Hope A. Hilton papers,

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1 Overview of the Collection Creator Hilton, Hope A. Title Hope A. Hilton papers Dates (inclusive) Quantity linear feet Collection Number Ms0584 Summary The Hope A. Hilton papers ( ) contain diaries, correspondence, research files, family histories and genealogy, news clippings, and manuscripts. Hope Hilton ( ) was a writer and community activist who, along with her husband, organized the Middle East Foundation, a charitable organization devoted to helping students from the middle east obtain an education in the United States. Repository University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah 295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT Telephone: SPCreference@lists.utah.edu Access Restrictions Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law. Languages English Historical Note Hope Averell Hilton ( ) was born 15 August 1924 to Hugo Joseph and Annalee Kohlhepp Averell. She was educated in the public schools of California and was awarded a BA in History by the University of California at Berkley. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hope served a mission to the central states. She moved to Utah, where she attended the University of Utah and married Lynn M. Hilton in The Hiltons traveled extensively in the middle east, living in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. In 1968 they organized the Middle East Foundation, a charitable organization devoted to helping students from the middle east obtain an education in the United States. Hope was active in community affairs, with an emphasis on issues related to parks and historic sites. She was the author of numerous articles, and wrote a biography of her great-grandfather, William Adams Hickman. She also wrote several pieces about her mother, Annalee Skarin, an author of books deemed heretical by LDS church authorities. Hope Hilton died in Salt Lake City on 26 October 1999 after an extended illness. Content Description 1

2 The Hope A. Hilton papers ( ) contain diaries, correspondence, research files, family histories and genealogy, news clippings, and manuscripts. Family materials include information about Hilton's great grandfather, William A. Hickman, and her mother, Analee Skarin. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Hope A. Hilton papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: Hope A. Hilton papers, Ms 584, [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Citations:Ms 584. Administrative Information Acquisition Information es 1-7 were donated in (3 lin. ft.). es 8-26 were donated in 2001 (9.25 lin. ft.). Processing Note Processed by Karen Carver and other Manuscripts staff in 1994 and Separated Materials Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0617). Detailed Description of the Collection William A. Hickman Research

3 1 Hickman History 2 Court Documents Utah War Beating of Governor Dawson, Lot Huntington, and Jason Luce 5 Larceny Charges, Bill Hickman Army Guide Pay vouchers, account by William Hickman of his father, Archibald Gardiner record, notes on Camp Floyd and Camp Douglas. 7 Notes from Mormon Collection, Weber State College Special Collections 8 Articles and Pamphlet 9 Clippings, Chronology, Wyoming Notes 10 Notebook, Minerva Wade Hickman 11 Publication Information, Brigham's Destroying Angel 12 Murder Indictments, William Hickman and Robert Burton Land deeds, Missouri and Utah Research Notes Contains notes from various libraries on Hickman, Hosea Stout and others. William A. Hickman Research 2 3

4 2 1 Abstracts, William Hickman and Hope Hilton 2 Minerva Wade Hickman, Mary Jane Hickman, Luke Johnson 3 Biography of Thomas Jefferson Hickman 4 Letter from Hickman to His Daughter, Katherine Butcher; Iowa Journal of History and Politics Letters to William Hickman from His Father and Brother Correspondence with Colorado State Historical Society Regarding Judge Harding 7 Letters Des Moines Research on Hickman 9 Court Documents--Lee County, Iowa 10 Tax Records--Sweetwater, Wyoming Wyoming Historical Monument, Letters 12 Wyoming Historical Society Magazines 13 Wyoming Historical Society Magazines; Maps of Lander, Wyoming Burial Writings of Hope Hilton

5 1 "Edwin and Elender Webber Hickman: Some Progenitors and Descendants" 2 "William A. "Bill" Hickman: Setting the Record Straight," by Leonard J. Arrington and Hope A. Hilton "The Last Years of W.A. Hickman ( )" "William Adams Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man" 1984 William Adams Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man, Manuscript 8-14 Notebooks and Notes, Fort Bridger Annalee Skarin Research Analee Skarin; Correspondence

