Parry family biographical collection
Scope and Contents
Collection contains the autobiography of Joseph Parry, a transcript of the journal of John Parry, and photocopies of miscellaneous articles on Joseph Parry and the Fort Lemhi and Salmon River Mission. Joseph Parry's autobiography covers the period 1837 to 1855, including a description of his mother's death, his conversion to Mormonism, an incomplete account of his mission to the Salmon River Valley and the construction of Fort Lemhi, and his later settlement in Ogden, Utah.
Dates
- 1837-1855
Creator
- Parry, John, 1817-1882 (Person)
- Parry, Joseph, 1825-1911 (Person)
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 Parry family biographical collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Joseph Parry (1825-1911) was a Welsh convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From 1855 to 1857 he served a colonization mission among the Flathead, Bannock, and Shoshone Indians in the Salmon River Valley of present-day Idaho. The mission was also known as the Lemhi Mission. Parry later settled in Ogden, Utah, where he was a prominent citizen.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; 2004.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; Jana Lloyd; 2005.
- Autobiographies
- Bannock Indians -- Idaho -- History
- Diaries
- Fort Lemhi (Idaho) -- History -- Sources
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Latter Day Saints -- Colonization -- Idaho -- History
- Parry family
- Parry, Joseph, 1825-1911 -- Archives
- Pioneers
- Salish Indians -- Idaho -- History -- Sources
- Salmon River (Idaho) -- History -- Sources
- Shoshonean Indians -- Idaho -- History
- Title
- Register of Parry family biographical collection
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 October 11
- 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