Soren Peter Christensen diary
Scope and Contents
One handwritten bound journal in Danish. Christensen talks about his voyage from Denmark to America in 1871. Daily entries begin in May 1873 and record weather conditions and mining activities in Carbon, Wyoming.
Dates
- Creation: 1873-1875
Creator
- Christensen, Soren Peter, 1848-1931 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in Danish and English.
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 Soren Peter Christensen diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical Note
Lutheran Danish immigrant to the U.S. who settled at first in Carbon, Wyoming and later became a rancher in Centennial Valley, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah.
Extent
1 volume (86 p.)(0.09 linear ft.)
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (19th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
General
Microfilmed copy available in MSS FM 9.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Danish Americans -- Utah -- Ogden -- History -- Sources
- Danish Americans -- Wyoming -- Carbon -- History -- Sources
- Home and Family
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Lutherans -- Utah -- Ogden -- History -- Sources
- Lutherans -- Wyoming -- Carbon -- History -- Sources
- Pioneers
- Ranchers -- Utah -- Ogden -- History -- Sources
- Ranchers -- Wyoming -- Carbon -- History -- Sources
- Social Life and Customs
- Title
- Register of Soren Peter Christensen diary
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 September 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