Identifier |
/tanner/twelve_mormon.xml |
Title |
Twelve Mormon Homes : Twelve Mormon homes visited in succession on a journey through Utah to Arizona. |
Creator |
Kane, Elizabeth Wood (1836-1909) |
Subject |
Mormons; Polygamy; Mormon families |
Subject Local |
Utah--Description and travel--19th century; Kane, Thomas Leiper (1822-1883)--Relations with Mormons; Kane, Thomas Leiper (1822-1883)--Correspondence |
Description |
General Thomas L. Kane, friend to Brigham Young, was well known as a mediator between the Mormons and the federal government. He and his wife, Elizabeth, visited Utah in 1872-73. This publication is a collection of letters Elizabeth wrote to her father during the trip. The letters provide interesting descriptions of Mormon social customs, Mormon-Indian relationships, and insightful observations of the practice of polygamy among the Mormons. |
Publisher |
Tanner Trust Fund University of Utah Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Contributors |
Cooley, Everett L. |
Date |
1974 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
Digital images scanned at 8-bit grayscale on an Epson Expression 836XL flatbed scanner, and saved as uncompressed TIFF files at 3678 x 5370 pixels resolution. Display GIF files generated In PhotoShop. |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
Is part of: Utah, the Mormons, and the West, no. 4; IsVersionOf Twelve Mormon homes, published in 1874 in Philadelphia. |
Coverage |
1872 |
Rights Management |
University of Utah, Copyright 2001 |
Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
Source Physical Dimensions |
17 cm x 23.5 cm |
Source Characteristics |
Printed Hard Cover Book |
Scanning Device |
Epson Expression 836XL Flatbed Scanner |
Resolution |
TIFF: 3678 x 5370 pixels |
Dimensions |
GIF: 690 x 1007 pixels |
Bit Depth |
Text: 1-bit / Images: 8-bit (grayscale) |
Scanning Technician |
Karen Edge |
Metadata Cataloger |
Karen Edge; Jan Robertson |
Call Number |
F 826 .K1 1974 |
Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah) to St. George (Utah). |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b27tj2 |
Topic |
Mormons; Mormon families; Polygamy; Utah |
Setname |
uum_ttb |
Date Created |
2005-04-20 |
Date Modified |
2011-04-07 |
ID |
328926 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b27tj2 |
Identifier |
017.gif |
Title |
Twelve Mormon Homes, introduction xvii |
Description |
Perhaps because of Thomas Kane's request for a low key visit, there is little information in the newspapers and other church publications about the honored visitors. Only the most cryptic accounts appear in the Deseret News, Millennial Star, and even Brigham Young's "Manuscript History" (Church Archives, Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, Salt Lake City). From diaries we learn that the Kanes were entertained in various homes while they wintered in St. George. They attended Mormon church services, and they were feted at a gala banquet just prior to their departure in February 1873. Another honor was accorded the Kanes. They were both given "patriarchal blessings" by Mormon Patriarch William G. Perkins of St. George. This was an unusual event, since such blessings are part of the ritual reserved for the faithful adherents of Mormonism. I This much admired couple, though encouraged to become members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, chose not to do so. Nevertheless, on February I I, 1873, they were given the Mormon blessings. At a later date (April 28, 1884) after the death of Thomas Kane, other ordinances were performed in the St. George Temple by George Q. Cannon that brought Kane posthumously into full fellowship in the Mor- mon church. What progress Kane made on the Brigham Young biography has not been determined. Certainly more crucial problems in- volving Brigham Young were discussed. Shortly after Thomas Kane's return to Kane, Pennsylvania, an exchange of corres- pondence revealed that Lawyer Kane had prepared a will for xvii |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Twelve Mormon homes visited in succession on a journey through Utah to Arizona |
Setname |
uum_ttb |
Date Created |
2005-04-14 |
Date Modified |
2005-04-14 |
ID |
328772 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b27tj2/328772 |