John Thomas Giles diaries
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries and teaching notes. Giles writes about his daily activities in Provo, Utah; his two missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii (1890-1897 and 1905-1907); his work at a lime kiln; his work on a railroad; and his teaching of Sunday School for the Church.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1927
Creator
- Giles, John Thomas, 1865-1948 (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 John Thomas Giles diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
John Thomas Giles (1865-1948) was a Mormon farmer in Provo, Utah.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.) : 18 v.
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of John Thomas Giles diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 21
- 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