Statements on John D. Lee and the Mountain Meadows Massacre, assembled by Edna L. Brimhall, Marion Lee, and Sarah Virginia Lee [microform]: | Collections | The Huntington

Statements on John D. Lee and the Mountain Meadows Massacre, assembled by Edna L. Brimhall, Marion Lee, and Sarah Virginia Lee [microform]: | Collections | The Huntington

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Shameful Friday: a critical study of the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Manuscripts
Typewritten manuscript of Frank Beckwith's Shameful Friday, and examination of reports and evidence surrounding the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Beckwith states that his purpose is to "present the Gentile viewpoint, the Mormon presentation (contra to the [Gentile]), and as many statements, alibis, and comments of descendants of 'the 55' as can be got." The manuscript is divided into 21 chapters, each separately bound with the following notations on the covers: 1) Ike Potter, 2) William Hawley, 3) Synopsis, 4) Fixing the Time [of the massacre], 5) The Plans Go Awry, 6) Shameful Friday, 7) New Leaks, 8) Personnel and character of the Fancher Train, 9) The Big Five, 10) The 55, 11) What Happened About This Time, 12) The Mormon Viewpoint, 13) Mince Meat, 14) The Law's Delay, 15) Two Trials Necessary to Convict Lee, 16) Execution of John D. Lee, 17) Visits to Mountain Meadows, 18) Old Timers [viewpoints] and [help from a] novel [by] J.J. Clark, 19) John D. Lee's Confession, 20) The Mountain Meadows Massacre by Bancroft, and 21) The Indians in 1857. The manuscript contains handwritten notations and original photographs. Also included are a transcribed copy of portions of John D. Lee's diary from May-August 1849, a typed manuscript by John L. McGinn entitled "Mormon and Indian Wars, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and Other Tragedies and Transactions Incident to the Mormon Rebellion of 1857 Together with the Personal Recollections of a Civilian Who Witnessed Many of the Thrilling Scenes Described" (1903), and typewritten copies of newspaper articles on Mountain Meadows from the Arkansas Gazette (1877, 1908, 1912).
mssHM 31255 (1-21)
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John Doyle Lee papers
Manuscripts
A collection of 99 items from 1841 to 1967; the collection consists of diaries, letters, documents and manuscripts primarily by John Doyle Lee. There is a letter by William W. Bishop that includes a list of names of persons in and present at the Mountain Meadows Massacre (mssHM 31237). There are also letters by and to several of John D. Lee's wives. There are six volumes of diaries by John D. Lee which span the years 1846 to 1876, as well as several facsimiles of Lee's diaries dating 1841 to 1860, and one diary of his wife, Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee, from 1856 to 1860. Many of the items in the collection are contemporary copies or facsimiles.
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Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee diary
Manuscripts
A collection of 99 items from 1841 to 1967; the collection consists of diaries, letters, documents and manuscripts primarily by John Doyle Lee. There is a letter by William W. Bishop that includes a list of names of persons in and present at the Mountain Meadows Massacre (mssHM 31237). There are also letters by and to several of John D. Lee's wives. There are six volumes of diaries by John D. Lee which span the years 1846 to 1876, as well as several facsimiles of Lee's diaries dating 1841 to 1860, and one diary of his wife, Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee, from 1856 to 1860. Many of the items in the collection are contemporary copies or facsimiles.
mssHM 26338
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John D. Lee diaries (originals)
Manuscripts
A collection of 99 items from 1841 to 1967; the collection consists of diaries, letters, documents and manuscripts primarily by John Doyle Lee. There is a letter by William W. Bishop that includes a list of names of persons in and present at the Mountain Meadows Massacre (mssHM 31237). There are also letters by and to several of John D. Lee's wives. There are six volumes of diaries by John D. Lee which span the years 1846 to 1876, as well as several facsimiles of Lee's diaries dating 1841 to 1860, and one diary of his wife, Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee, from 1856 to 1860. Many of the items in the collection are contemporary copies or facsimiles.
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John D. Lee diaries (facsimiles and typescripts)
Manuscripts
A collection of 99 items from 1841 to 1967; the collection consists of diaries, letters, documents and manuscripts primarily by John Doyle Lee. There is a letter by William W. Bishop that includes a list of names of persons in and present at the Mountain Meadows Massacre (mssHM 31237). There are also letters by and to several of John D. Lee's wives. There are six volumes of diaries by John D. Lee which span the years 1846 to 1876, as well as several facsimiles of Lee's diaries dating 1841 to 1860, and one diary of his wife, Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee, from 1856 to 1860. Many of the items in the collection are contemporary copies or facsimiles.
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Diary (Bound facsimile)
Manuscripts
A collection of 99 items from 1841 to 1967; the collection consists of diaries, letters, documents and manuscripts primarily by John Doyle Lee. There is a letter by William W. Bishop that includes a list of names of persons in and present at the Mountain Meadows Massacre (mssHM 31237). There are also letters by and to several of John D. Lee's wives. There are six volumes of diaries by John D. Lee which span the years 1846 to 1876, as well as several facsimiles of Lee's diaries dating 1841 to 1860, and one diary of his wife, Rachel Andora Woolsey Lee, from 1856 to 1860. Many of the items in the collection are contemporary copies or facsimiles.
mssHM 26337 (Volume 3 FAC)