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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Illinois -- Nauvoo

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Milton V. Backman Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8785
Scope and Contents Includes research notes, articles, syllabi, lecture notes, publication manuscripts, diaries, genealogical materials, four computers, computer disks, audiocassettes, videocassettes, photographic slides, and other materials on professional career, teaching, and family history. Topics included with these materials tend to center around the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, focusing on the Church's interactions with the cities of Kirtland, Ohio and Nauvoo, Illinois, as...
Dates: approximately 1943-2013

Max Dickson Weaver professional papers, 1960-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7698 Series series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials and history of the personal papers of Max Dickson Weaver regarding his time at Utah Valley University (UVU), Southern Utah University (SUU), and Brigham Young University (BYU).

Dates: 1960-2000

Milton V. and Sharon Maureen Backman personal papers, 1943-2013

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, journals, photographs, and other personal items of Milton Vaughn Backman and Sharon Richey Backman. Includes documents pertaining to the various trips the Bachman family made (including to locations like Aruba and Church history sites like Nauvoo, Illinois), family records including birth/death certificates, a list of callings Sharon Richey Backman had, and audio-visual materials including photographs, CDs, and VHS cassettes. Dated 1943-2013.

Dates: 1943-2013

Milton V. Backman Jr. mission papers, approximately 1990-2013

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains mission journals, tapes, photographs, and other mission materials from Milton Backman's various missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Topics included in these are photographs of Nauvoo or pertaining to the city; documentation on the Kirtland, Ohio region including records of famous members such as Sidney Rigdon and Philo Dibble; and VHS/DVDs of talks made by Backman and Elder Russel M. Nelson for the Carthage Martyrdom program held in Carthage, Illinois on...
Dates: approximately 1990-2013

Milton V. Backman Jr. personal papers, 1943-2013

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, photographs, journals, and other personal memorabilia of Milton Backman. Included documentation are documents pertaining to various vacations/trips Backman made to places such as Aruba and Carthage, Illinois, family records, birth/death/marriage certificates, audio-visual materials including CDs and floppy disks, and biographical information on Backman, his wife, and his parents. Dated 1943-2013.

Dates: 1943-2013

Milton V. Backman Jr. research, 1943-2013

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains various research material such as slides, photographs, books, articles, newspaper clippings, various books and articles written by Backman, computer hard drives, floppies, CDs, and notes. Most of the material is about various religions and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1943-2013

Dates: 1943-2013

Sharon Maureen Backman personal papers, approximately 1980-2013

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, correspondence, and other personal memorabilia of Sharon Richey Backman. Materials include copies of the Backman family's Book of Remembrance, memorial service documentation, details on the Backmans' children and foster children, a list of callings she held, and photographs from her time serving in Nauvoo, Illinois. Dated approximately 1980-2013.

Dates: approximately 1980-2013

Fidella Flint Laird and Charles R. Snelgrove papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5993
Abstract

The personal papers of Fidella Flint Laird and Charles R. Snelgrove, including correspondence and scrapbooks, crica 1926-1976.

Dates: circa 1926-1976

Max Dickson Weaver and Ruth Mabel Stoddard Kimball Weaver family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7698
Scope and Contents

Collection contains materials and history of the personal papers of Max Dickson Weaver regarding his time as an art professor at Utah Valley University (UVU), Southern Utah University (SUU), and Brigham Young University (BYU) circa 1960-2000. Also contains scrapbooks for the Max and Ruth Weaver family including their mission, life history, and photos of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren (1900-2010).

Dates: 1900-2010

History of Thomas Preston Wilding

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233627675]
Identifier: MSS 7882
Scope and Contents

Collection contains a photocopy of the personal history of Thomas Preston Wilding. The personal history documents his family life, as well as his professional and church service.

Dates: 1988