo;O< hotHtd Ui~d: he had fl San t, -ri.no • cl.~ ar d t.lie Cepy.ri ... t • an i re Al1 to 't¢ \''1 el :rhe ,. ·:,1it" I• not . I hcve ome ~~ .c k to -trr~ . of en,d the r no-... ome c , ,111 pby biog?\ Lee the of y · I bavi& reR Tt1('r ·i volt, e o-ne ., UnJec•s i,e go ittto i - be.-eki!.ar-4• like a, t1 odla h~ve SC!fie ~i .· 1e; • I ' l. 1 I n · ady .• it . I • Sbo -n art .··~- king t ::u1g , leetion , f i1cident g.~rt a · :rt 1ff t , e \ . l, t c •.rts ' ,. 9'7 0outh 600 Eaert; Ple asant Grove , Ut ah 84062 F<-)bru~.. ry 20 , 1970 Ur . Chvu:les W. Tagg'" t 1: aggart &:. Co.mpruiy, I no • P . o. Box 224 SRlt L~ke Ci ty , Ut ah 84110 I 1lt.. z ple2.s::~rJ. t,o ·_.;,Coi :re you?· l ,tter of' Febr·u·· ry 13 , and •,dll be app'!J' ·1• o .r1 ot vi i th y. v. som t i me to consl der th ... posP i bil ity of '"Our comp'"' ny ' s publ ·.shi ng the Bi or.,r~lphy ct Eli s e Jfur er Y!usser . As ::u·s. 3 ;cooks ii;.'1 j still 1.n .Pro! •,ss of x· vision an ostimut e •"f th<: numoel" of de t ermi ne a 1}prorimcrt~,1:r Y.!hat to l d you, the] man scri 1- t is and completlon . How ver , us i ng _.ac s in.volvvd~ probanly we c ould t h"' cost 1.mt1ld ~oe of putt i ng out 1:i.c.v-e such a book .:.:.s ·1ve .... a,ro pl~.n.n d . I pl.::u1 t; bri i.n ,('l.?lt, Lake n~o;,:t Thur sd.i·1 r:nd will -err t, o :r~ach / OU ,_ :1 ~=\ho"1a thnt, morning . , Februar y 26, J.) elta, Utah , February 21 , 1970 Saturday Dear Juanita , Enclosed is the Gibbs acc ount of the Gunnison Massacre . I took an exact copy to John Jame s yesterday as well as a co py of Beckwith ' s and the picture of the dedicatio n of the monument at the massacre site. Mrs . She pherd was most gracious in her office and produced two pic tures of Josiah F. Gibbs for me to see . Obviously , the unknown man in my picture is not tell However , since I returned home , friends of ours in Del ~ /n-,_,j.,. us the man in the picture is more than likely~ Vance Wilson, Editor of The Progre e s at Fillmore. Will follow through on this. As it is, I am almost f resh Mr. Gibbs. out of pres sing jobs that have to be because I feel pretty growly inside . typed up or identifie d. Is a good thing Hope all is well with the Will Brooks as this le~ r leaves the Oz Johnsons. I Millard Count~hr onicle - - Thursday, February 19, 197d , LETTERS . . . TO THE EDITOR D~ar Mr. a: I Mr; Riding, -- / Ie has recently been my good i fortune to spend some time with ; Mrs. LaVell Johnson of your area. I ~er pr~fo~nd _interest in the history \ 11s grahfymg mdeed. I was especially _p l~ased to Ste U!C\L your newspaper is making its pages available to her interest in history. Let me ?ongratulate you on this public service and urge you to continue the good work. When you are in Salt Lake it ~ould be a pleasure to meet you if you had the inclination to come by Wi th every wish for your success. Sincerely, Charles S. Peterson, Director Department of Development Services Division of State History · --~ ~--·. February 25, 1970 Mrs . Juanita Brooks, 98 U Street, Salt Lake City, Utah . Dear Mrs . Brooks : For quite some time I have been trying to buy your book on John Doyle Lee and, so far, have been unsuccessful . However, I find it difficult to buy, or find, books of this type in Southern California . It took me five years to buy 11 The Hole in the Rock 11 and, even then, had to find it in Utahl Don 't ask me why, I don't know the answer. Anyway, I was given your address by a granddaughter of 1"1r . Lee and would