Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Oklahoma
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Abel Alexander Dewitt collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2281
Scope and Contents
Contains two holograph missionary journals (April 16-November 14, 1903 and November 15, 1903-April 21,1904) kept by DeWitt on his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oklahoma and nearby states. Also included are two holograph journals (July 29, 1897-November 30, 1900 and 1901-1906) and an autograph book (1900-1901) kept by his wife, Ruth Leila Kempe DeWitt. The collection also contains photocopies and transcriptions of the volumes.Also contains a...
Dates:
1897-1914
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Walter A. Porter journals
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331388]
Identifier: MSS SC 2898
Scope and Contents
Account of his activities as a Latter-day Saint missionary in Oklahoma. Includes descriptions of holding public meetings and struggling to find places to sleep. Several entries in the third volume mention him teaching school in Copple, a small community near Vian in eastern Oklahoma. The journals were numbered by the author as "No. 2," "No. 3," and "No. 5."
Dates:
1902-1904
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections