STATE ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN
MANUSCRIPT RECORD

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of photographic prints and negatives relating to James Jesse Strang (1813-1856), the Mormon leader and Michigan legislator who led a community of Mormons on Beaver Island, Michigan between 1847 and 1856. Many of photographs were used as illustrations for the 1970 publication, The King Strang Story: A Vindication of James J. Strang, the Beaver Island Mormon King by Doyle C. Fitzpatrick. The materials are primarily copy prints. Mr. Fitzpatrick donated the materials to the State Archives in 1997. The collection is arranged according to these two series:

1. PHOTOGRAPHS, circa 1850 - 1960.
.2 cu. ft. The photographs consist mainly of the photographs of Strang, family members and friends. There are also prints of maps, markers, and pamphlets. The photographs are mainly black and white, but there are a few in color. See the appendix for a brief description of the biographical photographs. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

2. NEGATIVES, circa 1831- 1856.
.1 cu. ft. The negatives include an image of James J. Strang photo, pages from his diary, a letter, maps of Beaver Island, pages from a newspaper and pamphlets, and a photograph of a painting entitled, "Idyllic Life on Beaver Island." Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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1 This collection does not include examples of antique photographic processes such as daguerreotype, tintype, or ambrotype.