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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Middle West

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

J. Urban Allred diaries

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328988]
Identifier: MSS SC 2909
Scope and Contents Volume begins with autobiographical sketch concerning Allred's early life in Lehi, Utah. Diaries document his attendance at Brigham Young Academy, September 1892-May 1898; service as a Mormon missionary in Tennessee in the Southern States Mission, June 1898-July 1900; activities as a school teacher in Vernal, Utah, August 1900-May 1901; family life with Amelia May Hammond in Lehi, 1901-1910; and family life with Edna Bingham in Raymond, Alberta, and elsewhere, beginning in 1912. Diaries also...
Dates: 1892-1956

Robert John Evans papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8244
Scope and Contents Collection contains 738 slides taken by Robert John Evans between 1965 and 1985. Majority of slides are photographs taken while on Travel Study Tours with Brigham Young University to places such as Europe and Mexico. Other slides demonstrate the performance of science experiments. Materials include 39 pages of handouts from Brigham Young University Travel Study Tours. Collection also includes journals of both personal and professional nature, materials from Evans' LDS mission to South...
Dates: 1918-1997

Gabriel Huntsman diary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230232701]
Identifier: MSS 724
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries in two volumes. The earliest item is for the year 1857 when Huntsman was serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Iowa and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The later item covers the years 1871 and 1872 during which Huntsman was on a mission in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana.

Dates: 1857-1872

Octave W. Ursenbach family papers, 1865-1988

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3116 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains genealogical records, diaries, family correspondence, family history and other materials related to the immediate and extended family of Octave W. Ursenbach. Ursenbach's mission and time spent living in Lethbridge, Canada are some of the highlighted topics.

Dates: 1865-1988

Robert John Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans family correspondence, 1918-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains approximately 2,000 letters written between 1918 and 1985. Majority of letters are written by Robert John Evans, but other authors include his son, Robert Pugmire Evans, and his mother, Alice Hazel Stallings Evans. Other letters are written by family friends and include holiday and birthday cards. Subjects of the correspondence include religious missions, school and university work, and everyday experiences.

Dates: 1918-1985

Robert John Evans church papers, 1950-1997

 Series — Box 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197235217566], Folder: 4-10
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains Sunday programs, ward photo directory, assorted publications, a hand-written manuscript of the Doctrine and Covenants, and personal temple records. Dated 1950 to 1997.

Dates: 1950-1997

Robert John Evans ephemera, approximately 1950-1990

 Series — Box 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197235217566], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains assorted papers, an Arizona desert painting on wood, some lab supplies (unused), and undated papers. Dated approximately 1950 to 1990.

Dates: approximately 1950-1990

Robert John Evans journals, 1922-1994, bulk: 1963-1964

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains personal, professional, and travel journals belonging to Robert John Evans. Materials dated 1922 to 1994, with the bulk of the materials falling between 1963 and 1994.

Dates: 1922-1994; Majority of material found within 1963-1964

Robert John Evans letters to Robert James Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans, 1939-1977

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 8 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Letters sent by Robert John Evans to his parents Robert James Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans between 1939 to 1977. Letters discuss everyday occurrences, family happenings, and school and work opportunities. Majority of letters sent from Pullman, Washington and East Lansing, Michigan by Robert John Evans to his parents in Utah.

Dates: 1939-1977

Robert John Evans slides and other material on Brigham Young University Travel Study, 1983-1985

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233639209], Folder: 2-6
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains 618 slides taken between 1983 and 1985 while Robert John Evans was on Brigham Young University Travel Study tours to England, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, and other places in Eastern Europe. Materials dated 1983 to 1985.

Dates: 1983-1985