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Samuel H. B. Smith diary

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS SC 870

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photocopies of Smith's mission diary, his autobiography, some correspondence, and records of ordinances performed in the Endowment House in the 1870s. Smith kept his diary while serving on a mission to Great Britain (1860-1863). He recorded the activities and experiences of missionary life and activities. The autobiography is brief and covers from Smith's birth to 1857.

Dates: 1840-1889, bulk 1860-1863

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Subject: Diaries X
Subject: Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Great Britain X
Subject: Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Utah -- Diaries X

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