V. Lee Oertle Collection
Scope and Content
Collection contains Lee Oertle's research about the Mountain Meadow's Massacre. Types of materials range from interviews, notes, notebooks, maps, correspondence and photographs. Many of the items in the collection are photocopies of original documents.
Dates
- Creation: 1776-1998
Access:
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours.
Use:
The V. Lee Oertle Collection is the physical property of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the library for information regarding specific use of this collection.
Biographical Information
Born in 1928. V. Lee Oertle was an amateur historian and writer. Oretle spent his lifetime researching the surrounding events and members of the ill-fated California-bound emigrants who were massacred at Mountain Meadows in 1857. He felt a commitment to historical accuracy and spent much of his adult life tracking down facts versus rumor. The results of his research efforts have been donated to the Matheson Special Collections at Southern Utah University.
Full Extent
6 Linear Feet : 6 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Items are arranged by material use and purpose.
- Title
- V. Lee Oertle Collection
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository