Sybren van Dyk diary
Scope and Contents
Bound photocopies of a holograph manuscript. The first part of the document (51 leaves) is in English and tells about Sybren's activities as Mission President in Holland. It also lists the names of those baptized. The remaining section is in Dutch and is translations of excerpts from Mormon Church pamphlets and brief accounts of events in the history of that religion.
At the end of the document is written, "Loa Waine County. Utah 16 May 1894 S. van Dyk."
Duplicated are held at the LDS Church Historical Department in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates
- 1881-1894
Creator
- Dyk, Sybren Van, 1827-1899 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Sybren Van Dyk diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Sybren van Dyk (1827-1899) was a Dutch Mormon and twice president of the Netherlands Mission for the Mormon Church, 1871-1874 and 1880-1882. He came to Utah in 1869 and settled in Loa.
Extent
1 v.
Custodial History
Donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Diaries
- Dyk, Sybren Van, 1827-1899 -- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Netherlands
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Netherlands -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Netherlands -- History -- Sources
- Missions and Missionaries
- Netherlands -- Church history -- 19th century -- Sources
- Title
- Register of Sybren van Dyk diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Patsy Shin Hernandez
- Date
- 2010 July 29
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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