Isaac Sorensen journal
Scope and Contents
Contains digital images of a journal that was handwritten by Isaac Sorensen, founder of Mendon, Utah. Dated 1865-1870.
Dates
- 1865-1870
Creator
- Sorensen, Isaac, 1840-1922 (author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Isaac Sorensen journal must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical / Historical
Isaac Sorensen (1840-1922) was a dairyman and farmer in Utah.
Frederik Isaach Nicolaisen was born on February 24, 1840 in Denmark to Nicolai Sorensen and Magdelena Olsen. He was a member of the Lutheran church until fifteen years old. On June 18, 1855 Isaac was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He immigrated to Utah with his family in 1857 and settled in Millcreek, Utah. In 1858 they moved south, and then settled in Mendon, Utah in 1859. Isaac married Mary Kristine Jacobsen on November 15, 1869 in Salt Lake, Utah and they had eleven children together. In the Church, he served as a superintendent of the Mendon Sunday School, a leader of the ward choir, and a member of the stake high council. On November 7, 1922 Isaac died in Mendon, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Clifford Sorensen, a descendant of Isaac Sorensen, in 2016.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Clifford Sorensen; November 2016.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, family, social, intellectual, and religious history (19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection development policy IV.a.i.1 and 4, November 2013.)
Processing Information
Processed; Sadie Julian, student manuscript processor, and Ryan K. Lee, curator; 2016.
- Title
- Register of Isaac Sorensen journal
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sadie Julian
- Date
- 2016 November 30
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States