Parley P. Pratt papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains various items related to Pratt's missionary service and letters with his wives and other family. Includes a handwritten diary of Pratt and his wife, Phoebe Sopher Pratt, kept while the Pratts were on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South America from 1851 to 1852. Also included are three handwritten letters and eight fragments of manuscripts by Parley P. Pratt. All items date from 1851 to 1855.
Dates
- 1851-1855
Creator
- Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Originals are restricted. Photocopy and typescript of journal available for public use.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Parley P. Pratt papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical / Historical
Parley P. Pratt (1807-1857) was an American religious leader and missionary.
Parley P. Pratt was born April 12, 1807 in Burlington, New York, to Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson Pratt. He served as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1835 to his death in 1857. Pratt also served in several missions for the Church, including the British Mission (April 1841-October 1842 and October 1846-January 1847); Eastern States Mission (president from December 1844-August 1845); and was the first Latter-day Saint missionary in South America (March 1851-March 1852). It was while serving a mission that Parley P. Pratt was assassinated May 13, 1857 in Alma, Arkansas.
Extent
11 folders (0.55 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Provenance of collection unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition of collection unknown.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy IV.a.i.1 and 4, November 2013).
Existence and Location of Copies
Photocopy and typescript of journal of mission to Chile, 1851-1852, located in folder 11. Photocopies of the rest of the collection are available as part of MSS 7.
Processing Information
Updated for DACS compliance; Ryan K. Lee; 2019.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- South America -- History
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles -- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Letters
- Missions and Missionaries
- Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857
- Pratt, Phoebe Soper, 1823-1887
- Religion
- Watt, G. D. (George Darling), 1812-1881
- Title
- Register of Parley P. Pratt papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 September 14
- 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