Richard Rawle Fry diary
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten diary which describes Richard Fry's experience as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Canada and England (1884-1885). Also included is an account of his life as a sheriff of Morgan County, Utah and his subsequent political career.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1935
Creator
- Fry, Richard Rawle, 1864-1946 (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 Richard Rawle Fry diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Missionary for the Mormon Church in Canada and England. He was elected to the positions of mayor of Morgan City and member of the Utah State Legislature.
Extent
1 item (97 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Dontated by Church Archives in 1979.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Dontated; Church Archives; 1979.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Canada
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- England
- Latter Day Saints -- England -- Lancashire -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Ontario -- History -- Sources
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Morgan County -- History
- Missions and Missionaries
- Title
- Register of Richard Rawle Fry diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 Aug 20
- 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