like very much to own the book . Could you possibly give me any leads as to where this book can be purchased? Any help you can give me will be very much appreciated. I have the book on the Mountain Meadows Massacre and would like to read more . AMERICAN -WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY - - - - - - - ---- ---- --- - - 577 COLLEGE AVENUE. PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94306 [phone] February 25, 1970 Mrs. Juanita Brooks Box 303 St. George, Utah 84770 Re: "John D. Lee" Dear Mrs. Brooks: We are writing to inform you that just recently Donald E. Bower has joined American West as the new Editor of THE AMERICAN WEST magazine. Mr. Bower is in the process of reviewing all manuscripts which are pending a decision for publication. Many of these manuscripts have been in our possession for quite a while, and we want you to know that a determination will be made promptly. You will hear from Mr Bower within the next few weeks. O Thank you very much for your patience in this matter. ~f.~ Jeanne R. Cudlip (Mrs.) Office of the Editor AW/jb PUBLISHERS OF THE AMERICAN WEST MAGAZINE J ioneer J ress BOX 222 DUGWAY, UTAH 84022 February 28, 1970 Mrs. Juanita Brooks Box 303 St. George, Utah 84770 Dear Sister Brooks, Can't r ~member whether or not I sent you the book THE THREE NEPHITES, so I am forwarding a copy to you now. It is an interesting subject, and the public seems to be accept ing it quite well. · We are collating the last half (500 copies) of the DUDLEY LEAVITT edition. It will take three or four weeks to have them bound. I f you would like to have them in about a month, I will be glad to bring them down . Hope yo~r ·work on the J ewish history fares we ll . Also hope that your husband is much better. Give him my regards. Sincerely, fft6w.~ Ogden Kraut .~ r ;--1, \ ·... 1 F· r :i nr·t f' t ~-1'")1. .,r 1; 0 i~, _y-- •,? f l ~: ·~ . ·~ • J... · reprints fi • l' l. , ~en, f o r ·.r:ei r H::( , :. ·t 1< . inl: . 'm 1 0 1 I1 1 e ,.,. · l. t ... , r -- .! . r =1 t• To: 234 Box 303, St. eorge, Utah T esdey morning , ~rch 2,1970 5:30 Ch9rles r . ·T ggart C.i ty 7th J:i. venue, an S.,. Dr. & Mrs •. A . R. Mortense n 1408 Perry Ave .. ., S .L. City Dear Friends: I think we shou . all et to e t her iu some "a-, iith Richa rd hurman a nd come to a ew quite definite deeis:ton s , so that we all have a clear Bi idea of where we are and ihere e re going in this venture of , ubli$hin g this little book. H1Jncle l ill Tells His Story . u I 'll try to say my s .a:y he:rEu Let ' s move ahead as we can, but without undue haste. I ' d be g lad if it could come out while lill is still here to see it, but that is not the mos t importan t tbin.g . The only im ortant tti.t•g is t hat t'1e make as , ood a job as we can o the book. If Will i s rwt able to stay .,, e•ll all be sorry• but he knm that it is in the works and takes e·otnfort in tha t., And. of (:.o rse, he just ffli c,ht live .f o:r years . Here are a fe~1 of my ideas: lat- Vie must a ll work from exactly the same version of the ms . '.eeme mbe:r that it has been modified and ehan ed a number of times . 2nd- I still feel that I should like it to b~ a c o:mpanio.n book to the story of his fathe r, ~. ith the same type s .i ze. I do not like smal l , c :ro ded type that older people cannot read at all• or at least not with any leasure. 