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James A. McMurrin journals, 1898-1900, 1950-1955

 Series
Identifier: MSS 510 Series 1

Scope and Contents note

Folder 1: Partial history of James L. McMurrin, written by him; 52 typed pages include election to Idaho State Senate, call to be member of European Mission and service in that mission including trips through Great Britain and Europe, meeting President David O. McKay in Glasgow; the birth of a child. Folder 2: Log kept from arrival in mission field in 1950 at Portland, Oregon, Northwestern States Mission, through various duties in the mission field; reference to both President and Mrs. McMurrin, to Visits to relatives, departure from the mission field, and finally the funeral of a relative.

Dates

  • Other: 1898-1900
  • Other: 1950-1955

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 the James A. McMurrin collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

James A. McMurrin (1889-1976) was a Mormon Church leader, author, and Utah politician.

James Albert McMurrin, son of James L. McMurrin and Edith Mary Turpin, was born April 10, 1889, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Oxford, Idaho, but after the death of his father, his mother took James and her three younger children to live at Logan, Utah.

On March 7, 1917, James married Phoebe Mavil Allen in the Salt Lake Temple. She was born July 11, 1890, at Cove, Cache County, Utah, daughter of Joseph Smith Allen and Phoebe Anderson. To them were born one son, James Allen and Phoebe Anderson. To them were born one son, James Allen, (December 28, 1917) and two daughters, Janet Lucile (December 23, 1921) and Alice Mae (July 24, 1927), all three at Logan, Utah.

James A. McMurrin was active in Utah politics. He served as a State Senator from Cache County, and for a time he was Secretary of the Senate. He served the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a missionary in Scotland, from 1909 to 1911. He and his wife also served a brief mission in California. From December 1950 to September 1955, he served a brief mission in California. From December 1950 to September 1955, he served as President of the Northwestern States Mission at a time when the influence of that mission and its program was felt to a significant degree in other mission and its program was felt to a significant degree in other missions of the Church. After his release, he continued his interest in community affairs. Part of the collection was generated as a result of these activities, which were related to the Freedom Bond Drive of 1963, the Utah Council of the Aging, and the White House Conference on Aging, in 1971, which McMurrin attended.

Extent

2 folders

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids note

A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS510.xml

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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