John Mills Whitaker papers 1849-1963

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John Mills Whitaker papers 1849-1963

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The John Mills Whitaker papers (1849-1963) consist of daily journals, correspondence, and business and professional papers, among other materials, relating to John Mills Whitaker (1863-1960). Whitaker was an educator, horticulturlist, politician, and LDS Church leader.

circa 22 linear feet

eng,

J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Whitaker, John Mills, 1863-1960

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John Mills Whitaker (1863-1960) was born in Centerville, Utah. His parents were Thomas William and Elizabeth Mills Whitaker. At an early age he studied the Isaac Pitman system of shorthand. While going to school at the University of Deseret he began working for Franklin Dewey Richards (1821-1899). In 1886 Whitaker married Ida Oakley Taylor, the daughter of John Taylor (1808-1877). Whitaker helped establish the first public library in Utah, was secretary to John Willard Young (1844-1924) while he...