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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- New Zealand -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

William Frank Atkin papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232484912]
Identifier: MSS 341
Scope and Contents Correspondence, diaries, and a biography. The diaries relate to Atkin's missions to New Zealand from 1903 to 1906 and from 1916 to 1918. The correspondence is from family members and friends and largely relates to family matters and to Atkin's missionary activities. The biography is a history of Atkin's father, Thomas Atkin (1833-1919), who was a Mormon pioneer that was active in Tooele County politics. The biography also includes information about the Mormon response to the Utah...
Dates: 1883-1919

Joseph Markham diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 703
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary chronicling Markham's activities as a Mormon missionary in New Zealand during the last decade of the nineteenth century. Also included is a photocopy of the item.

Dates: 1895-1897

Edward James Palmer diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364447]
Identifier: MSS 1636
Scope and Contents

Six handwritten diaries. Palmer talks about his temporal and spiritual experiences while serving as a missionary in New Zealand for the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1891-1894

George Shepherd Taylor diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231040558]
Identifier: MSS 167
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries in ten volumes with a book of missionary expenses. Also included are a printed copy of the New Testament in the Maori language and a printed "ready reference" book of scriptures often used by Mormon missionaries in both English and Maori. Taylor writes about his daily activities in leading the mission.

Dates: 1920-1924

Alexander Walter Wright diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232481553]
Identifier: MSS 1592
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries written by Alexander Wright and his wife, Emma Elizabeth Reeve Wright. These journals were kept while the couple was on a Mormon mission in New Zealand. Two of the diaries were kept by Alexander and three were kept by Emma.

Dates: 1902-1904