Processed in May of 2011.
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Alta R. Roskelley, daughter of John H. Roskelley, in December 2009.
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John Henry Roskelley was born October 30, 1886 in Smithfield, Utah to Samuel and Mary Jane Rigby Roskelley. In 1906, he left Smithfield to serve a five-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan. After returning to Utah, he married Hannah Favell Buck on September 20, 1911 in Logan. He worked for forty-five years for the Amalgamated Sugar Company, as a labor agent and field supervisor in Ogden, Cache Valley, and Nampa, Idaho. Roskelley died January 17, 1972 in Nampa, Idaho.
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Obituaries,
Source: John Henry Roskelley, www.findagrave.com, accessed 5 May 2011.
This collection contains five diaries of John H. Roskelley from his mission to Japan from 1906 to 1911 for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The collection also contains copies of the diaries on CD and microfilm. Also included is mission memorabilia, including an expense account, a Japanese magazine, a Christmas program, and Japanese writings.
Arranged into 2 boxes and 9 folders.
Includes a magazine, unidentified Japanese writing, a Christmas program, and some newspaper clippings.