Papers, 1850-1928.

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Papers, 1850-1928.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145435732

Photocopies of diaries, newspaper clippings, play scripts, articles on Utah and Mormon Church history, and correspondence. Margetts writes about his trip to Utah in 1850. His diary covers the time he served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Great Britain from 1857 to 1858. Many of the items relate to Margetts' career in the theater, to the Salt Lake Theater, and to drama in Utah. The correspondence includes a letter from the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877), relating to the Salt Lake Theater.

1 box (5 linear inches).

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6835928

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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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Second president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630973 American religious leader, second president of the Mormon Church, first governor of the Territory of Utah, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. From the description of Cash ledger books, 1862-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480196 From the description of Cash ledger books 1862-1877 ...

Margetts, Phillip, 1829-1914

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Phillip (Philip) Nephi Margetts was born on February 10, 1829, in Warwickshire, England, where he worked as a mechanic and engine driver. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1841 and traveled to Salt Lake City in 1850. Later that year he joined the Nauvoo Brass Band, whose members organized Utah's first dramatic company, the Deseret Dramatic Association. Margetts, who became one of the Utah's most renowned comedic actors, later formed his own acting company, t...

Salt Lake Theatre

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Theater company in Salt Lake City, Utah. From the description of Last performances of Wheeler's comedy troupe, ca. 1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122605954 Founded and developed by Brigham Young in 1862. Stock company was named Deseret Dramatic Association. Young sold his interest in the theater in 1873 to the Salt Lake Theater Corporation. The theater was destroyed in 1928. From the description of Salt Lake Theatre broadside collection, 1862-1874. (Denver ...