Collection, 1897-1914.

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Collection, 1897-1914.

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Includes two holograph missionary journals (April-November 1903 and November 1903-April 1904) kept by Abel Alexander DeWitt on his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oklahoma and nearby states. Also included are two holograph journals (July 1897-November 1900 and 1901-1906) and an autograph book (1900-1901) kept by his wife, Ruth Leila Kempe DeWitt, largely concerning her experiences in Holbrook and elsewhere in Arizona; and as a student at the Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah, 1899-1901. Also includes photocopies and transcriptions of the volumes. Also includes a photocopy of a reminiscence and missionary journal kept by Ruth's father, Christopher Jensen Kempe, during his mission to Norway (1899).

2 boxes (.75 lin. ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7384507

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DeWitt, Abel Alexander, 1865-1953.

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scandinavian Mission.

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Brigham Young Academy

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Brigham Young Academy was founded in 1875 in Provo, UT as a school for teacher education. It became Brigham Young University in 1903. From the description of Photographs, ca. 1900. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 54080571 From the description of Certificates, 1891-1893. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 70765998 Brigham Young University traces its roots to Utah's rich pioneer heritage. The original school, Brigham Young Academy, was est...

DeWitt, Ruth Leila Kempe, 1880-1943

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Christopher Jensen Kempe (1837-1901) was a Mormon missionary and pioneer. Christopher Jensen Kempe was born in Denmark on June 26, 1837 to Jens Rasmussen and Ane Kirstine Neilsdatter Kempe. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Neils Larsen Kempe and Marie Christensen. He was sent to school when he was 7 and then apprenticed in his uncles' wagon shop. He loved to read in his spare time. He left his small Danish town for Copenhagen to be a wagon maker. On February 1...

Kempe, Christopher Jensen, 1837-1901

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Kempe served on a mission to Denmark and the Scandinavian countries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1859-1861. From the description of Diary, 1859-1899, bulk 1859-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83828463 From the guide to the Christopher Jensen Kempe diary, 1859-1899, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Christopher Jensen Kempe (1837-1901) was a Mormon missionary and pioneer. Christopher Jensen Kempe was born in Denm...