3- I think a map layout some here of t he general lo:e.a tion oul help,. Aleo a ie,ture s h o in~;) the hold· to n,, or tha t ·p art which includes the Temple, the ':l1a b e rnacle • a nd t he C urt ous e . Eaeh of the.s e buil in rPS mus tbt,e in se pa:ra tely , too • for· ea c h figures importa ntly iA '.Per.ha s also a picture of the Woodward School Bouse . Uncle lJill ' a life . Not too ma ny fa mily ict res . The fir s t one he ever had , in bis borr owed shoes,,, m~ybe some of his school yea rs, urse t aken • of e from Dixie if it is clear enouh, and t he family rou he t including family pi c.tl r e at t he home in S t . George, ·ihi ch the Then at Lo .~an . 4-- you already have- - t he one before Paul di ed-- and the one with me and my tour whieh he i ,n eists that we include., and a separate one 01· Ernest . He must not be left out or ne lec ted . Heh s a nted so desperat ely to be one of the amily . it ill' s health i mproves, i can af ord to fly up and ba ck 6!6e~ I eould brin . . him a nd stay a week or more . na .. e my In t he meant ime,. I c an ind plenty to do on i t .1. e re if I can dule. he c time an@ . et back onto my ni Jx t s of I r eally a ... r e ciate _y ou all--eve ry !)ne in r st in t his it ·le r o you-- for your h t h 170 • t I In ti C C 111• 1 ' I ---- or r Box ,o; st . 81 ??O 00 re, Uteh -e- reh .; , 1970 Hr . n raut Pi · ne r Pr . s Box 222 , D y, N' . 1:}021 tab l' lad to h ar hat o r coll · ction on TB'E THREE NEPHI TF.S i out • tt d be ri ht inte rested to ·ee 1 ·t • •Or I tu\.dl'tJSt and that some very r ca t ·s t r e have b e eiro ted ... - t in the las 11 _ar • I :eel th .. · :you shou 1 d hav had some of · he 'ook· tha re here . ! h~v 250+ hr at ou t to P te Le itt , Au t ~el n La ·tt1 ? squit· . , and my sister, Mrs . ernon c. Ro U'.'SO , theyill o in time , but i. t loo s so ime . I • m up to the end of -~ II or 1945, in r i t no• t¥-acted from it by · e de, of Ut Precs to ,ut out y "U c e '1 an pu h · -c •hro • Uncl ~'ill i'"" tail t in i I ·t·cular ly want to ,et done . This mea a de. nd o m time t OURh ; too 1~ y to ~e i Sincere ·)o Ju - i1i t i -s h book• but am f. the n verity 1. ,-;, s Story" i e t st ., s o t his 1.s • I do 't ol: pl in. • -hioh incl• de Brooks t our .,,,t ff al o ,, TAGGART~ COMPANY, INC. Mar ch 6, 1970 Dear Mrs. Brooks : How terribly thoughtful of you to write. It is always good to hear from you and know that we are in good communication\ Yesterday morning I flew to Los Angeles for two r easons. One was to meet with Lorrin L. Morrison and his wife , Carol, about Journal of the West. I indicated to Mr. Morrison that I was most interested in acquiring some kind of periodical in this area and I do believe that we can work out something. I'm sure that you 're aware of what this is , but nonetheless , under separate cover , I'm sending you a copy of it along with a copy of the Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly. This is published by the Southern California Jewish Historical Society and I mentioned to Mr. Morrison that possibly we could put an excerpt of your book in there. He said he'd only be too happy to run it , for it would be a good free advertisement for you in case anyone down there would be interested in buying your book. I met with Arthur Clark. The reason I met with him, as I indicated , was to see if he had any old publications that were no longer in stock that I could buy the copyrights to. He brought out several, one by Hafen, and also your book , and mentioned several others. I expressed an interest in possibly buying a copyright