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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Australia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

David G. Cloward journal, 1981-1982

 File — Box 17: [Barcode: 31197232592722], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 3280

Groo family correspondence and land valuation, 1884-1906

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and a land valuation notice associated with the Groo family, dating from between 1884 and 1906.

Dates: 1884-1906

Groo family papers, 1851-1906

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, poetry, and other materials from the Groo family. Provides information on the personal and business activities of the family, as well as on Isaac Groo's missionary service in Australia. Materials date from between 1851 and 1906.

Dates: 1851-1906

Isaac Groo papers, 1864-1895

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, poetry, newspaper articles, an autobiography, and other materials related to Groo's life. Includes information on his missionary service in Australia, his work ranching, and his encarceration for practicing polygamy. Materials date from between 1864 and 1895.

Dates: 1864-1895

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

Mary Jane Whitney Groo papers, 1851-1906

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and other materials related to Groo, dating from between 1851 and 1906.

Dates: 1851-1906