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Missions and Missionaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 1166 Collections and/or Records:

Wilford E. Smith scrapbooks, 1934-1952

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7936 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains scrapbooks containing greeting cards from 1934 to 1939, materials from Wilford E. Smith and Ruth Christensen's wedding in 1949, and materials from Wilford E. Smith's time in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1952.

Dates: 1934-1952
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7936, Wilford E. Smith papers

William A. Wilson and John B. Harris Missionary Folklore collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: FA 20
Scope and Contents Contains folklore stories and accounts from missionaries or relatives and friends of missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, separated in 17 bound volumes with no inner chronological organization. The stories date back to the 1870s, and they were collected between 1958 and 1994. Includes accounts of missionaries' language mistakes, funny stories, miracles, songs, and experiences with the priesthood, the supernatural, or other people. The interviews for the accounts...
Dates: 1958-1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William A. Wilson and John B. Harris Missionary Folklore collection

William Albert Nuttall diaries, 1900 January-October

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233618542], Folder: 16-17
Identifier: MSS 2070 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diaries, photographs, and other papers of Margaret Greer Nuttall and her husband, William A. Nuttall. Includes autobiographical sketch of Margaret and papers relating to her activities as a student at Brigham Young Academy, including diaries, class notes, report card, and three group photographs of her with classmates. Her diaries, dated 1896-1902, also reflect her activities in Wallsburg, Utah, and in Provo Canyon. William Nuttall's papers relate to his service as a Mormon missionary in New...
Dates: 1900 January-October
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2070, Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall family papers

William Alvin Bowles diaries, 1906-1910

 Series
Identifier: MSS SC 2956 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains five volumes, dating from October 1906 to March 1910, that chronicle William Alvin Bowles' three-year mission to New Zealand for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 1906-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS SC 2956, William Alvin Bowles papers

William Alvin Bowles ephemera, approximately 1897-1910

 Series
Identifier: MSS SC 2956 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Includes one William Alvin Bowles holograph written in Maori; a New Zealand postcard; and dried leaves from New Zealand.

Dates: approximately 1897-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS SC 2956, William Alvin Bowles papers

William Alvin Bowles photographs, 1906-1910

 Series
Identifier: MSS SC 2956 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of William Alvin Bowles on his mission.

Dates: 1906-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS SC 2956, William Alvin Bowles papers

William Mark Waddoups diaries, 1900-1953

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8421 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the personal and mission diaries of William Mark Waddoups, who served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii, Samoa, and the Salt Lake City Temple. Materials dated 1900-1953.

Dates: 1900-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8421, William Mark and Olivia Waddoups diaries

William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries, 1898-1901

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8999 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains five volumes of diaries and one autograph books from Ogden's service as a missionary in Samoa. Dated 1898-1901.

Dates: 1898-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8999, William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries and photographs

William Thomas Ogden missionary photographs, approximately 1898-1901

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8999 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains nineteen photographs from Ogden's service as a missionary in Samoa. Dated approximately 1898-1901.

Dates: approximately 1898-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8999, William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries and photographs

Daniel Edward Williams diary and autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 667
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography and diary with photocopies of the item. The account of Williams' early life was written from notes and from his memory in 1852. Williams, a native of Penally, Pembroke, South Wales, was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 1840s. He served on a mission in Wales for that faith from 1846 to 1852.

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daniel Edward Williams diary and autobiography

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