6 10 Research Notes 11 News Clippings 12 Sunstone Articles about Annalee Skarin by Samuel Taylor and Hope Hilton Virginia Bourgeous, "The Confessions of a Mormon Mystic" Hope Hilton, "Descent into Madness, or The Formation of a Religious Cult" 1988, 1993 Research, Annalee Skarin Ye Are Gods Sons of God Published under the name of Christine Mercie "The Law Upon Which All Things Are Predicated"; "Opinion on Plural Marriage"; "The Second Advent" 4 "The Pathway of Glory" 5 Notebook 6 Mark E. Petersen, "Reasons for Annalee Skarin's Excommunication" and "The Skarin Books--Doctrinal Comparisons" 7 Annalee Skarin, Information About 6

7 8 Annalee Skarin, Correspondence "The Death and Burial of Annalee Skarin" 10 Linda Lee Avarell Moat, "Hugo Joseph Elof Avarell" 11 Annalee Skarin, List of Residences Annalee Skarin, Correspondence about Her Death 13 DeVorss Publications 14 Annalee Skarin, Trip to Her Grave Annalee Skarin, Record of Her Father's Marriage to Gracie Lura McHougne 16 Annalee Skarin, Stories of Her Childhood 17 Annalee Skarin, Miscellaneous Documents 18 Christmas Card Published by Annalee Skarin 19 Reason Skarin, Funeral Annalee Skarin, Genealogy Showing Death, as Filed in Family History Library 21 Annalee Skarin, Miscellaneous Manuscripts 22 Annalee Skarin, "Pathway of the Gods," No. 1 Manuscripts, Annalee Skarin 7 Container(s) Description 7 7

8 Container(s) Description 1-5 Annalee Skarin, "Pathway of the Gods," No Annalee Skarin, "Pathway of the Gods," No. 2 Personal Material, Five Year Diaries Travel Diary Weekly Planner Monthly Planner Hope Hilton, "A Short Life Lived,The Life of Spencer Hugh Hilton" Hope Hilton, "Life Story of Hope Avarell Hilton" Personal Documents, es 9 through 13 contain news clippings, photocopies of photographs, certificates, scrapbook fragments, brochures, medical files, financial information, programs, travel documents, news clippings, pamphlets, brochures, and notes related to Hilton's personal life. Originally titled "Hope's Biography," these files were probably the basis for a biographical or autobiographical project. 8

9 9 1 Genealogy 2-10 Personal Documents Personal Documents, Personal Documents, Personal Documents, Personal Documents, 1960s Correspondence Condolences and Sympathy Cards News Clippings 1960s-1970s 7 Miscellaneous Community Service, 1980s-1990s

10 Daughters of the Utah Pioneers 1980s-1990s 3-5 Utah Territorial Penitentiary/Sugarhouse Park Hope Hilton, "The Utah Territorial Prison" 1993 Benson Grist Mill, Middle East, 1960s-1990s Middle East Travel 1960s-1980s 2-3 Israel Middle East 1970s-1990s 5 Arab Genealogy Hope Hilton Manuscripts,

11 17 1 Bibliography 2 "Joseph's Scattered Flock" "Starting in the New World" "A Study and Comparison of Health Problems in Iran, Kuwait, and Jordan with Those in the U.S." Lynn and Hope Hilton, "Discovering Lehi" "The Curse of Canaan, Son of Ham" "A Mormon Speaks to a Muslim" "The Gospel Spreads Behind the Iron Curtain" "With a Song in Her Heart" "Arab Lands and the Restored Gospel" "The Gospel Goes to China" 1979 Hope Hilton Manuscripts, "The Vine"

12 3 "The Lihyanites" "Arab and Israel and Jewish Culture" "Egypt in Passing" "Lehi's Trail" "The Search in the Outlaw Brain" "A Day of Discovery" Lynn and Hope Hilton, eds., Ensign Club History, Lynn and Hope Hilton, Excerpts from Utah History Encyclopedia "The Rag Baby" 12 "The Touch of the Master's Hand" 13 "Kahtoumin in the Valley of the Nile" 14 "What Does the Koran Say About" Annalee Skarin, Correspondence Regarding Annalee Annalee Kohlhepp Avarell and Relatives 3 Annalee Patriarchal Blessing 12

