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Richard Benson's record of his mission, 1840

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include Richard Benson's missionary journal documenting his first mission to England in 1840. Dated 1840.

Dates: 1840
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8535, Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

Richard Benson missionary diary, 1866-1867

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include Richard Benson's missionary diary from 1866 to 1867 that documents his mission to England. Contains stories, thoughts, impressions, and events from his mission as well as lists of contacts and people he met. Dated July 1866 to October 1867.

Dates: 1866-1867
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8535, Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

Alvin Benson missionary diary, 1897-1898

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include Alvin Benson's missionary diary from April 1897 to April 1898. It documents one year of Benson's mission to California and contains thoughts, impressions, events, and descriptions of his mission as well as lists of people he met and contacted. Dated 1897-1898.

Dates: 1897-1898
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8535, Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith memorandum journal, October-November 1906

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include William Smith's memorandum journal from 1906. It contains small descriptions of daily occurances as well as some writing about geneaology and family history. Dated 1906.

Dates: October-November 1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8535, Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith missionary journal, vol. 1, 1906-1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include the first volume of William Smith's missionary diary, dating from November 1906 to February 1908. It includes stories, thoughts, and impessions of Smith's service in the European Mission as well as descriptions of events, people, and places in Europe. Dated 1906-1908.

Dates: 1906-1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8535, Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith missionary journal, vol. 2, February-June 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include the second volume of William Smith's missionary diary, dating from February 1908 to June 1908. It includes stories, thoughts, and impressions of Smith's service in the European Mission as well as descriptions of events, people, and places in Europe. Dated February-June 1908

Dates: Other: February-June 1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8535, Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith missionary journal, vol. 3, 1908-1909

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include the third volume of William Smith's missionary diary, dating from June 1908 to May 1909. It includes stories, thoughts, and impressions of Smith's service in the European Mission as well as descriptions of events, people, and places in Europe. Dated 1908-1909.

Dates: 1908-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8535, Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith missionary journal, vol. 4, May-June 1909

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include the third volume of William Smith's missionary diary, dating from May 1909 to June 1909. It includes stories, thoughts, and impressions of Smith's service in the European Mission as well as descriptions of events, people, and places in Europe. Dated May-June 1909.

Dates: May-June 1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8535, Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

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