George William Willis papers
Scope and Contents
Contains journals, photographs, and family documents. He chronicled his mission to Great Britain from 1902 to 1905, part of which was served under President Heber J. Grant.
Dates
- 1902-1995
Creator
- Willis, George William, 1882-1960 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Access
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from George William Willis papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
George William Willis (1882-1960) was a Mormon missionary in Great Britain.
George William Willis was born in 1882 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1902 to May 1905 served a mission to Great Britain. He married Kathryn Annette DuChene in 1912 in Portland, Oregon. They had two children and died in 1960 in Los Angeles, California.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in three series: 1. Missionary journals and papers, 1902-1908. 2. Willis family documents, 1902-1995. 3. Willis family photographs, approximately. 1917-1989.
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collections in 2002.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Madeleine W. Forrester; 2002.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Boise (Idaho)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- Great Britain
- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint families
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Great Britain
- Liverpool (England)
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Missions and Missionaries
- Photographs
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
- Title
- Register of George William Willis papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 May 5
- 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