John Murdock journal and autobiography
Scope and Contents
Materials include two copies of the typescript of an autobiography covering, 1792-1867, and journals, 1830-1859. Murdock was a Campbellite who joined the Mormon Church in 1830. He lived with Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the Mormon prophet, in 1833 and participated in "Zion's Camp" in 1834. He lived in Kirtland, Ohio; Nauvoo, Illinois; and Lehi, Utah and was in Missouri during the persecution of Mormons in that state.
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 Murdock journal and autobiography 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 Mormon Church bishop and missionary.
Extent
1 folder (0.2 linear ft.) : (123 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Church Archives in 1978.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Church Archives; 1978.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcription available in Folder 1.
Subject
- Zion's Camp (Expedition) (1834) -- Personal narratives (Organization)
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Person)
- Murdock, John, 1792-1871 -- Diaries (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Biography
- Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- Biography
- Latter Day Saints -- Missouri -- Biography
- Latter Day Saints -- Persecutions -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Lehi -- Biography
- Overland Journeys to the Western United States
- Title
- Register of John Murdock journal and autobiography
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 July 27
- 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