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S. Norman Lee mission journal

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 6761

Scope and Contents note

Collection contains a bound volume of letters written by S. Norman Lee during his mission to England from 1909-1911. In general, the letters are addressed to his wife and discuss the life he experienced as a Latter-day Saint missionary. In his letters, Lee informs his wife that the letters addressed to her are, in fact, his mission journal and subsequently instructs her to keep them all so he will have a record of his time spent in England. After his mission, Lee had the letters bound so that they would be in journal form. During his mission, Lee was the associate editor of the "Millennial Star" and lived at the Durham House, a house which served as the mission headquarters. Lee returned from his mission in the spring of 1911.

Dates

  • 1909-1911

Creator

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 S. Norman Lee mission journal must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

S. Norman Lee (1875-1963) was a businessman in Brigham City, Utah.

Severin Norman Lee was born on October 4, 1875 in Brigham City, Utah. He served as a Mormon missionary and associate editor of the "Millennial Star" in England from 1909 to 1911. He later served as president of the Box Elder Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1936 to 1943, and patriarach of that stake from 1945 to his death in 1963. He married his wife Ida Knowlton in 1899, and together they had five children. Lee died in Orem, Utah on January 6, 1963, and was buried in Brigham City.

Extent

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection contains a volume of bound letters written by S. Norman Lee during his mission to England.

Custodial History note

Maintained by family until time of donation.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated; Scott Eldredge; 2009.

Appraisal note

19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts; Latter-day Saint twentieth century mission journal.

Related Archival Materials note

See also: S. Norman Lee correspondence, 1902-1963 (MSS 4034; Harold B. Lee Library, Special Collections Department, Archival Manuscripts; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah).

See also: Papers, 1838-1963 (MSS 315; Harold B. Lee Library, Special Collections Department, Archival Manuscripts; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah).

Processing Information note

Processed; Lissa Bogart; 2009.

Title
Register of S. Norman Lee mission journal
Status
Completed
Author
Lissa Bogart
Date
2009
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

Contact:
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Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States