Ernest C. Clayton mission journal
Scope and Contents
Contains a diary with the personal writings of Ernest C. Clayton. Dated December 12, 1928, to December 26, 1935. The first half of the diary is blank. Ernest recorded events from his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern United States from 1928 to 1929, mainly in New York. He likely began his mission before 1928, as the diary seems to pick up in the middle of the mission. In 1935, he returned to the diary and finished updating it about the last few days of the mission in December of 1929, noting his current and retrospective dates in the diary.
Dates
- 1928-1935
Creator
- Clayton, Ernest C., 1903-1997 (author, 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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Ernest C. Clayton was born on August 9, 1903 in Orem, Utah to Clarence LeRoy and Christina (Fugel) Clayton. Ernest was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served in the Eastern States Mission from around 1927 to 1929. He attended Brigham Young Academy and graduated in Agronomy and Animal Husbandry with the class of 1930. He also received his Bachelors of Sciene degree in education from Brigham Young Academy. Ernest married Olita Melville in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 25, 1930. He served as in the bishopric of the Rosecrest Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as the presidency of the East Millcreek Stake. Ernest was a farmer and a teacher. He taught for the Alpine and Granite School Districts. He died on April 9, 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged) ; 22 cm
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Lyndon Cook in 2020 by John Murphy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Lyndon Cook; July 2020.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.v, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Eli Allen; November 2021.
- Title
- Register of Ernest C. Clayton mission journal
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Eli Allen
- Date
- 2021 November 16
- 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