Mormons -- Ohio -- Kirtland -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Jonathan Crosby autobiography and diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321371]
Identifier: MSS SC 2284
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1850-1852
Orson Hyde autobiography and funeral
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232484490]
Identifier: MSS 444
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Hyde writes about his early life and religious experiences. He tells about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the many missions he served for that faith. He also recounts his experiences with the first president of the Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), and his activities in Kirtland, Ohio. Also included is a typewritten copy of the funeral for Hyde in Spring City, Utah on 1 Dec. 1878. A eulogy of him was given by the...
Dates:
approximately 1842-1878