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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Scandinavia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Rudolph Martinius Jensen Stockseth diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2064
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries in three volumes, written by Stockseth. Includes a description of his experiences as a missionary in the Scandinavian Mission, as well as essays relating to Mormon topics copied from various publications.

Dates: 1903-1905

John Van Cott papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230217678]
Identifier: MSS 1743
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, diaries, and a family history. The correspondence is between Van Cott and family members. Also included are handwritten and signed letters from Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, to Van Cott. The diaries cover the time when Van Cott served as a missionary for the Mormon Church from 1852 to 1856 and from 1859 to 1862. He was in Iowa City, Iowa, when the first handcart companies left for Utah.

Dates: 1838-1913

Wheelwright family papers, circa 1881-1964

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3164 Series 9
Scope and Contents Contains Wheelwright's family papers, circa 1881-1964. This includes David R. Wheelwright diaries and journals, photographs, scrapbooks, certificates, family memorabilia, genealogy, histories, and correspondence concerning his mission, business, and life. Also includes Valborg Rasmussen Wheelwright diaries, scrapbooks, correspondence, poetry, photographs, memorabilia, an autobiography, certificates, genealogy, and histories concerning her life, education, and social and political interests....
Dates: circa 1881-1964