List of Mormon missionary diarists (North America) explained

This is part of the list of Mormon missionary diarists, covering diarists who served full-time missions in North America.

Country/RegionNameMissionYears ServedNotes
MexicoThatcher, Moses[1] 1879–1881
MexicoYoung, Feramorz Little[2] 1880–1881
United StatesBoyle, Henry Green[3] San Bernardino California; Southern States1855–1857; 1867–1869collection only has diaries from San Bernardino, Southern States missions, served missions continuously for rest of his life
United StatesJensen, Louis Reuben[4] Southern States1898–1899
United StatesButler, Alma[5] Northwestern States 1910–1912
United StatesDuffin, James Gledhill[6] Southern States1887–1889
United StatesElton, David Horton[7] Southern States1898–1901
United StatesFairbanks, John B.[8] Southern States1881–1883
United StatesFlake, Osmer Dennis[9] Southern States1897–1900
United StatesFuller, Amos Bottsford[10] New York1837; 1838served two missions, completing each the year it began
United StatesGibbs, John Henry[11] Southern States1883–1884
United States Hansen, Oscar Keilgaard[12] Northern States1898–1900
United StatesHarper, John Claiborne[13] Southern States1887–1888
United States Harris, Dennison Emer[14] West Central States1880–1882
United States Haskell, Thales Hastings[15] Southern Indian1859–1860
United StatesHawley, Claude William[16] Central States1910–1912
United StatesHeninger, Ellis Seymour[17] Southern States1899–1901
United StatesJacobs, Lyman Hinman[18] Northern States1928–1929
United StatesJensen, Nephi[19] Southern States1898–1900
United StatesKienke, Asa Solomon[20] Northern States1896–1898
United StatesLee, John Doyle[21] Tennessee1840–1841
United StatesMiller, Reuben Gardner[22] Southern States1888–1990
United StatesNielsen, Charles Magnus[23] Northwestern States1883–1884
United StatesNielsen, Elias[24] Northern States1897–1899
United StatesNielson, Frihoff Godfrey[25] Northern States1899–1901
United StatesRappleye, William Edwin[26] Eastern States1911–1913
United StatesRichards, Silas LeRoy[27] Middle States, Southern States1902–1905
United StatesRobinson, William Oliver[28] Western States 1897–1899
United StatesRobison, Willis Eugene[29] Southern States1882–1884
United StatesSmith, Albert Ricks[30] Southern States1887–1889
United StatesSmith, Hyrum[31] Ohio1832–1833served many brief missions during this time period and beyond, diary only 1832–1833
United StatesSmoot, Abraham Owen[32] Southern States1837–1838; 1844–1845
United StatesSowards, Harmon Silas[33] Eastern States1911–1913
United StatesTaylor, Levi James[34] Southern States1882–1884
United StatesWebster, George Thomas[35] Southern States1896–1898
United StatesJensen, Winston McKay[36] Central States1956–1958

