William Frank Atkin papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, and a biography. The diaries relate to Atkin's missions to New Zealand from 1903 to 1906 and from 1916 to 1918. The correspondence is from family members and friends and largely relates to family matters and to Atkin's missionary activities. The biography is a history of Atkin's father, Thomas Atkin (1833-1919), who was a Mormon pioneer that was active in Tooele County politics. The biography also includes information about the Mormon response to the Utah Expedition from 1857 to 1858.
Dates
- 1883-1919
Creator
- Atkin, William Frank, 1878-1966 (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 William Frank Atkin papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
William Frank Atkin (1878-1966) was a Mormon missionary from Tooele, Utah.
Extent
1 box (0.4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Atkin, William Frank, 1878-1966 -- Diaries
- Biographies
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- New Zealand
- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- New Zealand
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- New Zealand -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Tooele -- History
- Letters
- Missions and Missionaries
- Tooele (Utah) -- History
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
- Title
- Register of William Frank Atkin papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 17
- 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