William Monroe Egan papers, 1851-1918

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Title: William Monroe Egan papers, 1851-1918
Creator: Egan, Wm. M. (William Monroe), 1851-
Abstract: William Egan's papers includes a diary of his 1863 cattle drive from Salt Lake City to Carson City, Nevada, memoirs of his childhood in Salt Lake City (WA MSS 157) family letters, papers, photographs, and materials relating to the publication of Howard Egan's diary (WA MSS 158). The collection also contains William Egan's works, "Brigham Young," (WA MSS 159) "Native Utes of Utah," "Pony Express," and "Pioneering and biography of Major Howard Egan and sons" (WA MSS 160).
Description: William Monroe Egan, son of Howard Egan and his wife Tamson Parshley, was a cattle driver. He edited two journals, Our Deseret Home and The Utah Industrialist. He married in 1886 and moved to Provo.
Available on microfilm.
Provenance: Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Extent: 2 v.
0.42 linear feet (2 boxes)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Daguerreotypes United States
Memoirs United States
Subject (Geographic): Utah.
Salt Lake City (Utah)
Subject (Name): Egan, Howard, 1815-1878.
Egan, Wm. M. 1851- (William Monroe),
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.
Egan, Howard R. 1840-1916. (Howard Ransom),
Subject (Topic): Mormons
History
Cattle trade
Pony express
Subjects: Egan, Howard, 1815-1878
Egan, Wm. M. (William Monroe), 1851-
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Egan, Howard R. (Howard Ransom), 1840-1916
Mormons > History > 19th century
Mormons > Utah
Cattle trade > Utah
Salt Lake City (Utah)
Pony express
United States
Utah

Access: Public
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Citation: William Monroe Egan Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.