Register of the Small Mormon Collections, 1860; 1918
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University Library, University of the Pacific
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Small Mormon Collections, 1860; 1918
Collection number: Mss2
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- October 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Small Mormon Collections,
Date (inclusive): 1860; 1918
Collection number: Mss2
Creator:
Reginald R. Stuart
Extent: 0.1 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Small Mormon Collections, Mss2, Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Access Points
Personal Names
Cannon, George Quayle (1827-1901)
Grant, Heber Jeddy (1855-1945)
Lapish, Joseph
Jones, Thomas
Whitney, S.A.
Corporate Names
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Subjects
Mormons -Utah -History
Mormon church -Presidents -Correspondence
Mormon Trail (Utah) -History
Biography
George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901) was a Mormon publisher and attorney who lent travel
necessaries to Salt Lake City emigrants. He was later part of a delegation that
petitioned the U.S. government for Utah statehood (1872), subsequently serving Utah
Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives (1872-1880) until barred from his seat for
practising polygamy. [Ms2.C226]
Heber Jeddy Grant (1855-1945) was President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints for twenty-seven years (1918-1945). Before becoming President, he successfully led
the fight in Utah for prohibition of alcoholic beverages (1908). Under Grant's leadership
the Mormon Church experienced considerable material growth, especially duing the 1920s.
His conservative views on religion and politics, however, alienated the liberal wing of
his church during the Great Depression and several of the candidates he supported for
political office during this period were defeated. [Ms2.G762]
Container List
1: CANNON (GEORGE Q.) PROMISSORY NOTES, 1860 [C226] gift of Reginald R. Stuart [This collection consists of two notes, one
from Thomas Jones and the other from Joseph Lapish, promising to repay George Cannon for provisions]
2: GRANT (HEBER JEDDY) LETTER, 1918 [G762] gift of Reginald R. Stuart [In this letter to S.A. Whitney, Grant admonishes the
recipient to give up the pursuit of money and work for the Church]
