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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Germany -- Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Abraham H. Cannon journals, 1881-1895

 Sub-Series — Carton 2: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains excerpts from the daily journal of Abraham H. Cannon. Materials are transcripts and photocopies of original journals. Includes experiences from his mission in England, Germany, and Switzerland, as well as details from his time serving as a president of a Quorum of the Seventy and in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Dated 1881-1895.

Dates: 1881-1895

Calvin Schwartz Smith and Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith personal papers, 1906-1976

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains papers related to the personal life and accomplishments of Smith, and his wife Lucile. Includes awards and certificates for Calvin, and documents related to Lucile receiving the Utah Mother of the Year Award. Also includes letters from Philo T. Farnsworth and Victor L. Brown, and the missionary diary of Calvin. Dated 1906-1976.

Dates: 1906-1976

Calvin Schwartz Smith and Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith photographs, approximately 1890-1956

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs taken or collected by Smith. Includes photographs and postcards from Smith's missionary service in Germany as well as his service as chaplain in World War I. Also includes images of Hyrum Mack Smith's graveside, Smith at Carthage Jail with Sydney B. Sperry, and the Calvin Smith family with his mother, Mary Taylor Schwartz Smith. Includes a family scrapbook and some negatives from the C. R. Savage Studio. Dated approximately 1890-1956.

Dates: approximately 1890-1956

Calvin Schwartz Smith artifacts, approximately 1914-1930

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains artifacts owned and used by Calvin Schwartz Smith. Dated approximately 1914-1930.

Dates: approximately 1914-1930

Calvin Schwartz Smith chaplain papers, 1917-1926

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains records related to Smith's service as chaplain during World War I. Contains a blessing given by his father prior to his military service, an order book, three volumes of reminiscenses, a dog tag, a roster of soldiers from Utah in Smith's division, correspondence, and miscellaneous documents. Dated 1917-1926.

Dates: 1917-1926

Donald Q. Cannon mission journals, 1957-1959

 Sub-Series — Carton 1: Series 1, Folder: 1-4
Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains three mission journals, written by Donald Q. Cannon while on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the North German Mission. Also contains a transcript of the journals. Dated 1957-1959.

Dates: 1957-1959

Doyle S. Jensen journal, 1908-1928

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232503331], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6189
Scope and Contents

Contains the mission journals of Doyle S. Jensen that cover the time he served as an missionary in Germany. The journal also covers briefly his 1928 mission to California.

Dates: 1908-1928

Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith family papers, 1876-1935

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Series includes documents related to the parents, siblings, and ancestors of Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith, including primarily the Thomas Dimond and Samuel Bennion families. Includes letters, deeds, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Dates 1876-1935.

Dates: 1876-1935

Joseph F. Smith blessing for Calvin Schwartz Smith, 1918 February 8

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233604062], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a blessing Calvin Smith received from his father, Joseph F. Smith, prior to leaving for service as chaplain during World War I. Others participating in the blessing include Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, George Albert Smith, Patriarch Hyrum Gibbs Smith, and Bishop Charles W. Nibley. Dated February 8, 1918.

Dates: 1918 February 8