Preston Thomas diaries
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copies of diaries. The journals were typed by Thomas' son, Daniel H. Thomas, and entitled: "Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels." Daniel often provided introductory material between sections of the diaries. Most of the journals relate to the five missions on which he served for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most of these were in Texas and the other southern States. On one of these missions from 1848 to 1849, Preston visited Lyman Wight, the leader of a Mormon splinter group in Texas, to invite him to return to the Church. Preston settled in Lehi, Utah, and later moved to Franklin, Idaho.
Dates
- 1874-1877
Creator
- Thomas, Preston, 1814-1877 (author, 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 Preston Thomas diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Preston Thomas (1814-1877) Mormon convert and missionary.
Extent
1 item (477 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Diaries
- Franklin (Idaho) -- History
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Southern States -- History
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Texas -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Idaho -- Franklin -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Lehi -- History
- Lehi (Utah) -- History
- Missions and Missionaries
- Thomas, Preston, 1814-1877 -- Diaries
- Typescripts
- Wight, Lyman
- Title
- Register of Preston Thomas diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 May 23
- 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