Mormons -- Denmark -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Christen N. Christensen diaries
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319854]
Identifier: MSS SC 2166
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries. Christensen writes about his experiences and the work in which he was involved while on his mission.
Dates:
1900-1902
Parley Christiansen journals
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3890
Scope and Contents
Parley Christiansen journals, biographies, certificates, photographs and family histories--all photocopies. Journal topics include LDS priesthood ordinance instructions, mission statistical reports and experiences in the Northwestern States Mission, attacks by Native Americans, and his work in the Irrigation Company and Church leadership experiences, 1887-1897.
Dates:
1887-1897
Hansen and Broberg family biographies and family records
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311885]
Identifier: MSS SC 1488
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of three typescripts. One is a biography of Niels Hansen and Karen Marie Hansen by their daughter Norma Hansen Decker, another is an autobiography by Ernest John Broberg, and the last item consists of family records collected by John Broberg and Niels M. Hansen. Decker talks about her parents' conversion to the Mormon Church in Denmark, their journey from Denmark on the vessel "Emerald Isle" to America, their settling in Utah, their experiences with Indians, and their lifelong...
Dates:
1868-1920
History of the Mormon Church
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328905]
Identifier: MSS SC 2857
Scope and Contents
Genealogies, photocopies of handwritten diaries and articles, family histories, and maps bound in one volume. The materials relate to the Christiansen family members who joined the Mormon Church in Denmark and migrated to Utah. The diaries are by Parley Christiansen (1857-1930), Niels Christian Christiansen (1817-1899), and Christian Christensen (1790-1871) and relate to their conversion to Mormonism, their journey to Utah, and their lives there.
Dates:
approximately 1900
Ole Anderson Jensen autobiographies and diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 619
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten diaries. Jensen joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, served on a mission to Denmark, and immigrated to the United States in 1863. He was a polygamist who lived in Cache Valley, Utah, and in Star Valley, Wyoming. Also included is a biography of Alma L. Jensen by Annie Jensen Wickham.
Dates:
approximately 1900
Andrew Nielson Christiansen Jenson biographies
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313501]
Identifier: MSS SC 1618
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typewritten biography. The item contains information about the life of Andrew Nielsen Christiansen Jensen and his conversion to the Mormon faith. His family was among the first in their area of Denmark to join this new religion, and they migrated as pioneers to Utah and later to Mexico.
Dates:
1950
James Johnson diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322841]
Identifier: MSS SC 2615
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary kept by Johnson while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in Denmark. Johnson writes about spiritual experiences, meeting Mormon Church leaders, and the missionary work.
Dates:
1900-1902
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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James Johnson diary
Neils P. Johnson song book
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319862]
Identifier: MSS SC 2170
Scope and Contents
Handwritten songs in Danish copied by Johnson.
Dates:
approximately 1900
Christian J. Larsen diary and autobiography
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336486]
Identifier: MSS 421
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a typescript of a diary and an autobiography. The diary covers the years from 1851 to 1857 and has many gaps. The autobiographical materials cover the rest of Larsen's life. Larsen was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark and performed missionary work in that country and in Norway. He moved to Utah in 1854 where he lived in Ogden, Ephraim, and Logan. He was married polygamously, participated in the Black Hawk War against the Ute Indians,...
Dates:
1850-1914
Genealogical and historical sketch of the life of Hans Larsen of Copenhagen, Denmark
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490224]
Identifier: MSS 628
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Hans Larsen with handwritten corrections. Also included is a typewritten biography of Cecile Marie Schmidt Larsen, the author's mother. Hans Larsen was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark and migrated to Utah in 1853. The accounts include much genealogical data. Included with the biographies is a list of names and places of births in Tremonton, Utah, from 1903-1919 as reported by Cecile Mary Larsen, obstetrician.
Dates:
1938