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Swedish Americans -- Utah -- Logan -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ola Larson diaries and genealogies

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bengt Mathias Ravsten diaries

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