Sidney J. Ottley papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, financial ledgers, newsletters, an autobiography, greeting cards, and a scrapbook. The diaries relate to Ottley's missions for the Church in New Zealand and Great Britain and to his service as mission president also in New Zealand starting in 1951. The correspondence is between family members. The photographs in the scrapbook were taken during his mission presidency in the 1950s.
Dates
- 1912-1978
Creator
- Ottley, Sidney James, 1890-1982 (creator, 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 Sidney J. Ottley papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Sidney J. Ottley (1890-1982) was a Mormon businessman in Utah.
Sidney James Ottley was born on September 2, 1890 in South Cottonwood, Utah to Edward and Thirza Ottley. He served as a missionary in New Zealand from 1912 to 1916, and later returned as a mission president in 1951. Ottley died in 1982 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
6 boxes (3 linear in.)
1 oversize box (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Lael Pedersen; 1984.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- New Zealand -- History
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- Great Britain -- History
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Electronic books
- Greeting cards
- Latter Day Saints -- Great Britain -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- New Zealand -- History
- Letters
- Material Types
- Missions and Missionaries
- Newsletters
- Ottley, Sidney James, 1890-1982
- Ottley, Sidney James, 1890-1982 -- Diaries
- Photographs
- Publications
- Title
- Register of Sidney J. Ottley papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 April 12
- 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