Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
John Van Cott diaries
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1035
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries with typescripts. The diaries cover the years 1852 to 1856 and 1859 to 1862. Van Cott writes about his service as president of the Scandinavian mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He lived in Copenhagen, Denmark. He also writes about helping organize the migration of Mormon pioneers by handcart in 1856 at Iowa City, Iowa.
Dates:
1852-1862