Quayle Cannon mission journals and Book of Mormon, 1888-1904

Sub-Series — Carton: 1, Folder: 9-12

Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 1 Sub-Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains papers and missionary journals from Quayle Cannon written while on a mission in Switzerland for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and thereafter. Includes two mission journals, a transcript of one of the journals, and a copy of the Book of Mormon. Dated 1888-1904.

Dates

Creation: 1888-1904

Creator

Cannon, Quayle, 1879-1950 (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Donald Q. Cannon faculty and family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Biographical History

Quayle Cannon (1879-1950) was a farmer in Salt Lake City, Utah, who served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Switzerland from 1902 to 1904.

Quayle Cannon was born on December 30, 1879, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Angus M. Cannon and Ann Mousley. He worked as a stenographer before his mission to Switzerland from 1902 to 1904. On September 20, 1905, Cannon married Eugenia Silver in Salt Lake City, Utah. Later in life, he worked in real estate and farming. Quayle Cannon died on August 26, 1950, in Salt Lake City, Utah.