Joseph V. Robison mission diary
Scope and Contents note
Joseph Vickery Robison’s mission diary is in a 4.5 by 7 inch black hardback book. A typescript of the journal, 15 pages long, is included. This journal was written during Joseph Robison’s mission to London and covers events from December 20, 1871, through May 25, 1872. The journal covers Robison receiving his mission call during General Conference on April 8, 1871. It accounts that before traveling to England, he visited some relatives in Michigan, an Aunt Susan and a brother-in-law named Henry Olmstead. He documents traveling by steamboat to England and arrived in Liverpool on December 8, 1871. Also included are acounts of teaching the gospel in the Lamberth Branch and at homes, visiting saints in North and South London, touring ruins of ancient churches and castles, and walking several miles a day (sometimes twenty-five miles a day). The journal ends abruptly on May 25, 1872, with a space designated for May 26th’s entry.
Dates
- 1871-1872
Creator
- Robison, Joseph Vickery, 1832-1914 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Joseph V. Robison mission diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Joseph Vickery Robison (1832-1914) was the father-in-law of Louise Y. Robison who became General President of the Relief Society.
Joseph Vickery Robison was the father-in-law of Louise Y. Robison who became General President of the Relief Society. He was born on March 30, 1832, in Clay, Onandago, New York, to Joseph Robinson and Lucretia Hancock. He married Martha Jane Olmstead on March 29, 1858, in Bethel, Branch, Michigan. His journal mentions that he was living in Fillmore, Utah, before his mission. After his mission, he married Elizabeth Wright Marshall on October 5, 1885. He passed away on December 9, 1914, in Fillmore, Millard, Utah.
Extent
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Joseph V. Robison mission diary accounts Robison's LDS mission from December 1871-May 1872. Included are accounts of daily missionary activities in England.
Custodial History note
Donated by Louise La Count in 1988.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Louise La Count; 1988.
Appraisal note
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts because of collection development policy 5.VI. "Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history."
Processing Information note
Processed; Katie Connors, student processor; John Murphy, curator; 2009.
- Title
- Register of Joseph V. Robison mission diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katie Connors, student processor; John Murphy, curator; 2009
- Date
- 2009 March 10
- 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