Skip to main content

Andrew Mortenson, Jr. missionary journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8534

Scope and Contents

Contains four journals of Andrew Mortenson, Jr. that he wrote while serving a mission to Tahiti. Also included are DVD copies of scans of all written pages. Materials are dated 1898-1901.

Dates

  • 1898-1901

Creator

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 Andrew Mortenson, Jr. missionary journals must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Andrew Mortenson, Jr. (1842-1910) was a lumberman, road constructor, ranch hand, and Mormon missionary in early Utah.

Andrew Mortenson, Jr. was born on April 17, 1842, in Croydon, Utah, the eighth child of parents Andrew and Caroline Nicholsen Mortenson. After serving an LDS mission to Tahiti in 1898-1901, he married Valeria Maud Duncan on June 25, 1902, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and together they had 2 children. Mortenson worked for a lumber company, road construction, and a ranch hand.

He contracted pneumonia while working in Idaho and died on January 20, 1910. He is buried in Salt Lake City, Utah, cemetery.

Biographical History

Randy Mortenson (1946- ) is a family historian.

Randy Mortenson was born in 1946 in Brigham City, Utah, to Clarence Duncan Mortenson and wife. He is married to Jacquie Mortenson, and together they have one son. Mortenson enjoys collecting original documents and working on family history.

Mortenson currently lives in St. George, Utah.

Biographical History

Jacquie Mortenson (1950- ) is a family historian.

Jacquie Mortenson was born in 1950 in Price, Utah. She married Randy Mortenson and together they have one son. Mortenson enjoys collecting original documents and working on her family history.

Mortenson currently lives in St. George, Utah.

Extent

5 folders (0.4 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Donated by Randy and Jacquie Mortenson in 2014.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Randy and Jacquie Mortenson; 2014.

Appraisal

Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).

Processing Information

Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014.

Title
Register of Andrew Mortenson, Jr. missionary journals
Status
In Progress
Author
Margaret Weddle
Date
2014 July 25
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States