of that book. At first he said, "No, I'm not at all interested, " but, in later talking to him I believe that I can buy that copyright , which I plan to do. This morning I had a meeting with Joel Izatt , and I went over the letter that I received from you this morning and , in all practical areas , we agree with you completely, especially in the matter of doing a good job, taking our time, and printing it in larger print so that the older people might enjoy it. Dr. Mortensen xeroxed a copy for Joel so that each of us are working on a current , updated copy. As soon as Joel is done, he is to give the copy to me, as I have yet to read the story. I have had good correspondence with the Huntington Library , and I don't see one bit of problems there. The only problem is a matter of timing, and I do need to sit down with you again just to chat and go over some of our mutual problems. P . 0 . BO X 2 24 • SALT LAK E C ITY, U T AH 841 10 Back to Joel Izatt. I believe that, in concert, we will turn out a splendid book on your husband, something that you '11 have every reason to be proud with. I plan to phone you later in the day, in fact , I think I'll phone you right now so that we might add anything else that might be of mutual benefit in the letter. I was certainly a pleasure talking to you and finding out that your family is able to gather around you this weekend. I hope that you have an enjoyable time. As I mentioned to you, I would like to enclose a check for one hundred dollars for your expenses and I hope you understand. CWT/ pd Enclosure Juanita Brooks Box 303 St. George, Utah -1 9? rch 1 • Dar Th e m it T EE n~rr toot I us t ith once , a nd it l o !inio e d c, .. t ~r PY or t t ,d ry •. r I n .l TE et p:ettin he s ,r - 8 1" . I t t f s n \ :r a ·e h~ l 0 or t y p s uc c Co b i ter s::.c te r oc ti ,o t s 1 J 1 g-0 0 · ni a t ishes , ro 1 { P~-; f) fi ~ -C c 9 - - ~ - ~ ,// ~ C/~~ I ,, I ~~..-.__.e_ ---:? UM~~~--<-=~-{ ? y ~ ~ @-c~~ ceo~) ~~-< ~) D--'7~ _/ + 02--~ ~ - < -- ,5'~ __/'-<?--t--<-;f- Cc_~<-~--0~ c / ~ ~-c:&~ ~-oA--<-1-c~ c::2---c-c_- -------~ ~~-b - ~ - - - , ; , - ~ U--c &<--c-~ ~ - e ~~'Y°A-> /- . A/ J;-'(!_,/y v:;1~ ~h ~L.ILJ? ~ - ~ ~ tf--pt_L) - ~ ..3J ,e__ . --?z ~ ~~J/4e_?'o/ . /~ L - -C i ~ ~ - -- -- - - - --- - -- ~ . Jl. ,,6; .~ . . -nt~~>d~~ . . - -- -- --- - - - -- ·. r;z:z.~ ~ ~ ~ L/~-~? . _, .-,, - -..._-, ~ -~ ... - - -91-~ ~ - - --- - aLfl -- - - - -- G. cynn Puls i pher 246 North 500 East Provo , Utah 84601 Box 303 . St . George, Utah ·la rch 15, 19 70 Dear Gary Lynn: t the change in your naoo • You k ow, of course, th t Uncle Stan has a son, Lynn¢ Pulsipher, but I am not s1re what his extr . initial is . He is a little older than your father, .nd I understAn d that he too has a Lynn. I' 1 not sure ihere they live , even. I w s pleased to get your 1 tter, but surprised yway, I think the change i s OK. 1he name is yours , and you re privilege d to do wb.etever you w .. t with it . Of course, you may gum up the record.a, and i i y - u ever want a passport, you' 11 have- no end of etting affidavit ~ , unless JfOU us e the full name exactly as it is on the birth certifica te . P rr sending ou wh t I have in the way of genea.lo~ . If you want to follow the Le vi tt• ... -Hafen line back, the best pers on to help you is Gtt16fxn.