Ether Wolfley mission diary
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, photographs, and a journal of Ether Wolfley. These items are all from the time that Ether spent as an LDS missionary in the Southern States mission. The photographs show Ether and a few of his friends from the mission. There are letters and papers pertaining to his assignments as a missionary. The journal spans the years he served.
Dates
- Creation: 1934-1937
Creator
- Wolfley, Ether (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 the Ether Wolfley mission journal must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Ether Wolfley was born February 20, 1896, in Etna, Wyoming, to Rudolph Edward and Eliza Neuenschwander Wolfley. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1934-1937 in the Southern States Mission. Upon his release, his parents came to pick him up. While they were in Phoenix, Arizona, their car was hit by a train, and his mother was killed. On October 21, 1937, he married Leah Mabel Whitecar. He died 1 September 1974.
Extent
2 folders (0.2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Materials left in original order.
Custodial History
Donated by Chris W. Johnson in 2008.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Chris W. Johnson; 2008.
Appraisal
Depicts the life of an LDS missionary.
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007.)
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, Curator in 2010.
Subject
- Title
- Register of the Ether Wolfley mission diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, Curator
- Date
- 2010 June 2
- 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