Joseph Hill Richards papers
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries, account books, correspondence, and an autobiography. The materials document Richards' activities as a Mormon pioneer in Arizona, as a missionary to Great Britain, and as a Mormon Church leader.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1919
Creator
- Richards, Joseph Hill, 1841-1924 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Some of the originals are restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Smyrna, New York letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon pioneer and missionary.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Unfinished register available in repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS9.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Richards, Joseph Hill, 1841-1924 (Person)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Great Britain (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Joseph Hill Richards papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 February 24
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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