Smoot family papers, 1889-1984.

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Smoot family papers, 1889-1984.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80758770

The collection consists of a variety of paperwork from the Brigham Smoot family. It includes: six journals kept by Brigham Smoot (1869-1946), while he was serving an LDS mission to Samoa/Tonga from 1889-1892; a holograph letter written from Abraham O. Smoot, Brigham's father, to Brigham, from September 11-15, 1891; one journal kept by Gilbert Van Schoonhaven while he was serving an LDS mission to England from 1866-1868; one holograph letter sent to Gilbert Schoonhoven from his wife, Mary Emma Greene Van Schoonhoven on 14 September 1867; the papers of Roland Nesbit Smoot, son of Brigham Smoot, relating to his service as an admiral in the Navy and his service in the Second World War; and a holograph and signed poem titled "Grandmother," by Louisa Lula Greene Richards, dated 12 March 1869, that was found inside the front cover of one of Brigham's journals. Finally, there are two 3-1/2" floppy disks with a rough draft of a transcription of the six journals kept by Brigham Smoot in Tonga. These transcriptions were made by Loretta Nixon.

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8251259

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Van Schoonhoven, Mary Emma, 1843-1907

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Brigham Smoot (1869-1892) served in the Samoa and Tonga missions from May 1889 to October 1892. He acted as president of the Tongan Mission from 14 July 1891 to 24 October 1892. Gilbert Van Schoonhaven was born 2 August 1828 in Albany, New York, married Mary Emma Greene (1843-1907) on 14 September 1859, and died 16 June 1903 in Salt Lake City. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England from 1866 to 1868. Roland Nesbit Smoot, a son of Brigham Smoot, was a d...

Smoot, Roland N. (Roland Nesbit), 1901-1984

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Roland Nesbit Smoot was born May 7, 1901, in Provo City, Utah. He received his commission as Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1923, and advanced to the rank of vice admiral in 1950. Smoot died on February 13, 1984, in Orange, California. From the description of Smoot, Roland N. (Roland Nesbit), 1901-1984 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10614227 Brigham Smoot (1869-1892) served in the Samoa and Tonga missions from May 1889 to October 1892. He acted as pre...

Smoot family.

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Van Schoonhoven, Gilbert Henry, 1828-1903

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Brigham Smoot (1869-1892) served in the Samoa and Tonga missions from May 1889 to October 1892. He acted as president of the Tongan Mission from 14 July 1891 to 24 October 1892. Gilbert Van Schoonhaven was born 2 August 1828 in Albany, New York, married Mary Emma Greene (1843-1907) on 14 September 1859, and died 16 June 1903 in Salt Lake City. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England from 1866 to 1868. Roland Nesbit Smoot, a son of Brigham Smoot, was a d...

Smoot, A. O. (Abraham Owen), 1815-1895

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Abraham O. Smoot was born 17 February 1815 in Owenton, Franklin County (later Owen County), Kentucky. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1835, when twenty years old, and led a group of Saints from the south to Far West, Missouri in 1837. He later served as captain of the second company to enter the Salt Lake Valley, arriving in September of 1847. He served approximately nine different missions for the Church, acted as president of the Perpetual Emigrating Fun...

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...

Richards, Louisa Lula Green, 1849-1944.

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Smoot, Brigham, 1869-1946

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Brigham Smoot (1869-1892) served in the Samoa and Tonga missions from May 1889 to October 1892. He acted as president of the Tongan Mission from 14 July 1891 to 24 October 1892. Gilbert Van Schoonhaven was born 2 August 1828 in Albany, New York, married Mary Emma Greene (1843-1907) on 14 September 1859, and died 16 June 1903 in Salt Lake City. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England from 1866 to 1868. Roland Nesbit Smoot, a son of Brigham Smoot, was a d...