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Latter Day Saints -- Sweden -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Asa Herman Farley diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 353
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries mostly in Swedish. Farley writes about his missionary experiences in Sweden. Also included are his lists of expenses and some poems.

Dates: 1899-1902

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

Ola Larson diaries and genealogies

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230363563]
Identifier: MSS 1719
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries, genealogies, and patriarchal blessings. The materials are partially autobiographical. Larson writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church, his activities in New Zealand, his mission to Sweden for the Mormon Church from 1899 to 1901, and his life in Logan, Utah. Larson was employed as a gardener and as a basket weaver.

Dates: 1894-1927

Nils Gunnar Rasmuson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS FM 19
Abstract

Handwritten and typewritten documents on microfilm. They include diaries, correspondence, blessings, certificates, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate largely to Rasmuson's career as a journalist and to his personal life. Also included are papers of Nils' sister, Anna C. Rasmuson.

Dates: 1912-1969

Bengt Mathias Ravsten diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322106]
Identifier: MSS SC 2334
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary kept in Swedish. The bulk of the entries relate to the years 1863 and 1869 when Ravsten was serving as a missionary in his native Sweden.

Dates: 1863-1881

Anders Gustave Warnick biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230314848]
Identifier: MSS SC 1751
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Anders Gustave Warnick, Swedish convert to the Mormon Church, who emigrated to America and died crossing the plains to Utah, along with most of his family.

Dates: 1955