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Elsie Ross Whittaker papers, 1915-1947

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Whittaker, Elsie Ross
Title
Elsie Ross Whittaker papers
Dates
1915-1947 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1345
Summary
The Elsie Ross Whittaker papers (1915-1947) contain materials relating to being an LDS missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1922 to 1924, including her diary, a letter from B. H. Roberts, mission circular letters, programs, her patriarchal blessing, and a scrapbook. Elsie Ross Whittaker was born on 22 December 1893 and died in June 1971.
Repository
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

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
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Content Description

The Elsie Ross Whittaker papers (1915-1947) contain materials relating to being an LDS missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1922 to 1924, including her diary, a letter from B. H. Roberts, mission circular letters, programs, her patriarchal blessing, and a scrapbook.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Folders 1-9 were donated in 1992 and folders 10-11 were donated in 2005.

Processing Note

Processed by Stan Larson in 2005.

Separated Materials

Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Section of the Manuscripts Division (P533).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Diary
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: B. H. Roberts Letter and Note
    Dates: 1923
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Eastern States Mission Circular Letters
    Dates: 1922-1923
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3-5
  • Description: White Birch Bark Letter from Elders Hale and McGregor
    Dates: 1922
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Berta E. Davey, "A Testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ"
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Albany Conference, Argue Evangelical Campaign
    Dates: 1922-1923
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: B. H. Roberts Group
    Dates: 1946-1947
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Patriarchal Blessing
    Dates: 1915
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Scrapbook
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11

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Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint churches--Missions--Directories
  • Latter Day Saint churches--Missions--East (U.S.)
  • Latter Day Saints--Diaries
  • Latter Day Saints--Missionary experiences--East (U.S.)

Personal Names

  • Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry), 1857-1933
  • Whittaker, Elsie Ross--Diaries

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Directories
  • Memorabilia
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