Skip to main content

Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Daily journal of Joseph W. Booth, 1908-1922

 Item — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197230364686], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 1 Item Volume 15
Scope and Contents

Describes work as mission president in Turkey; traveling through Palestine; release and journey back to Alpine; lecturing throughout Utah on Palestine and the Near East; storekeeper in Alpine; called as president of the Armenian (Turkish) Mission; "Form for Marriage Ceremony, with Preliminaries," written in Turkish and inserted in book. Entries dated from between October 1, 1908 and July 31, 1922, with break from April, 1910 to August 19, 1921.

Dates: 1908-1922

Daily journal of Joseph W. Booth, 1928 January-December

 Item — Box 3: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197230364678], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 1 Item Volume 18
Scope and Contents

Describes mission work; moving to Haifa; traveling to different branches; entry made by wife recording Booth's death. Entries date from between January 1, 1928 and December 5, 1928.

Dates: 1928 January-December

Diary of J. W. Booth, 1899 January-June

 Item — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197230364686], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 1 Item Volume 7
Scope and Contents

Describes missionary work and starting a school in Aintab, Turkey. Entries date from between January 6, 1899 and June 30, 1899.

Dates: 1899 January-June

Diary of J. W. Booth, 1901 January-December

 Item — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197230364686], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 1 Item Volume 10
Scope and Contents

Describes missionary in Aintab, travel throughout Turkey doing missionary work. Entries date from between January 1, 1901 and December 31, 1901.

Dates: 1901 January-December

Diary of J. W. Booth, 1902 January-September

 Item — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197230364686], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 1 Item Volume 11
Scope and Contents

Describes missionary work, release and travel from Turkey to Alpine, mission in Sunshine, Utah (mining camp), teaching school in Alpine. Entries date from between January 1, 1902 and September 23, 1902.

Dates: 1902 January-September

Diary of J. W. Booth while traveling from Alpine, Utah, U.S. to Aintab, Turkey, 1898-1899

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197230364694], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 1 Item Volume 6

Diary of J. Wilford Booth, 1904-1906

 Item — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197230364686], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 1 Item Volume 13
Scope and Contents

Describes two tours through Turkish mission; dedicating Greece to the preaching of the gospel; letter from Samuel Varijhabedian. Entries date from between October 1, 1904 and February 12, 1906.

Dates: 1904-1906

Norman Toone and Annie P. Erekson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8840
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the life of Norman Toone Erekson. Included are journals written by both Norman and his wife Annie detailing their everyday life, important church events (i.e. baptisms), etc; floppy and Zip disks containing files including Word documents on Church historical topics; and slides which include pictures on various trips the family has made including to Bangkok, Saigon, Greece, and Seattle. Materials dated 1938-2010.

Dates: 1938-2010

Jens C. Gasberg journal

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3880
Scope and Contents

Journal written by Jens C. Gasberg in Danish between 1865 and 1911. Entries describe activities, missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, courtship, journey to Brigham City, Utah, family events, trial for polygamy, and other topics. Also includes inserted photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material. Collection also includes an English translation of the journal.

Dates: 1864-1911

George Ezra Teasdale journal, 1898-1917

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8224 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Journal approximately covers the years 1898-1903. Containing very little handwriting, it is mostly full of newspaper clippings related to the Blue Jay Mine in Beaver County, Utah that Teasdale managed when a vein of ore was discovered in December of 1902. The journal also contains several postcards from the Aurora Mining and Milling Company and printed ephemera related to a group Teasdale belonged to called the Ancient Order of United Workmen (A.O.U.W.).

Dates: 1898-1917