Thomas Day autobiographies
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography and a photocopy of the item. Also included is a typescript of an autobiography. The handwritten manuscript is a running account similar to a diary but is seldom broken down into daily entries. Day writes about joining the Mormon Church in England and his migration to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and later to Utah. He lived in Salt Lake Valley, Spanish Fork, and Circle Valley, Utah. He participated in the Salmon River Mission for the Mormon Church in Idaho.
Dates
- 1844-1881
Creator
- Day, Thomas, 1814-1893 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The originals are restricted due to poor condition. The photocopies are for patron use.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Thomas Day autobiographies must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Mormon pioneer and missionary.
Extent
1 v. (1 photocopy (ca 100 p.) + 1 typescript (20 p.))
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Autobiographies
- Circle Valley (Utah) -- History -- Sources
- Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History
- Day, Thomas, 1814-1893
- Fort Lemhi (Idaho)
- Great Salt Lake Valley (Utah) -- History -- Sources
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Idaho
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs -- History
- Patriarchal blessings (Latter Day Saint churches) -- History
- Pioneers
- Spanish Fork (Utah) -- History
- Title
- Register of Thomas Day autobiographies
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 11 March 2011
- 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