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Image of William Smith life history and journal
Image of William Smith life history and jo...

William Smith life history and journal

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS3759_F1
Dates: 1869 February-September----1894-1911
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Smith life history and journal, 1869 February-September, 1894–1911

 File — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225560827]
Identifier: MSS 3759
Scope and Contents

Contains a Wells, Fargo & Co. ledger book that includes newspaper clippings, accounting information, Smith's life history and journal entries. The journal contains memories of conversion, immigration, life in the West, and information about Smith's family. The accounting information was created between February and September 1869. The life history and journal were created from approximately 1894 to 1911. Dated 1869-1911.

Dates: 1869 February-September; 1894–1911
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Smith papers

William Smith memorandum journal, October-November 1906

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232583903], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include William Smith's memorandum journal from 1906. It contains small descriptions of daily occurances as well as some writing about geneaology and family history. Dated 1906.

Dates: October-November 1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith missionary journal, vol. 1, 1906-1908

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232583903], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include the first volume of William Smith's missionary diary, dating from November 1906 to February 1908. It includes stories, thoughts, and impessions of Smith's service in the European Mission as well as descriptions of events, people, and places in Europe. Dated 1906-1908.

Dates: 1906-1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith missionary journal, vol. 2, February-June 1908

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232583903], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include the second volume of William Smith's missionary diary, dating from February 1908 to June 1908. It includes stories, thoughts, and impressions of Smith's service in the European Mission as well as descriptions of events, people, and places in Europe. Dated February-June 1908

Dates: Other: February-June 1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith missionary journal, vol. 3, 1908-1909

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232583903], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include the third volume of William Smith's missionary diary, dating from June 1908 to May 1909. It includes stories, thoughts, and impressions of Smith's service in the European Mission as well as descriptions of events, people, and places in Europe. Dated 1908-1909.

Dates: 1908-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Smith missionary journal, vol. 4, May-June 1909

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232583903], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents

Materials include the third volume of William Smith's missionary diary, dating from May 1909 to June 1909. It includes stories, thoughts, and impressions of Smith's service in the European Mission as well as descriptions of events, people, and places in Europe. Dated May-June 1909.

Dates: May-June 1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals

William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries, 1898-1901

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8999 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains five volumes of diaries and one autograph books from Ogden's service as a missionary in Samoa. Dated 1898-1901.

Dates: 1898-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries and photographs

William Thomas Ogden missionary diary, vol. 1, 1898 January-November

 File — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233624292], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8999 Series 1
Dates: 1898 January-November
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries and photographs / William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries

William Thomas Ogden missionary diary, vol. 2, 1898 December-1899 October

 File — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233624292], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 8999 Series 1
Dates: 1898 December-1899 October
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries and photographs / William Thomas Ogden missionary diaries

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