Microfilm of the memoirs and some correspondence of Fred Lockley. The microfilm opens with two letters from Lockley to his son Fred Lockley Jr. (1871-1958), written from Missoula, Montana, in 1903-1904. It also includes Parts I-V (p.1-255) of Lockley's "Memoirs of an Unsuccessful Man," which were begun in 1901 and cover the period 1824-1875, including Lockley's early life, Civil War experiences, the Civil War period in Kansas, and Lockley's life in Salt Lake City. The microfilm ends with six letters Lockley wrote to his wife Elizabeth Campbell Lockley from Beaver, Utah, in 1875, and which include references to the John D. Lee trial. The Huntington also has the original manuscript of Lockley's memoir and letters, which are included with the Papers and Addenda of Fred Lockley, 1849-1958. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1947. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Frederic E. Lockley, Sr. (1824-1905) was born in England and immigrated to the United States in 1848. He worked on Frank Leslie's Illustrated News and Horace Greeley's Tribune before enlisting with the Union Army in 1862. After the Civil War, Lockley worked on the Cleveland Leader and in 1869 moved to Kansas to work on the Evening Bulletin. He also developed an interest in Indian affairs and published a variety of articles on the topic. Lockley (who was non-Mormon) was named editor of the Salt Lake City Tribune in 1872, and later worked for the San Francisco Tribune, the Inter-Mountain, the Traveler, and the Capital Journal in Salem, Oregon. In 1899 he settled in Missoula, Montana, where he died in 1905.
Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877--Trials, litigation, etc Lockley, Frederic E., 1824-1905 Mormons--Utah--History Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857 Newspaper editors--United States Kansas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Utah--History--19th century 1875-1904 1904 Autobiographies United States 20th century. (aat) Letters (correspondence) Montana 20th century. (aat) Letters (correspondence) Utah 19th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of originals loaned by Fred Lockley, Jr, February 18, 1947.
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