Joseph H. Stimpson letters
Scope and Contents note
Four letters collected by Joseph H. Stimpson while he was serving as an LDS missionary in Japan, 1907-1910. One is from his sister, Mary from North Ogden, Utah, dated 1907, and three are in juvenile hands from a very young niece (Mary Storey) and nephew (Karl Storey), 1907-1910. 14 pages total. Also includes one cover, directed to Kofu, Yamawashi, Japan, postmarked Ogden, 1907, with some Japanese writing in red and blue.
Dates
- 1907-1910
Creator
- Storey, Mary A. (Mary Ann), 1868-1921 (Person)
- Stimpson, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1885-1964 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Joseph H. Stimpson letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Joseph Stimpson was born in 1885. He served an LDS mission to Japan in 1906 and returned to serve as mission president from 1915 to 1921. He worked as bookkeeper for a cigar company in Ogden.
Extent
1 folder (0.04 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Four letters collected by Joseph H. Stimpson while he served as an LDS missionary in Japan, 1907-1910.
Custodial History note
Purchased from Rick Grunder in 1991.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Purchased; Rick Grunderl 1991.
Appraisal note
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Processing Information note
Processed; H. Christine Broomhead; 7 May 2007.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Correspondence
- Education -- Utah -- North Ogden -- History -- Sources
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Japan -- Correspondence
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- North Ogden -- History
- Letters
- Material Types
- Missions and Missionaries
- Stimpson, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1885-1964 -- Correspondence
- Stimpson, William, 1821-1907 -- Death and burial
- Story family
- Title
- Register of JJoseph H. Stimpson letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 June 13
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States