Eliza R. Snow

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Eliza R. Snow

Eliza Roxcy Snow (January 21, 1804 – December 5, 1887) was one of the most celebrated Latter Day Saint women of the nineteenth century. A renowned poet, she chronicled history, celebrated nature and relationships, and expounded scripture and doctrine. Snow was married to Joseph Smith as a plural wife and was openly a plural wife of Brigham Young after Smith's death. Snow was the second general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which she reestablished in Utah Territory in 1866. She was also the sister of Lorenzo Snow, the church's fifth president.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 21, 1804 (Becket), Died December 5, 1887 (Salt Lake City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-18542	12-in.	10/11/1916	Oh my father	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-28483	10-in.	9/17/1923	Through deep'ning trials	Trinity Mixed Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with organ	lyricist
Victor	B-28484	10-in.	9/18/1923	O my father	Trinity Mixed Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied	lyricist
Columbia	4884	10-in.	ca. 9/1/1910	O my father	Mormon Tabernacle Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	lyricist
Columbia	46901	10-in.	7/10/1916	O my Father	Columbia Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30081	12-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1907	O my father	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	8268	10-in.	10/26/1921	Truth reflects upon our senses	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	8292	10-in.	11/15/1921	O my Father	Criterion Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Snow, Eliza R.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116335.

Snow, Eliza R.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116335.

"Snow, Eliza R.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.