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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- England -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Burton and Fielding family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4133
Scope and Contents

The Burton genealogy includes biographical information and sketches about James and Isabella Burton and their descendants. The Fielding family correspondence consists of photocopies of handwritten letters, most written while Joseph Fielding was serving as a missionary in England.

Dates: 1838-1967

George H. Butler diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325927]
Identifier: MSS SC 2726
Scope and Contents

Two copies of a photocopied and handwritten diary kept while Butler was serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England. Butler writes about his daily activities; the death of his brother William, who was also serving on a mission to England at the same time; and his proposal to Rosanna Clack and subsequent marriage to her.

Dates: 1882

Malcolm Butler diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318864]
Identifier: MSS SC 2107
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. Butler writes about his work as a Mormon missionary in entries that are often lengthy and detailed. Butler also records numerous scriptural references of personal interest.

Dates: 1900

Asa Starkweath Calkin diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330562]
Identifier: MSS SC 3138
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. The diary is in two sections, 1850-1853 and 1855-1858. In the earlier diary, Calkin writes that he arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, and talks about hauling wood and teaching school to provide for his family. In the later diary, Calkin writes about his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England. He also worked in the office of tithing records in England. He includes copies of letters and blessings in his...
Dates: 1850-1858

William John Benbow Carter diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230232297]
Identifier: MSS 681
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries, certificates, patriarchal blessings, and biographies. The diaries were kept while Carter served on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and while he lived in St. George, Utah. The biographies are of family members.

Dates: 1877-1882

William John Benbow Carter diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316868]
Identifier: MSS SC 2048
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. The record covers from March to July in 1879 when Carter was returning from his mission to England by ship and by rail. Also included are entries for February and March 1882 starting when Carter married Lottie R. Smith in St. George, Utah.

Dates: 1879-1882

William Clayton diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336510]
Identifier: MSS 423
Scope and Contents Typewritten copy of a handwritten diary. Clayton kept this diary from 1 Jan. 1840 to 13 Feb. 1842. Clayton writes about his missionary activities for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and his return to the United States. He also writes about his daily activities in Nauvoo, Illinois. This item was typed by Alan S. Young in 1961. Also included are extensive footnotes relating to Clayton's entries into his journal. Clayton's diary was published by James B. Allen...
Dates: 1840

Edwin Charles Cox poems and a diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1279
Scope and Contents

Handwritten poems and diary. Cox kept the diary while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in England. Also included are two volumes of poems by Cox. One contains 75 pages with an index, while the other contains 468 pages and has a preface and a contents section. The poems are about Mormon doctrines and morals.

Dates: 1868-1869

Joel Grover diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1832
Scope and Contents

Microfilm copy of a handwritten diary covering the years from 1867 to 1869. Also included are notes and Grover family patriarchal blessings dating to 1912. Also in the collection are two cassette sound tapes and a partial typed transcription of the diary covering the years from 1867 to 1869. The item tells about Grover's experiences as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England.

Dates: 1867-1912

Henry Aldous Dixon diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230218767]
Identifier: MSS 1823
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries. Dixon writes about his missionary activities in for the Mormon experience in England and South Africa. Dixon also tells about his work in the general tithing office of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, and his work for the Provo Woolen Mills in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1860-1880