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Mormon missionaries -- Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Heber Charles Hicks autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342864]
Identifier: MSS 758
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and bound autobiography. Hicks lived much of his life in Provo, Utah, where he was employed as a newspaper editor and as a businessman. He also served as a bishop of the Papago Mormon Church Indian Ward.

Dates: 1963

Henry Hottendorf journal

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7681
Scope and Contents

Contains a daily account of his life from 1892 to January 1906. Accounts his life in Utah and his conversion to Mormonism. Details his mission to the Hawaiian Islands and to Germany.

Dates: 1892-01-01 - 1906-01-01

Jensen family journals and histories

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6189
Scope and Contents

Collection contains journals and family histories of members of the Jensen family, dating from between 1898 to 1988. Most of the diaries deal with missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also includes information on family life in Idaho and genealogy.

Dates: 1898-1988

John Peter Sorenson journals, 1879-1908

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1453 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains 17 volumes of journals kept by Sorenson from 1879 to 1908. Includes information about his service in the Australasian Mission in New Zealand and Australia from 1879 to 1881, and in the Scandanavian Mission in Denmark and Sweden in 1887-1889.

Dates: 1879-1908

John Peter Sorenson record books, 1881-1970, bulk: 1881-1920

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1453 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains four volumes of records created by Sorenson. Includes a brief history of his life, genealogical records, temple records, and a financial ledger. Also includes a handwritten transcription of book on the teachings of Jesus Christ that came from Nauvoo, Illinois in the 1840s, and a handwritten report from Sorenson's mission to Scandinavia in the 1880s.

Dates: 1881-1970; Majority of material found within 1881-1920

M. Wilford Poulson missionary journal, 1904 September-1906 April

 Item — Box 12: Series 14; Series 15; Series 16 [Barcode: 31197230220961], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 823 Series 16

M. Wilford Poulson notebook and missionary journal, 1904 February-September

 File — Box 12: Series 14; Series 15; Series 16 [Barcode: 31197230220961], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 823 Series 16

Heber Kimball Maxham papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7652
Scope and Contents

The Heber Kimball Maxham papers includes four photos of Heber Kimball Maxham and his family, typewritten records of the history of the Maxham family (along with genealogy records), and two volumes of Maxham's missionary experiences from 1908 to 1910. He includes stories about church meetings, blessings, illnesses, hardships, and conversions that he experienced while in the mission field in Alabama.

Dates: approximately 1908-1910

Orlando Clark Barrus papers, 1917-1922

 Series — Box 2: Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239252478], Folder: 6-16
Identifier: MSS 3070 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains materials relating to the mission of Orlando Clark Barrus, including mission journals, outgoing letters, and certificates. Also included is his patriarchal blessing, given in 1917. Materials created between 1917 and 1922.

Dates: 1917-1922

Andrew Locy Rogers missionary diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6179
Scope and Contents

Material contains the diary which Rogers used to document his mission to Ireland and Scotland. He served his mission from 1909-1910 and his diary documents his experiences in a series of communities. His diary also chronicles experiences with mission companions. He describes his interactions with other religious denominations, including the Presbyterian Church and the Young Men's Christian Association. His diary also includes original poetry and local humor.

Dates: 1909-1910