Missions and Missionaries
Found in 1166 Collections and/or Records:
Matthew and Elva T. Cowley papers
Holographs, typescripts (some duplicated), printed material and newspaper clippings (photocopies). Contains journals, correspondence, mission papers, speeches and notes, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia concerning Cowley's mission to New Zealand, time as a student in Washington, D.C., his life as a mission president and Apostle, and the development of missionary activity in the South Pacific and Orient. Also included are an autobiography by Elva T. Cowley and Cowley family histories.
Lee T. Cox collection of photographs from the Canadian Mission
Materials include 73 photographs of Latter-day Saint missionaries between 1950 and 1952 and a newspaper clipping on Latter-day Saint missionaries. The missionaries have written notes to Lee T. Cox on the back of their photographs. 72 of the photographs are from the Canadian Mission. There is also a photocopy of a newspaper clipping of a Canadian Latter-day Saint basketball team.
Sylvester H. Cox diary
Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Cox writes about his daily activities while serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Missouri.
George Crane autobiography
Handwritten autobiography composed near the year 1912. Crane was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after he heard Orson Pratt (1811-1881), apostle for that religion, speak in England in 1864. He later served as president of the Wandsworth Branch of the Church. He migrated to Utah. Crane also writes about his courtship and marriage and about his mission to England from 1878 to 1880.
George Crane Missionary Journal
The journal describes George Crane's activities as a missionary between 1879 and 1880. It also includes a list of livestock he owned in 1890 and a brief biographical sketch of President John Taylor.
Walter W. Crane diary
Handwritten diary covering the time when Crane was in Great Britain as a missionary. Crane writes about his daily activities and relates many of the dreams he had.
Benjamin C. Critchlow correspondence
The collection includes three letters written by Benjamin C. Critchlow between 1872 and 1887. The first is to his parents and dates from his mission; the second two were written to his wife Martha while he was hiding for polygamy.
Frederick Crook journals
Contains six photocopied journals written by Frederick Crook. Five of the journals were written during the time that he served as a Mormon missionary in the Northern States mission, and the sixth was written the year immediately following his return. The journals contain information about day to day life, both as a missionary and as a husband, father, and farmer.
Caroline Barnes Crosby autobiography and diary
Jonathan Crosby autobiography and diary
Photocopies of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Also included is a typescript of these items. Crosby joined the Mormon Church and followed that faith to Kirtland, Ohio and later to Nauvoo, Illinois. Crosby migrated to Utah in 1848. He served on missions for the Mormon Church in Canada, 1842-3, and in the South Pacific, 1850-2, where he spent most of his time in Tahiti. The diary covers the years 1850 to 1852.