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Zerubbabel Snow diary [photocopies], 1856-1857
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Snow, Z. (Zerubbabel)
- Title
- Zerubbabel Snow diary [photocopies]
- Dates
- 1856-1857 (inclusive)18561857
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MS 0071
- Summary
- The Zerubbabel Snow diary (1856-1857) consist of a photocopy of Snow's original diary describing his LDS Church mission to Tahiti.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Zerubbabel Snow was born on 29 March 1809 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He was converted to the LDS faith in 1832 and served several missions. He married Susan Slater Lang in 1833 and served as a memeber of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Snow was also elected as Attorney General of the Territory of Utah in 1869. He died on 27 September 1888.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Zerubbabel Snow diary (1856-1857) consist of a photocopy of Snow's original diary describing his LDS Church mission to Tahiti. The diary focuses mainly on his journey to Tahiti and then to Australia and ends with his Australia mission just beginning. Snow notes the weather, food, sea sickness, and describes the Tahiti people and island.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--Missions--Australia
- Latter Day Saint churches--Missions--French Polynesia--Tahiti
- Latter Day Saints--Diaries
- Ocean travel
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries
Finding aid prepared by Della L. Dye.
1974 (last modified: 2019)
