Journal of my mission : Swiss Italian German Mission / by John Kunz Jr.
Scope and Contents
Contains the transcripts of journals of John Kunz, jr., as he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Switzerland, Germany, and Italy in the late 1800s.
Dates
- Creation: 1976
Creator
- Kunz, John, 1844-1918 (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 the Journal of my mission : Swiss Italian German mission by John Kunz jr. must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
John Kunz (1844-1918) settled Bern, Idaho.
John Kunz was born February 7, 1844, in Bern, Switzerland. He was baptized November 11, 1868, into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Karl G. Maeser. He immigrated to the United States in 1878, and was asked by Brigham Young to settle Bear Lake, and later Bern, Idaho. In 1884, he served a mission to Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. He was called to work in the Logan Temple after his mission. He served as a bishop of the Bern, Idaho Ward for twenty-five years. He died January 16, 1918.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Materials left in original order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Phillip Kunz in 2011.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007.)
Contains the missionary journals of John Kunz, Jr, which document his service in the Swiss Italian German mission.
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth Ballif, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2012.
Subject
- Kunz, John, 1844-1918 -- Diaries (Person)
- Title
- Register of the Journal of my mission : Swiss Italian German Mission / by John Kunz Jr.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Ballif, student manuscript processor, or John M. Murphy,
- Date
- April 20, 2012
- 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