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Latter Day Saint missionaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:

Sterling D. Colton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9208
Scope and Contents Contains autobiographical writings of Sterling D. Colton and personal items pertaining to his education and early life with his wife, Ellie Ricks Colton. Included are writings by him and his wife regarding their time as mission presidents. Contains audio and video recordings of interviews with Sterling and Ellie Colton and interviews done with other members of the family, including Hugh Colton. Contains annual reports of the Marriott Corporation/Marriott International, Inc., dating between...
Dates: 1944-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Adrian David Cook notebooks

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230236371]
Identifier: MSS SC 237
Scope and Contents

Holograph notebooks which relate to Cook's Latter-day Saint Church mission to the Western States. Includes a printed mission journal and a daily diary.

Dates: 1906-1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Cordon family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 413
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographical sketches, genealogical material, journal extracts and copies of various family-related materials describing a Mormon convert who immigrated to Utah and took up polygamy.

Dates: 1841-1961
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Kenneth Crossley family history papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233627683]
Identifier: MSS 7886
Scope and Contents

Collection contains a digital copy of the missionary journals of Daniel Jeddiah Hammon, Sr, created by the Crossley family, and two copies of The Old Pioneer Cemetery of Green Plains, Illinois, written by Kenneth V. Crossley. These materials pertain to Kenneth Crossley's pioneer ancestors.

Dates: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Daniel Francis Thomas biographical documents, 1847-1942

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3197 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical information pertaining to the Daniel Francis Thomas family dating between 1847-1942. These documents include biographical sketches of Daniel Francis Thomas written by family members, as well as articles published in local newspapers such as Victory News and The Deseret News.

Dates: 1847-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daniel Francis Thomas family papers / Daniel Francis Thomas family history documents

Daniel Francis Thomas certificates, 1870-1881

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3197 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical information and important documents pertaining to the Daniel Francis Thomas family dating between 1847-1942. The documents include the papers granting Thomas citizenship in the United States of America, Thomas' baptismal record, and Thomas' certificate of election as constable and justice of the peace.

Dates: 1870-1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daniel Francis Thomas family papers / Daniel Francis Thomas family history documents

Daniel Francis Thomas correspondence, 1854-1886

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3197 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence to and from Daniel Francis Thomas. Includes letters written to and from Daniel Francis Thomas to his parents and President Jones in Welsh with their translations, as well as a letter from his brother David Thomas. Letters date between 1854 and 1942.

Dates: 1854-1886
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daniel Francis Thomas family papers / Daniel Francis Thomas family correspondence

Daniel Francis Thomas documents, 1886-1893

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3197 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains published correspondence between Lorenzo Snow and Eliza R. Snow as well as a photocopied ticket to the Salt Lake City Temple dedication. Materials date from 1886-1893.

Dates: 1886-1893
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daniel Francis Thomas family papers

Daniel Francis Thomas family biographical documents, 1900-circa 1906

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3197 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical information and important documents pertaining to the Daniel Francis Thomas family dating between 1847-1942. These documents include family group sheets, biographical sketches of Daniel Francis Thomas' wives written by family members, and newspaper articles regaurding the family.

Dates: 1900-circa 1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daniel Francis Thomas family papers / Daniel Francis Thomas family history documents

Daniel Francis Thomas family correspondence, 1854-1942

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3197 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence to and from the Daniel Francis Thomas family. Includes letters written to and from Daniel Francis Thomas in Welsh with their translations, letters to Margaret Ann Thomas Whitaker from her friend and several family members, as well as miscelleneous family correspondance dating between 1854 and 1942.

Dates: 1854-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daniel Francis Thomas family papers

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