Alva Christopher Merkley diary and notes
Digital Record
Identifier: MSS_SC_1941
Alva Christopher Merkley diary and notes
Creator
- Merkley, Alva Christopher (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Alva Christopher Merkley diary and notes must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon missionary who spent much of his life in Orderville, Utah.
Custodial History
Donated by Bonnie Spellman in 1980.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Bonnie Spellman; 1980.
General Note
Handwritten diary and notes. The diary covers the years from 1902 to 1904 while Merkley served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Samoan Islands. Some of the notes are in Samoan.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Samoan Islands -- History
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Samoan Islands
- Latter Day Saints -- Samoan Islands -- History
- Merkley, Alva Christopher -- Diaries
- Missions and Missionaries
- Notes
- Samoan Islands -- History
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