Dallas L. Hess papers
Scope and Contents
A collection of mission diaries, published religious and proselyting books and other materials in English and in German owned by Dallas L. Hess and used on his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Austria and Germany. Materials dated 1915 to 1929.
Dates
- 1915-1929
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials are in English and German.
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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Dallas Lyman Hess was born July 27, 1907, in Bountiful, Utah, to Lyman Minerd Hess and Nellie Holt Hess. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Austrian-German mission from 1927 to 1931. Following his mission he married Opal Leona Burt, and they later had two children. From 1946 to 1968 he owned and operated Fisher-Hess Pontiac Company in Ogden, Utah. Dallas passed away on October 4, 1986, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Purchased from the Grandin Book Company in November 2020.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Grandin Book Company; November 2020.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Sydney Gee; May 4, 2022.
- Books
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. German-Austrian Mission
- Diaries
- Hess, Dallas L. (Dallas Lyman), 1907-1986 -- Diaries
- Hymnals
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Germany
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Switzerland
- Missions and Missionaries
- Passports
- Printed ephemera
- Title
- Dallas L. Hess papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sydney Gee
- Date
- 2022 May 4
- 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