George Crane autobiography
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography composed near the year 1912. Crane was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after he heard Orson Pratt (1811-1881), apostle for that religion, speak in England in 1864. He later served as president of the Wandsworth Branch of the Church. He migrated to Utah. Crane also writes about his courtship and marriage and about his mission to England from 1878 to 1880.
Dates
- 1912
Creator
- Crane, George, 1832-1919 (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 Autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
English convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a missionary for that faith.
Extent
1 v. (120 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Autobiographies
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles--History
- Crane, George, 1832-1919
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Great Britain
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Great Britain -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Great Britain -- History
- Missions and Missionaries
- Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881
- Title
- Register of George Crane autobiography
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 13 April 2011
- 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