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John Mills Whitaker Papers

Description

This collection consists of the typed transcripts of the journals keep by John Mills Whitaker (1863-1960) and a typed transcript of the funeral service held for him. The journals cover the majority of Whitaker's life and discuss both his personal as well as professional life.

Several journals deal with his functions as a secretary to Franklin Dewey Richards (1821-1899) where Whitaker discusses the political oppression of the Mormons by the United States government, the public and political opposition to the practice of polygamy, and the persecution of the Mormons. Some of the people covered in these journals include George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901), Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), Erastus Fairbanks Snow (1818-1888), Lorenzo Snow (1814- 1901), and Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898).

Other journals deal with Whitaker's functions as secretary to John Willard Young (1844-1924), and he discusses in detail the financial aspects of the railroads being built in Utah, public education, and the statehood of Utah. In later journals Whitaker discusses Brigham Henry Roberts (1857-1933) and Reed Smoot (1862-1941) and their problems in dealing with the U. S. Congress.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1883-1960
Call number
mssWhitaker papers
Creator
Whitaker, John Mills (1863-1960)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Eugene T. Whitaker, May 5, 1975.
Associated people
Cannon, George Q. (1827-1901.)
Cleveland, Grover, (1837-1908.)
Richards, F. D. (1821-1899.)
Roberts, B. H. (1857-1933.)
Smoot, Reed, (1862-1941.)
Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, (1818-1888.)
Snow, Lorenzo, (1814-1901.)
Taylor, John, (1808-1887.)
Woodruff, Wilford, (1807-1898.)
Young, John W. (1844-1924.)
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