13 4 Annalee Skarin, "The Story of Chief Pocatello" 5 Annalee Skarin, "Wild Cats and Cougars and Coyotes" 6 Hope Hilton, "Annalee" Hope Hilton, "Descent Into Madness" Annalle Skarin and Sunstone Hope Hilton, "The Death and Burial of Annalee Skarin" Carolyn Campbell, "Solving the Mystery of Annalee Skarin" 11 Carolyn Campbell, "Translation Please" Gloria Love, "Annalee Skarin's Mis-Translation" San Pedro, California Hugo Joseph Avarell Estate Hugo Avarell Biography "Partial Autobiography of Frederick John Kohlhepp" Constance Kohlhepp Curren Linda Moat Adam Swapp Hope Hilton, "Memories of the Gustavson, Avarell-Ellis Family" 1994 Hickman Family Research,

14 Hope Hilton, "Edwin and Elender Webber Hickman" 3-4 Edwin Hickman Genealogy 5 Hope Hilton, "The Ancestry and Family of Edwin Temple Hickman and Wife Elizabeth Adams" Luce Family Hickman Family Research, James Barton Hickman 2 Thomas Jefferson Hickman 3 George Washington Hickman 4 Hickman-Orr Marriages 5 William A. Hickman Wives 6 Mary Jane Hetherington Hickman, Stockton, Utah 7 Stockton, Utah 8 Research Notebook 14

15 Hickman Family Research, Garth Jones, "In the Shadow of the Tall Mountain" Life history of a school teacher in the Cedar Valley. 2 Pamela Hickman Lee, "Tom" Life story of Thomas Woodland Hickman. 3 Eula Hickman Towers, "Hickman-Towers Family History" William A. Hickman Fiction 5 William A. Hickman, Children/Descendents William A. Hickman Research Chronologies, Hickman Notecards Bill Hickman Index Kentucky Missouri Farm

16 8 Nauvoo, Illinois/Lee County, Iowa Old Fort, Pioneer Park Fort Bridger, Wyoming Taylorsville, Early Utah Green River, Wyoming Hickman Fort, Salt Lake County William A. Hickman Research Chronologies, 1850s Rush Valley Ranch 1850s-1860s 3 Fairfield/Cedar Valley This is the Place State Park, Hickman's Fairfield Cabin 6 West Jordan/Little Cottonwood 1860s 7 Mining Bingham Canyon Living Quarters Allen Ranch, Nephi, Utah Lewiston Springs 16

17 William A. Hickman Research Chronologies and Publication Information, Lander, Wyoming Lander, Wyoming 3 Last Letters, Lander, Wyoming Hickman Obituary Wyoming History Trek, Rawlins National Association and Center for Outlaw and Laman History (NOLA) Zion Canyon and Bill Hickman 8 General Information 9 Miscellaneous Hickman Research 10 Hickman Book Publication File 11 Hickman Papers, University of Utah Library Writings on William Hickman,

18 26 1 Bill Hickman, Brigham's Destroying Angel Hope Hilton, Edwin and Elender Webber Hickman Hope Hilton, "William Adam Bill Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man" 4 Leonard Arrington and Hope Hilton, "William A. (Bill) Hickman: Setting the Record Straight" 5 Hope Hilton, "The Last Years of William Adams Hickman: The Lander, Wyoming, Period" Hope Hilton, "William Adams Hickman: Mormon Mountain Man" Hope Hilton, "William Adams Hickman, Pioneer Lawman" Hope Hilton, "The Hickman Rush Valley Ranch Houses: Sentinels on the Prairie" Hope Hilton, "William Adams Hickman in Tooele County" 1994 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Frontier and pioneer life--utah Mormon Church--Schisms Mormons--Utah--Biography New Thought Peace officers--utah--biography Women authors, American--Utah Personal Names : Hickman, William Adams, Hilton, Hope A.--Archives Skarin, Annalee Geographical Names : Utah--History Form or Genre Terms : Clippings Correspondence 18

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