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Missions and Missionaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Alvin Benson papers, 1898-1903

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8555 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains the personal papers of Alvin Benson (1859-1942), including two missionary journals and a letter written to him. All documents are dated between 1898-1903.

Dates: 1898-1903
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8555, Lorraine Rowley Thompson collection on Benson family

Lorraine Rowley Thompson collection on Benson family

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8555
Scope and Contents Contains journals and correspondence related to the Richard and Phoebe Benson family. Includes journals kept by Richard during his Mormon missions to England, and letters he wrote to his wife Phoebe. Includes Phoebe's correspondence with Richard regarding his second mission to England, and a journal of family history information. Includes two journals of Alvin Benson that he kept during his service in the California Mission and a letter from his uncle, James Kay. Also included are records...
Dates: 1842-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lorraine Rowley Thompson collection on Benson family

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