$outh @ East ari/ Hafen Lec:vitt''s sister-- unt Selen Leavitt • who lives on Salt Lake City. She has m de a life ts work of this . Uncle How rd Pulsipher there in Salt Lake City would be able to give you the sheets of his fatrmr_, 15 Bowler Puls1pher . if~re ~a\:if lL.W~r ri~P<ll ~~otner, a 8 Elizabeth The Pulsi ·her name goes way back to before the PJl'lJBrican Revolutio n, ahd has rrany fine people in the line . 'Ihe Leavi tts were also a.?llong the first to co .e to America.; the Duqley name came into the family when one Dorothy Dudley, daughter of the overnor of ehe t_a ssachuset s Bay colony- married can give you much interesti na early history on John Leavitt. Aunt Selen the Le vitt line. 'Ihe H~fen-- stucki line goes b ck to Switzerla nd, with the firs t ones joining the Church there in the early 1850·• s. eric fro, En land until much 1 ter. ov 1 r f' Pmil did not eorr.e to They oved to the Gunlock area 1'then they first arrived, put down their roots ostly married people fro ri the s uthe rn part of the there, and t he fardl7 st . te . As I rerr.errber, there were five sons and five daughters , · l of whom have large! milies. 'Ihe ~o you see, your genealogy begins with two and doubles with every generatio n back until it becomes 1-ora and more complic t-ed. very ~f scinating . I' m sure you will find it We are all saddened by the separatio n in your family. It came as a great ame. l a,nnttm\bill Pa~lig"" tn.Wlfg)in WYa& ~ep~\\i t,., l.\S. Our feqtin~ sun,rise ttl · e t • · · ·.<= at, ·. only th1.ng worse t,_ Tne conflict. I believe your father is being very generou; ~n the .s~i~;~ ~e;d to re air !'le have known him as a an of high honor J ready to be a:i.; • . e .d neHed t d1dn he mother; your r f' to volunteer $_500 toward a car We A 'Oal i c:. :4-,,.1 -u-~ na- !ll"'lt1 -r; 11 ; t . 1.n t.h f-:1::.t t ; e i s driving and. fill i t with gRs . He p::iid well rrore the ol . ea: 6: Ke r fi I s s il O It I s high to be a Judge, th 2 n h;::i lf of the month ly bills , as Kurt can tell you . Gr:iry Lynn . Nei th.er y ou nor ,·ne or anyone else is cRpc1.ble . 1hat belongs to our F.~ th,~r in He::iven , ;:ind He 1 ll s ee an honest ,-· an~ in LEP \ . ( ~(YvZ,~ / /..,.:,&-4 ~lA-t.~ ) ---/l~~ {.,e(.' - 7 ~14/~.& . 4 ~ ~ -- -r1 ~~ :;;/~_;,L-) lfox 303 84??0 l·rs. Ruth C., Bad er· Box 30 • Ran.c h o ant· C lifornia 92067 S • o:r e ., Ut b •"e Your etter · ,ddrea e to me t 98 U street tolle ed .m, eon , Tho live in the b--,uue ter I . e ·• t o !·!ti 1 i c l o, ta}11; No a · tt:r a full mcnt~ it i·~· e;r;, ttir1g t-·n (-11~tn.~e • I •rn ,.; rry . A~ : (, kn ··, he ·ook is out n print . The Arthur Hf Cla k Co .. p- ny •Of Glend C l.iferni • · a.sured me that t ey now l n .o t ut r printirt£ ithin the month . t he I 1 ~rn tha t firtother . ritit . iig ho e them for the oopyriq,bt, I ho • th t em will et i .t ou.t a gain. ~oon., I have t ~or it, ·n •ith a 1e · rintia , of the ..-_,_......,.......__ _..__"-_•_~_a__s_a_, ·-C._re_· a.'Ppea::rin t th ·ho ld ha ve an n to rin.t tbi . I sh 1 · ile hat pou shcul d r n· m , ~$ t s I h t" , Cl a n . r1cv,rt:~nt o r . C th~ ly , •. ..,,.f' ... ,.,· 5. · "'D'Y aitt t ·c · ubl · e.otion . I I Dear Mr .. J ames and Mr s . Shcpheru , -" .:im encl sing Oz an d e1•.1 very ·;·,r c o us ol<l sna1,s o t . .:. because I <1 can ge t to 'c.l t Lake ~ity ag in no-.,r t hat the srr-ing- flood :, t its :-'Cak .. o not nm-~ ,.,h n rriP.;ation i s I c firnc by th s" y,ic t ·res of Jerome nnd El iznbcth Tracy by H£-ty of .::i f ormer ncieh o ·when s 1c C<'mc to have her .other , r-,;: rr;.::rct Horr: c 2 ans , buried in titc f.:~mil.:, Jlot ,"It D lt,::i. cenetery • .i.