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Latter Day Saint churches -- England -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred Alder diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324474]
Identifier: MSS SC 2501
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary covering the dates from 27 Feb. to 31 May 1883 while Alder was serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in England. Alder writes of his daily activities and of the conditions of the Mormon Church in England. Also included are notes on the Alder's genealogy.

Dates: 1883

Joseph Eckersley autobiography and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345388]
Identifier: MSS 2863
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Eckersley writes about his early life and about joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He tells about many meetings of his faith while he was still in England. He died in Wellsville, Utah, in 1869.

Dates: 1841-1851

William G. Hartley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6357
Scope and Contents The William G. Hartley papers contains student work from HIST 397R, an Independent Study family history class, a History 433 class, and student paper submissions from the British Sesquicentennial Family History Writing Contest collection of student papers. The collection also contains a draft of a history of the Delta Phi Kappa fraternity, correspondance, project proposals, and other documents related to Hartley's work and research with the Joseph Fielding Smith Insitute. Hartley's research...
Dates: 1948-2010

Robert Sherwood journals and papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232481884]
Identifier: MSS 1655
Scope and Contents Contains journals and account books. Most journal entries were written while Sherwood was a missionary for the Mormon Church in Great Britain. Also included are a copy of "Ready References," "A compolation of Scripture Tests;" letters from Sherwood to family members; some handwritten statements made by Sherwood; legal and religious documents, and papers dealing with the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City and with Sherward Park, a subdivision development in Salt Lake. Also included are...
Dates: 1882-1977

Edwin Stratford reminiscence and diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2864
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a 270-page volume. Author briefly recounts his ancestry, early life, and conversion to Mormonism. Diary reflects his missionary activities in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, Middlesex, and Herefordshire. Includes occasional references to Charles W. Penrose, Martin Slack, and others. A typed transcript of the document, prepared in 2000 by Special Collections at Brigham Young University, is also included.

Dates: 1852-1854

James E. Talmage letter to Joseph Langhorn

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233635918]
Identifier: MSS 3835
Scope and Contents

File contains a letter from James E. Talmage which was written in his capacity as president of the European Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on February 4, 1925. He writes to thank Joseph Langhorn for his public defense of the church and missionaries in Northampton, England.

Dates: 1925 February 4

Biographical sketch of the life of William R. Webb

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339464]
Identifier: MSS SC 3344
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. William R. Webb was born in England in 1829, married Martha Carless in 1854, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1860. He migrated to Utah in 1867 and settled in American Fork. He took a second wife, returned to England in 1886 as a missionary for the Mormon Church, and died in 1915. Also included is a poem written by Webb to "Sister Ellen Barrett on Her Fiftieth Birthday."

Dates: 1929