John Murdock autobiography and diary
Scope and Contents
Typescripts of a diary and an abridgement of diaries for the years from 1830 to 1859 and 1832. Murdock joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 and lived in Kirtland, Ohio; Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; and Salt Lake City, Utah. He had numerous assignments for the Church and migrated to Utah in 1847. He participated in Zion's Camp in 1834 and went on a mission to Australia from 1852 to 1853.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1867
Creator
- Murdock, John, 1792-1871 (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 John Murdoch autobiography and diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
John Murdoch (1792-1871) was a Mormon pioneer.
Extent
2 items (343 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Murdock, John, 1792-1871 -- Archives (Person)
- Zion's Camp (Expedition) (1834) -- Personal narratives (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Kirtland (Ohio) -- History
- Missouri -- History
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History
Topical
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Australia -- History
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Missouri -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Ohio -- Kirtland -- History
- Patriarchal blessings (Latter Day Saint churches) -- History
- Pioneers
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- Title
- Register of John Murdock autobiography and diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 5 May 2011
- 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