Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Edwin John Allen, Jr. The contents pertain to his service as a missionary in Japan, as well as a naval officer. Also included are some papers and personal affects of his son, Thomas Allen.

Scope and Contents Frederick A. Caine collected these five photographs during his mission to Japan for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints circa 1902-1904. Three of the photographs are other missionaries in the field, two of the photographs presumably depict members of the church in Japan. Interpretation of the Japanese characters on the photographs indicates that these are collected by (or given to) Frederick A. Caine during his time as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Abstract

Contains a diary, correspondence, government documents, mission calls and releases, photographs, and a photo album has been organized into three boxes. The first box contains the diary and papers of Arther Cutler. The second box contains photocopies of photographs and the photo album. The third box contains the original photographs and photo album of the collection. Additionally, the photographs have been separated into three series: studio portraits, snapshots, and photo album.

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Photocopies of a handwritten diary. Featherstone was called on a mission for the Mormon Church to Japan and was accompanied by his wife, Anna Marie Snow Featherstone. The diary was kept from 26 June 1902 to 14 Nov. 1903 and records the Featherstone's daily activities in Japan. Also included is a typescript of the funeral oration for Anna Featherstone by her daughter, Marie Featherstone Hill.

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The collection contains (1) the journals of LaFayette C. Lee and Pearl M. Lee during and after their mission to Japan; (2) photocopies of several nineteenth-century items, including photographs and a Nauvoo receipt; and (3) photocopies of a photo album from mission to Japan, 1915-1919.

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Contains materials regarding Brittany Long Olsen's mission to Tokyo, Japan for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes Olsen's missionary sketchbooks, which functioned as her missionary diary. Also includes correspondence and photographs from Olsen's time as a missionary. Materials focus on daily events, people, and Olsen's personal feelings. Materials dated 2012 to 2013.

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Contains a compact discD labelled "Times and Seasons of Norman D. Shumway," created by Norman Shumway in 2009. The disc contains autobiographical information on the life of Norman D. Shumway.

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...