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Missions and Missionaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 1167 Collections and/or Records:

William Cameron Dunbar letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489374]
Identifier: MSS 550
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten letter dated September 26, 1854 and addressed to the president and members of the "39th quorum of Seventies" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The item was written when Dunbar was serving as a missionary in England. Dunbar writes about opening up an area near Taunton, England, for preaching and about various aspects of missionary work.

Dates: 1854

Carol Elizabeth Dunham papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9126
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence between Carol Elizabeth Dunham and fans of the Osmond family as well as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also included are a copy of the Osmond family album: "The Plan," fan magazines, including Tigerbeat, Spotlight, and Teen Talk, and paper ephemera, such as posters of Donny Osmond and the Osmonds, newspaper articles about the Osmonds, and materials related to the Osmond fan club. Contains five LP records: (1) "The Osmonds Phase III"...
Dates: approximately 1970-1993

Simon A. Dunn papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244672]
Identifier: MSS SC 572
Scope and Contents

Photograph (photocopy) and typescript: Mormon missionary, Nauvoo, Illinois policeman, and pioneer. The collection contains a biographical sketch written by his granddaughter, Eva D. Snow, another of unknown authorship, genealogical data, and a photograph of Dunn.

Dates: Undated

Thomas Durham autobiography and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349190]
Identifier: MSS 517
Scope and Contents Typewritten copy of an autobiography and diary. Durham wrote his autobiography in 1854 and started his diary the same year. The journal is sketchy in many places and has many gaps. Durham wrote about his youth in England, his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his mission in England, his spiritual manifestations, blessings, and his migration to Utah. He left Florence, Nebraska, on 23 Aug. 1856 and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 30 Nov. 1856. He...
Dates: 1854-1871

Warren N. Dusenberry diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334341]
Identifier: MSS 1060
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary dept from January 1 to December 31, 1868 while Dusenberry was serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in the Southern States.

Dates: 1868

Sybern van Dyk diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2555
Scope and Contents

Bound photocopies of handwritten diaries. The journals were kept while van Dyk served as a mission president in Holland in 1871-4 and 1880-2. He documents his activities while serving in that capacity.

Dates: 1871-1882

Sybren van Dyk diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2175
Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten diaries by Van Dyk, as well as a typed translation. The diaries record Van Dyk's experiences and the work in which he was involved as mission president in the Netherlands in short entries.

Dates: 1871-1881

Sybren van Dyk diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308717]
Identifier: MSS SC 1084
Scope and Contents Bound photocopies of a holograph manuscript. The first part of the document (51 leaves) is in English and tells about Sybren's activities as Mission President in Holland. It also lists the names of those baptized. The remaining section is in Dutch and is translations of excerpts from Mormon Church pamphlets and brief accounts of events in the history of that religion.At the end of the document is written, "Loa Waine County. Utah 16 May 1894 S. van Dyk."Duplicated...
Dates: 1881-1894

Early letters from Mosa Township recall trail of Mormons from district to U.S.

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244458]
Identifier: MSS SC 551
Scope and Contents

Typescript (duplicated). Contains a research paper which discusses and reproduces 3 letters, 1849-1854, written by Duncan Livingston of Upper Canada to his brother-in-law Archibald Gardner, Latter-day Saint Church convert and pioneer, discussing business and family news.

Dates: 1952

William Eccles journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225538104]
Identifier: MSS 3313
Scope and Contents

Journal kept by Eccles while on a mission to Great Britain, serving mostly in the Scottish conference.

Dates: 1906