References

  1. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Moses Thatcher diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/moses-thatcher/. MSS 731. Moses. Thatcher. Diary. 1866-1881. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  2. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Feramorz Little Young diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/feramorz-little-young/. MSS SC 2142. Feramorz Little. Young. Diary. 1880-1881. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  3. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Henry Green Boyle diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/henry-green-boyle/. MSS 156. Henry Green. Boyle. Diary. 1844-1889. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  4. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Louis Reuben Jensen missionary journal original, vol. 1. http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/archival_objects/133079. MSS 6189. Louis. Jensen. Diary. 1898—1899. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  5. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Alma Butler diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/alma-butler/. MSS 790. Alma. Butler. Diary. 1910-1912. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  6. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. James Gledhill Duffin diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/james-gledhill-duffin/. MSS 1696. James Gledhill. Duffin. Diary. 1887-1906. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  7. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. David Horton Elton diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/david-horton-elton/. MSS 2050. David Horton. Elton. Diary. 1898-1905. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  8. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. John B. Fairbanks diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/john-b-fairbanks/. MSS 3887. John B.. Fairbanks. Diary. 1898-1905. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  9. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Osmer Dennis Flake diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/osmer-dennis-flake/. MSS 4036. Osmer Dennis. Flake. Diary. 1897-1958. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  10. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Amos Botsford Fuller diary. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MMD/id/64770. MSS 292. Amos Bottsford. Fuller. Diary. 1837. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  11. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. John Henry Gibbs diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/john-henry-gibbs/. Vault MSS 741. John Henry. Gibbs. Diary. 1883-1884. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  12. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Oscar Keilgaard Hansen diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/oscar-keilgaard-hansen/. MSS 169. Oscar Keilgaard. Hansen. Diary. 1898-1900. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  13. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. John Claiborne Harper diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/john-claiborne-harper/. MSS 185. John Claiborne. Harper. Diary. 1856-1899. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  14. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Dennison Emer Harris diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/dennison-emer-harris/. MSS 308. Dennison Emer. Harris. Diary. 1881-1882. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  15. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Thales Hastings Haskell diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/thales-hastings-haskell/. Vault MSS 437. Thales Hastings. Haskell. Diary. 1859-1860. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  16. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Claude William Hawley diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/claude-william-hawley/. MSS SC 1660. Claude William. Hawley. Diary. 1910-1912. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  17. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Ellis Seymour Heninger diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/ellis-seymour-heninger/. MSS 967. Ellis Seymour. Heninger. Diary. 1899-1901. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  18. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Lyman Hinman Jacobs diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/lyman-hinman-jacobs/. MSS 635. Lyman Hinman. Jacobs. Diary. 1928-1929. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  19. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Nephi Jensen diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/nephi-jensen/. MSS SC 688. Nephi. Jensen. Diary. 1898-1907. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  20. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Asa Solomon Keinke diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/asa-solomon-kienke/. UA 88. Asa Solomon. Keinke. Diary. 1896-1902. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  21. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. John Doyle Lee diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/john-doyle-lee/. Vault MSS 449. John Doyle. Lee. Diary. 1840-1841. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  22. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Reuben Gardner Miller diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/reuben-gardner-miller/. MSS 418. Reuben Gardner. Miller. 3. Diary. 1842-1953. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  23. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Charles Magnus Nielsen diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/charles-magnus-nielsen/. MSS 651. Charles Magnus. Nielsen. Diary. 1883-1892. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  24. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Elias Nielsen diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/elias-nielsen/. MSS SC 2850. Elias. Nielsen. Diary. 1898. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  25. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Frihoff Godfrey Nielson diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/frihoff-godfrey-nielson/. MSS SC 809. Frihoff Godfrey. Nielson. Diary. 1899-1901. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  26. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. William Edwin Rappleye diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/william-edwin-rappleye/. MSS 832. William Edwin. Rappleye. Diary. 1911-1914. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  27. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Silas LeRoy Richards diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/silas-leroy-richards/. MSS SC 885. Silas LeRoy. Richards. Diary. 1902-1905. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  28. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. William Oliver Robinson diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/william-oliver-robinson/. MSS 1848. William Oliver. Robinson. Diary. 1897-1899. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  29. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Willis Robison diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/willis-eugene-robison/. MSS 1591. Willis. Robison. Diary. 1882-1884. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  30. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Albert Ricks Smith diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/albert-ricks-smith/. MSS SC 2097. Albert Ricks. Smith. Diary. 1887-1889. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  31. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Hyrum Smith diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/hyrum-smith/. Vault MSS 774. 1. Hyrum. Smith. 1. Diary. 1832-1833. 1-6. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  32. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Abraham Owen Smoot diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/abraham-owen-smoot/. MSS 896. 1. Abraham Owen. Smoot. Diary. 1836-1845. 1-2. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  33. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Harmon Silas Sowards diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/harmon-silas-sowards/. MSS 1294. Harmon Silas. Sowards. Diary. 1911-1913. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  34. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. Levi James Taylor diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/levi-james-taylor/. MSS 2200. Levi James. Taylor. Diary. 1882-1884. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  35. Mormon Missionary Diaries. Brigham Young University. George Thomas Webster diary. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/diarists/george-thomas-webster/. MSS 1668. George Thomas. Webster. Diary. 1896-1898. https://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/about/. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.
  36. Jensen family journals and histories. Brigham Young University. Winston McKay Jensen journal. https://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15999coll24/id/51952. MSS 6189 . 1. Winston McKay. Jensen. Diary. 1956-1958. http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/archival_objects/58859. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Provo, UT.