Joseph Y. Haight diaries
Scope and Contents
Four volumes of handwritten diaries covering the time from 20 February 1899 to 30 July 1902. The final volume contains twenty-four pages of prayers in the Tahitian language. Haight writes about his daily activities, the missionary effort in the Society Islands, and the internal functioning of the mission.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1902
Creator
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 Joseph Y. Haight diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Joseph Y. Haight (1865-1946) was a teacher and civil servant in Utah and Idaho. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Tahiti.
Extent
2 folders (0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1687.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Joseph Y. Haight diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 April 19
- 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