Microfilm of the typescript manuscript of "Heritage of Valor," Ezra J. Poulsen's novelized life story of Joseph C. Rich and his wife Ann Eliza Hunter Rich. The story unfolds from approximately 1841-1930 and gives parallel accounts of the two protagonists' lives. Much of the story focuses on Joseph and Ann's experiences growing up Mormon and relating to their families, although it also includes stories of major life events such as Joseph's experiences crossing the plains to Utah, as a missionary in England and Wales, and in Bear Lake County, Idaho. The story appears to have been based on letters and family stories, and the microfilm includes a letter from Poulsen to Standley H. Rich laying an outline for the book and asking him various questions about his family's life. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1954. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Ezra J. Poulsen (1889-1980) was born in Paris, Idaho. He received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and was principal of Garden City Junior High and Juab Stake Seminary and head of the English department at Granite High School. He served on the editorial staff of the Salt Lake Telegram and was an associate editor of the Intermountain Horseman. Poulsen was the author of six biographies, two novel, and three collectios of poetry, and was a fellow of the International Institute of Arts and Letters.
Poulsen, Ezra J. (Ezra James), 1889-1980 Rich, Ann Eliza Hunter, 1844-1930 Rich, Joseph Coulson, 1841-1908 Domestic relations--Illinois Domestic relations--Utah Frontier and pioneer life--Idaho Frontier and pioneer life--Illinois Frontier and pioneer life--Utah Mormon families Mormon missionaries Mormon pioneers Mormon women Mormons--Biography Mormons--Utah--19th century Mormons--West (U.S.)--19th century Overland journeys to the Pacific Idaho--History Illinois--History--1778-1865 Utah--History 1950 Biographies Utah 20th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of original loaned by Standley H. Rich, September 20, 1954.
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