Hans Peter Larsen autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 515
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Larsen was converted to the Mormon Church in Denmark, migrated to Utah in 1855, served in the Utah Militia during the Utah Expedition of 1857-1858, helped build the fort at Wellsville, Utah, and settled in Mendon, Utah.
Dates
- 1828
Creator
- Larsen, Hans Peter, 1835-1928 (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 note
Convert to the Mormon Church and a pioneer to Utah.
Extent
1 item (5 p.)(0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Autobiographies
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Larsen, Hans Peter, 1835-1928
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- History
- Mendon (Utah) -- History -- Sources
- Military
- Pioneers
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
- Wellsville (Utah) -- History -- Sources
- Title
- Register of Hans Peter Larsen autobiography
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 June 6
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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
Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States