Sidney J. Ottley scrapbook
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook containing correspondence, poems, essays, magazine and newspaper clippings, and an autobiography. The correspondence is between Ottley and his stepmother, Isabella B. Erekson. They deal largely with Ottley's activities in New Zealand both as a missionary for the Church and as a teacher at the Maori Agricultural College in New Zealand. The poems and essays relate to Ottley's beliefs in the Mormon faith. The clippings deal largely with human values.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1978
Creator
- Ottley, Sidney James, 1890-1982 (creator, 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 Sidney J. Ottley scrapbook must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Sidney J. Ottley (1890-1982) was a Mormon businessman in Utah.
Sidney James Ottley was born on September 2, 1890 in South Cottonwood, Utah to Edward and Thirza Ottley. He served as a missionary in New Zealand from 1912 to 1916, and later returned as a mission president in 1951. Ottley died in 1982 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.) : (352 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Andrea Wyss; 2011.
Subject
- Erekson, Isabella B. (Person)
- Ottley, Sidney James, 1890-1982 (Person)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- New Zealand (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Sidney J. Ottley scrapbook
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 April 18
- 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