Cowley, Matthew, 1897-1953
Dates
- Existence: 1897 - 1953
- Usage: 1897 - 1953
biographical statement
Citation:
Matthew Cowley : man of faith, 1954Dictionary of NZ biography WWW site, Nov. 27, 2006 (Cowley, Matthew; missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; b. Aug. 2, 1897; Māori called him Matiu Kauri; d. Dec. 13, 1953)
Wikipedia, via WWW, Mar. 31, 2014 (Matthew Cowley; b. Aug. 2, 1897 in Preston, Idaho; parents: Matthias F. Cowley and Abbie Hyde; attended L.D.S. University in Salt Lake City, Utah; called to serve mission to New Zealand, 1914; prepared revised translation of Book of Mormon in Maori, 1917; also translated Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price; attended University of Utah; graduated from George Washington University Law School; practiced law in Salt Lake City; m. Elva Eleanor Taylor in Salt Lake Temple, 1922, one daughter; served as mission president in New Zealand, 1938-1945; called to serve as apostle, Oct. 1945; presided over church missions in Pacific, involved in building of New Zealand Temple and the Church College of New Zealand; d. Dec. 13, 1953 in Los Angeles, Calif.)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Matthew and Elva T. Cowley papers
Holographs, typescripts (some duplicated), printed material and newspaper clippings (photocopies). Contains journals, correspondence, mission papers, speeches and notes, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia concerning Cowley's mission to New Zealand, time as a student in Washington, D.C., his life as a mission president and Apostle, and the development of missionary activity in the South Pacific and Orient. Also included are an autobiography by Elva T. Cowley and Cowley family histories.
Matthew and Linda Sheffield collection on Matthew and Elva Cowley family
Contains material concerning Cowley's mission to New Zealand, time as a student in Washington, D.C., his life as a mission president and Apostle, and the development of missionary activity in the South Pacific and Orient, particularly New Zealand and Hawaii. Included are journals, photographs, correspondence, mission papers, speeches and notes, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. Also contained are scrapbooks, post cards, envelopes, maps, film and film reels, and other ephemera.