Series 1155

Mormon Battalion Monument Commission Administrative records, 1909-1932.

1.20 cubic feet and 2 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

The Mormon Battalion Monument Commission was established in 1915 with the express purpose of coordinating the effort to memorialize Utah's Mormon Battalion which had served as a source of pride for many in the state. This series contains correspondence, commission minutes, donation information, reports, programs, publications and speeches all related to the planning, financing and construction.

Scope and Content

The Mormon Battalion Monument Commission was established in 1915 with the express purpose of coordinating the effort to memorialize Utah's Mormon Battalion which had served as a source of pride for many in the state. This series contains correspondence, commission minutes, donation information, reports, programs, publications and speeches all related to the planning, financing and construction. Documents in this series provide evidence that the commission carefully planned all phases of the monument construction and that many people were willing to donate money to ensure that the monument was completed. Some of the documents also provide a history of members of the Mormon Battalion via brief biographical sketches sent to the commission from Battalion member's descendants.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was microfilmed in 2004 and the hard copy retained. The series was processed by James Kichas in July 2003.

Related Material

Correspondence from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 1141, is the correspondence of the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission.
Administrative records from the This Is The Place Monument Commission, Series 1198, contains records to build another historic monument similar to work done at This Is The Place Monument.
Design competition artwork from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 10891, provides an early design of the monument as presented in an award winning water color painting from a competition held in 1921.
Monument blueprints from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 19998, provide the schematic designs for the monument.
Daughters of the Mormon Battalion records from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 25155, provide additional documents related to planning and constructing the monument.
Scrapbook and Newspaper Clippings from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 25156, document press reaction to both the Mormon Battalion and the monument created in their honor.

Indexing Terms

Container List

ReelBoxFolderDescription
111Agreements Made By the Commission, 1921
112Bank Statements, 1925-1927
113Contributor Lists - Miscellaneous Donors, undated
114Contributor Lists - Miscellaneous Donors, undated
115Contributor Lists - Miscellaneous Donors, 1919-1920
116Contributor Lists - Out of State Donors, undated
117Contributor Lists - Salt Lake County Donors, undated
118Contributor Lists - Utah Counties - Cache to Morgan County Donors, undated
119Contributor Lists - Utah Counties - Sanpete to Wayne County Donors, undated
1110Histories of Mormon Battalion Members, undated, 1909
1111Minutes of the Commission, 1915-1919
1112Minutes of the Commission, 1920-1921
1113Payment and Donation Invoices, 1921-1926
121Photographs, undated
122Receipt and Payment Ledgers, undated
123Receipt and Payment Ledgers, undated
124Receipt and Payment Ledgers, undated
231Receipt and Payment Ledgers, undated
225Reports to the Legislature, 1919-1927
226Programs for Events, 1920-1927
227Published Histories, undated
228Speeches, undated, 1909-1932
229Vouchers, 1920-1925