The Andrew Jenson Collection

Authors

Ronald W. Walker
Richard E. Turley Jr.

Keywords

Mormon studies, Andrew Jenson, Mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormon history

Abstract

Andrew Jenson, who later became an Assistant Church Historian, collected material on Mountain Meadows for the immediate need of helping Orson F. Whitney write his History of Utah and the longer-range purpose of one day bringing to light all of “the true facts” of the massacre. Nearly from its inception, the Jenson material has been housed at the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah—a portion of it in the First Presidency’s Office and the rest in the Church Historian’s Office (now the Church History Library). The Jenson material includes statements made not only by massacre perpetrators but also by contemporaries with less self-interested concerns.

Recommended Citation

Walker, Ronald W. and Turley, Richard E. Jr. (2008) "The Andrew Jenson Collection," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 47: Iss. 3, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol47/iss3/3