S. LeRoy Richards papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of S. LeRoy Richards and his extended family. Contains Richard's diary, autograph book, an autobiography, and a map of Tennessee, where Richards was assigned as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as part of the Southern States Mission from 1902 to 1905. Also contains family histories, patriarchal blessings, and other papers related to the Staley, Huffman, and Rhead families, all of which are related to LeRoy's wife, Hannah Rhead. Materials dated approximately 1848-1967.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1848-1967
Creator
- Richards, Silas LeRoy, 1882- (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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
S. LeRoy Richards was born on October 25, 1882, in Union, Utah, to Silas Newton Richards and Mary Norman Goulder. LeRoy married Hannah Elizabeth Rhead on August 21, 1907. LeRoy served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission from 1902 to 1905. LeRoy and Hannah had four children: Silas, Edward, Grace, and Deane. LeRoy lived in Salt Lake City for several years before moving to California where he operated an industrial products firm in Oakland. LeRoy died on April 20, 1961, in El Cerrito, California.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; Karen Glenn; June 2024. Finding aid updated.
Subject
- Richards family (Family)
- Reed family (Family)
- Hoffman family (Family)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Southern States--History (Organization)
- Staley family (Family)
- Richards, Silas LeRoy, 1882- (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of S. LeRoy Richards papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 March 18
- 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