29, personal journal / James E. Talmage, 1930-1931

Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3

Identifier: MSS 229 Series 1

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Image of 29, personal journal / James E. Talmage

Scope and Contents

Typewritten journal includes nearly daily entries from January 1, 1930, to December 31, 1931. Begins and ends with Talmage in Salt Lake City, Utah. Most entries pertain to meetings, travels, and other duties related to his calling as an Apostle. These include funerals, presiding at stake conferences, setting apart missionaries and bishoprics, ordaining men to priesthood offices, and meeting with various committees and Church organizations. Also includes entries related to family events. Mentions his declining health and frequent falls. Includes several newspaper clippings related to Talmage's addresses and travels, or other important Church and world news, including deaths of Church leaders. Dated 1930-1931.

Dates

Creation: 1930-1931

Conditions Governing Access

Originals restricted. Digital copy of the first twelve of thirty volumes of Talmage's personal journals (1879-1911) available online. Unedited typescripts and microfilm of all thirty volumes also available.

Conditions Governing Use

The literary rights to the Talmage collection rest with the Harold B. Lee Library and the Talmage family. Permission to publish material from the James E. Talmage collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.