Mountain Meadows Massacre
Subtitle: the Andrew Jenson and David H. Morris collections
By: edited by Richard Eyring Turley Jr. and Ronald W. Walker.
Contributors: Turley, Richard E.; Walker, Ronald W. 1939-; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church History Library.
Publisher: Brigham Young University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Provo, Utah
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780842527231
Subjects: Jenson, Andrew, -- 1850-1941 -- Archives; Morris, David H. -- 1858-1937 -- Archives; Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857 -- Sources; Mormon pioneers -- Utah -- Biography; Utah -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Genres: Archives; Sources; Biography
Description: In the 1890's historian Andrew Jenson conducted oral interviews with people who had been involved with the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and a decade or so later, attorney David H. Morris collected sworn statements from other individuals. Images of these original documents, housed in the Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, are accompanied by typed transcriptions. Brief biographical sketches introduce the individuals who were interviewed, gave affidavits, or wrote letters that appear in the collections.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.