Jane Elizabeth Hyde Molen diary
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a handwritten diary (32 leaves). Molen tells about her departure from Utah and the journey to Hawaii. She also gives accounts of her activities while serving with her husband as a missionary in Hawaii.
Dates
- 1876-1877
Creator
- Molen, Jane Elizabeth Hyde, 1843-1934 (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 publish material from Jane Elizabeth Hyde Molen diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical Sketch
Jane Elizabeth Hyde Molen (1834-1934) was born in Nauvoo, Ill. on 12 Feb. 1843. She migrated to Utah, where she married Simpson Molen on 7 Aug. 1859. They later settled in the Cache Valley area. In 1876 she accompanied her husband on a mission to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). After their return she was called to serve in the presidency of the newly organized Hyde Park, Utah Primary Association. She had two daughters, Maria and Millie. Jane Molen died in Hyrum, Utah on Christmas Day, 1934.
Extent
1 folder (0.03 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions -- Hawaii -- History
- Diaries
- Hawaii -- History -- To 1893
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Hawaii -- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint women -- Hawaii -- History
- Missions and Missionaries
- Molen, Jane Elizabeth Hyde, 1843-1934 -- Diaries
- Title
- Register of Jane Elizabeth Hyde Molen diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 September 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