Tonks family biographies and diaries
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two diaries and their photocopies and biographies of 16 Tonks family members. The members of the Tonks family belonged to the Mormon Church and lived in Utah and Idaho. The diary of Warren Tonks covers from 2 Jan. 1921 to 25 Feb. 1923 when the author was a missionary for the Mormon Church in New Zealand. It is in three notebooks written mostly in pencil.
The diary of George Moroni Tonks (1856-1932) covering from 8 March 1887 to 4 June 1887 plus a photocopy of it are also available. At this time George Tonks was serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Southern States Mission primarily working in Virginia and North Carolina.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1970
Creator
- Tonks, Warren, 1897-1975 (Person)
- Tonks family (Family)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Access
Donated by Blair Holmes in 1977.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Tonks family biographies and diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
22 items (0.33 linear ft.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Blair Holmes; 1977.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Southern States--History (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Virginia--History (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--North Carolina--History (Organization)
- Tonks, Warren, 1897-1975 -- Diaries (Person)
- Tonks, George M. (George Moroni), 1856-1932 -- Diaries (Person)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--New Zealand--History (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Tonks family biographies and diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 July 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