•rom this oncc-n .igl bor , I rlso got .1 vcr/ , very good io r ply of Ev nn E n~~ his ~r'f 1':•'.lrgar .. t Har ri Evans ( J"Jr-nts of ·1er:,) T7ho incident al ly •,7 re born in r,.1le--: . Like Hamlet , aid under ~imilnr circur.F3tG c s : " ... . : kn w (t em) ,-;ell , Horatio" and their life storic re,Jc lH~c c-7 dime thr.iller . The n y chil of the Evans fqnily \\'<. ,~ n dru_ht ·r nu e :•'inry d.o is n P ·Hr c: . Seth '-!inter ; n ~- her ome L~ L Mil ord , Conn. S1 c is the o c -;:ho sc t th - ,.,,r,1cy .let 1rc::, ;_n. also is going to send pie tures of her r.arcnts ,qhen they ' re younger ,. nd 1 ioneerinz h re on De 1 ta Porth Tract . This is a gold 1:--ine , le t me te U ym ! ~,Jil 1 you :: lease 1,ut them in the J e rome a n d l iza e ·1 Cahoon Tracy folder'? : ·.. noticed lact Friday ·then Me 1 'mi th .:: r l.r?c. ;,darns ,,.,ere her-:. look~ ng thro ugh the old \Joodrow (Jolly Stitc hers) 11.. 11 that from t l c bac ( str::iJF rla t fr r m of the 1h11 , the Jerone Trac} originnl home was still just north ove the road ~nd c9nal . uas delig ted thnt He l t oo k rictur es of the Tr,c y fDr1stead buildingu remai i e; t here L'n do hore th pie tures t r n our we 11 . L,fter licl called me D. week ngo and said e would like to look tLrough the ol lall , I nlcrtecl nll the present offic ers and a c our-lc of ol _, time ,~ who ,;-;rcrc. 11 in· 1 on . the buil in~ of he Ha 1 ;md wouldn ' t you just kr ow! - nll of the, j1- st 11 hapr; ed 11 to dro) by the H--11 t he afternoon ,fol -'.\nd ./.rza /,.do.ms ~,.Yere there . Of c o ·rse , the Joll) Stitcher s 1erc having their March c ard ~arty there th&t vcnin3 so mcyb_ it '-vusn ' t so coincidentnl as it · T\ cared t o me .. Oh , yes , th- r e ,i;•nr.; f. ver 1 c N! • s·unt in the netting alone the s o u t h side of the foundation , also . s·ncc th~t ;r ' dny meeting at the ol building , I have been busy cdcr~ocin3 cnvclo-;-:es i i th the nddres~, of the Historic.al Society so th.2 . rcorle r. n I ii ;r . cir .iembership dues -ind becor:lc members of the Soc iety. I :31 ppose you will 0 immd,:: ted from clta end North Tract . T at isn ' t so hard to take for any of -: , ·,... it'? 1 lel left -~dth me some more ble ks to rogist.;r other LiiteG I l ointec out : Delt Sur,a F nctoryq-i PresbytGrirm ( nm·1 the C 1:1rnu1.i y)ch 1 rch , 1:1hich is c: fie buildin3 rn<l some of ~y No rth Tract Gentile friends are ha~,y to h~lp m0 fill o t t he blanks; nd the old l Grundy flour mill befor _ mnny fir s :r.nz A the to-Pn f et rly Delta . 1 1 I elso hev egaincd t·m10.nry rosscssion f nin1tc bool·s of ccrl~· ·c·.e:r com ),mics and \mndercd if the· •, m uld <:: too bul1 y f o r what good they contcined t o be r.icrofilmed .. Uo ld it ba "11 r ight , if next time ,;:e come to Se:lt tak_ City , ~·,c broug t these c. long r.:nd 1 t you see T,,hat ?O · thin·: c out thcr.? One, : -11' f:ur e , is very m ch ·~mrthvJhile. It is Sevier Fiver L€1.nd and H:1ter Com:,any "1inutc Boot· rumbcr -ne . It begins r,· i th artic lcs of incorr oration , detnilr, the strugr;l, to get ~-7 ate out of the 'evi _r River end onto th0 l{.nd ,'1D for back 2s the be~i. ninr, of this century. I have been getting t he d;1licat-f 'ut t .~t has been no e'pcnsivc ving history. 1 7 3-2-g---?o d~ 7LL..:,, r/4, ~_e, c~J ;to ~ _4~,i,,, 0 ~, -nL (!_d-r n ~ c~ ,::,ry~ µ,J ~,,.,, ~,<_/ ? /-4~/-f ' c~ ~.,a J~ »,<, ~_f., A--e a,,y-J b t-p--x/1"''7 lLYllLVlj ClYlJ '°l(Ul,J rwLtl J ~OU, rlm, ~M Jttf hi 10v ·