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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- French Polynesia -- Tahiti (Island) -- Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

R. A. Dowdle diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225562914]
Identifier: MSS 530
Abstract

Five handwritten diaries, with photocopies, documenting Robert A. Dowdle's mission to the Society Islands. Also included is a journal of the MIA Stake Mission of the Utah Stake.

Dates: 1899-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / R. A. Dowdle diaries

Joseph Y. Haight diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364702]
Identifier: MSS 1687
Scope and Contents

Four volumes of handwritten diaries covering the time from 20 February 1899 to 30 July 1902. The final volume contains twenty-four pages of prayers in the Tahitian language. Haight writes about his daily activities, the missionary effort in the Society Islands, and the internal functioning of the mission.

Dates: 1899-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Y. Haight diaries

Andrew Mortenson, Jr. missionary journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8534
Scope and Contents

Contains four journals of Andrew Mortenson, Jr. that he wrote while serving a mission to Tahiti. Also included are DVD copies of scans of all written pages. Materials are dated 1898-1901.

Dates: 1898-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Andrew Mortenson, Jr. missionary journals

Frederick Charles Rossiter diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231042430]
Identifier: MSS 6509
Abstract

Frederick Charles Rossiter diary, 1894–1895, includes Elder Frederick Charles Rossiter's LDS missionary diary in Tahiti.

Dates: 1894-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Frederick Charles Rossiter diary

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