Utah State Historical Society
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Susa Young GatesSusa Young Gates Papers, 1852-1932
11 c.f. (22 boxes)


Abstract: Papers of author, female activist, and daughter of Mormon leader Brigham Young. The two major sections of this collection are the correspondence, subdivided into family and general, and the bulk of materials for her book The Life Story of Brigham Young. This includes notes, drafts, research, and reviews of the book. Another section concerns women and particularly women in the LDS church. Notable materials are biographical sketches of Mormon women and drafts of the unpublished book "History of Women."

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Repository: Utah State Historical Society
Call number: Ms B 95
Creator: Susa Young Gates, 1852-1932
Title: Susa Young Gates Papers, 1852-1932

Quantity: 18 reels of microfilm
11 lin. ft. (22 boxes)
Note: Available on microfilm (MIC 1152-1169)

Topical Subjects
English Literature -- Mormon authors
Mormons and Mormonism -- History
Plural Marriage -- Family life
Polygamy
Women as authors
Women, Mormon -- Biography

People
Wallace, Ann Widtsoe
Wallace, Lewis
Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952
Widtsoe, Leah Eudora Dunford, 1874-1965
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 -- Biography

Organizations
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Relief Society

Geopolitical Places
Saint George, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sandwich Islands