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Missions and Missionaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 1166 Collections and/or Records:

Dorothy L. Lisonbee photographs, 1891-2014

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8473 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains photo CDs and negatives of extended family history, descendants, organizations Lisonbee participated in and helped lead, friends, and travel experiences. Dated 1891-2014.

Dates: 1891-2014
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8473, Dorothy L. Lisonbee papers

R. A. Dowdle diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225562914]
Identifier: MSS 530
Abstract

Five handwritten diaries, with photocopies, documenting Robert A. Dowdle's mission to the Society Islands. Also included is a journal of the MIA Stake Mission of the Utah Stake.

Dates: 1899-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / R. A. Dowdle diaries

Roy Watkins Doxey papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3270
Scope and Contents

The papers of Roy Watkins Doxey contain research notes and materials, scrapbooks, correspondence, graduate student papers, and family history materials.

Dates: approximately 1944-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Roy Watkins Doxey papers

Walter Howard Draper papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6180
Scope and Contents

Contains missionary diaries, scriptures, and memorabilia; military, NASA, and other civil service personnel papers; family history book and photographs; assorted personal, insurance, and legal papers; and ephemera that includes items from the Netherlands, from the 1938 World's Fair, and NASA. Items dated 1936-1987.

Dates: 1936-1987
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Walter Howard Draper papers

Benjamin W. Driggs diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332568]
Identifier: MSS SC 3279
Scope and Contents

Driggs was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a missionary for that faith.

Dates: 1871-1872
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Benjamin W. Driggs diary

Samuel Driggs testament

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244904]
Identifier: MSS SC 691
Scope and Contents

Testament includes information about the conversion of Samuel Driggs to the Latter-day Saint Church and his immigration and contributions to the settlement of Davis County, Utah, and his last requests to family and friends as witnessed at this request by Allen Taylor, John Bear, and John Ellison.

Dates: 1854 January 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Samuel Driggs testament

John Druce diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338136]
Identifier: MSS 950
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Druce was born in England; was apprenticed as a baker in London in the 1830s; moved to Manchester; joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842; migrated to the United States in 1846; worked as an engraver in New York State; migrated to Utah in 1861; settled in Salt Lake City, Utah; and served on a mission for the Church in the Eastern States in 1876.

Dates: 1842-1876
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Druce diary

John Dudman diary

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343292]
Identifier: MSS 148
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary kept from July 29 to August 21, 1855. Dudman writes about his daily activities and about how the women were treated and abused in England. Also included are four accounts of Dudman's drowning while swimming in the Lynher River.

Dates: 1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Dudman diary

Earl S. Duerden collection of family history materials

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239249953]
Identifier: MSS 9167
Scope and Contents Contains journals and materials regarding the missionary service of Delbert Stevenson Walker, who focuses on church organization and spiritual experiences in addition to cultural observations. Included microfilm contains research and correspondence by Richard H. Bullock regarding various Mormon pioneers. Also contains family correspondence, dating between 1886 and 1908, and a CD with additional materials about other family members' missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Dates: 1886-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Earl S. Duerden collection of family history materials

James G. Duffin diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1696
Scope and Contents Handwritten and bound diaries. Also included are bound photocopies of the handwritten journals. The items are for the years 1887 through 1889 when Duffin served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Southern States Mission. The diaries also cover the years 1901 through 1906 when Duffin was president of the Southwestern States Mission (1900-1904) and of the Central States Mission (1904-1906) also for the Mormon Church. Duffin includes handwritten copies of letters both sent and...
Dates: 1887-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James G. Duffin diaries

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