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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Great Britain

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Adams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 679
Scope and Contents

Holographs and printed material. Contains a journal of Adams' mission to Great Britain, 1895-1897, including newspaper clippings about Mormonism in Ireland, and records of his correspondence and missionary work. Also included are a letter changing his mission call to Great Britain, 1895, genealogical data, and family histories of his father's family, William Adams.

Dates: 1895-1897

British mission missionary scrapbook

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306661]
Identifier: MSS SC 894
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a scrapbook kept by an unknown Mormon missionary while serving in the British Mission. It contains mission rules, quotes from Mormon Church and governmental leaders, jokes, poems, and songs. The purpose of the book was to be inspirational to its creator. Morst of the entries were typewritten, while the rest were written by hand.

Dates: 1950-1952

Hugh B. Brown scrapbook

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233249660]
Identifier: MSS 7758
Scope and Contents

Contains two digital copies of a scrapbook of Hugh B. Brown on five CD-ROMs. The scrapbooks contain materials that document his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Great Britain, with materials dating from between 1937 and 1938.

Dates: 1937-1938

Asa S. Calkins diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230236496]
Identifier: MSS SC 226
Scope and Contents

Holograph diary which contains blessings given to Calkins in 1850, experiences as a worker in the Mission home and as Mission President, letters received from Brigham Young and family, and letters sent to Brigham Young and family. A short biography is included with the diary.

Dates: 1855-1858

Isgreen family correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 612
Scope and Contents

Holographs, two printed items and one typescript. The collection includes 28 letters written by or to members of the Isgreen family, 15 of which are written by or to Emil Isgreen. The correspondence is generally family news with a few business letters, two missionary letters from Wales and a description of Mattie Isgreen's travel in Hawaii. Also included are an invitation to a ball, 1896, the Democratic ticket for Provo, Utah, ca. 1900, and a thought on prayer.

Dates: 1894-1907

Alma Johnson diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 589
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries for the years 1883-1885 and 1894-1896. Johnson kept these records while serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Great Britain. Two of the volumes are about the first mission while four are about the second.

Dates: 1883-1896

Albert T. Smith diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1398
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary and missionary appointment books from Smith's mission to Birmingham, England. Also includes positive and negative microfilm copies. Dated 1910-1912.

Dates: 1910-1912

John Steele letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232501467]
Identifier: MSS 6161
Abstract

A letter from John Steele to his wife, Catherine Campbell, dated 11 March 1878. Steele was serving a mission to the British Isles, in the Liverpool and Manchester areas. He tells of his feelings about missionary work and his desire for letters and information from home. He mentions people he is working with (e.g. “one of Bro. Heber C. Kimball’s sons,” Bro. Barrett, Bro. Dunford), and how the people are reacting to the missionary efforts.

Dates: 1878

William Wadley diary and family history

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349596]
Identifier: MSS 4115
Abstract

Diary of William Wadley covering his LDS mission in England and his family history, 1888-1889.

Dates: 1888-1889

George William Willis papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227630800]
Identifier: MSS 2395
Scope and Contents

Contains journals, photographs, and family documents. He chronicled his mission to Great Britain from 1902 to 1905, part of which was served under President Heber J. Grant.

Dates: 1902-1995