Octave W. Ursenbach papers, 1832-1988.

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Octave W. Ursenbach papers, 1832-1988.

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Collection consists primarily of personal and family information, such as material regarding Ursenbach's Priesthood ordinations and service as an LDS missionary in the Northern States mission, as a Priesthood officer (bishopric, bishop, stake presidency, stake president) in the Lethbridge Stake, Alberta, Canada, as president over the Canadian Mission, and as president of the Alberta Temple. It also includes records of Ursenbach's ancestors and genealogical work done for them (Swiss and French lines, mostly), correspondence, photographs, many personal diaries and journals, manuscripts of assorted prosaic and poetic compositions of his father, Octave Frederic Ursenbach, and abundant personal notes on religious topics. Also included are miscellaneous religious and historical mementoes, financial information, family possessions, and histories.

1 oversize folder (0.3 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6956426

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Ursenbach, Octave F. (Octave Frederick), 1870-

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Local leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he served as a high councilor; president of the French Mission, 1934-1939; and patriarch of the South Los Angeles Stake beginning in 1940. Author of "The Quest" and four other books. Resident of Morgan, Utah; Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 1910-1923; and Los Angeles, California, beginning in 1923. From the guide to the Octave F. Ursenbach papers, 1897-1951, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Ursenbach, Octave W. (Octave Willis), 1893-1981

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Octave Willis Ursenbach was born September 6, 1893, in Morgan, Utah, the son of Octave Frederick and Hannah Maria Turner. He attended Ricks Academy and graduated in 1908. The family moved to Salt Lake City, where Ursenbach studied at LDS Business College, worked at ZCMI, and served as a Sunday School librarian. In 1910, the family moved to Raymond, Alberta, Canada, when his father was called to teach at the Knight Academy. Here Ursenbach served as a Sunday School teacher in the Lethbridge ward a...

Alberta Temple (Cardston, Alta.)

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Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith, Jr. Its members later migrated to the American West, specifically the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Shortly after the founding, missionaries were sent out to teach their message. From the guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flannel board missionary discussions, Circa 1950-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The documents in this collection span the early year...