Eli Holton letters
Scope and Contents
This collection, containing letters written to Elder Eli Holton while on his mission in Tahiti, has been organized into folders by the author. Includes letters from Joseph Y. Haight and William Henry Chamberlain.
Dates
- 1899-1901
Creator
- Haight, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1865-1946 (Person)
- Chamberlain, W. H. (William Henry), 1870-1921 (Person)
- Holton, Eli, 1877-1940 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Eli Holton letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Eli Holton (1877-1940) was a teacher in Utah. He served a mission to the Society Islands for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Biographical / Historical
William Henry Chamberlin, Jr., (1870-1921) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served as President of the Society Islands Mission from 1899 to 1900.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Young Haight (1865-1946) was born in Farmington, Utah. He served as President of the Society Islands Mission from 1900 to 1902.
Extent
9 folders (0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2277.xml
Custodial History
All items remained in possession of John Birkenbine until purchased by the BYU Library in 2000. Purchased; John Birkenbine II, American Philatelic Brokers; 2000.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; John Birkenbine II; 2000.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Chamberlain, W. H. (William Henry), 1870-1921 -- Correspondence
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)--History
- Haight, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1865-1946 -- Correspondence
- Holton, Eli, 1877-1940 -- Correspondence
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- French Polynesia -- Tahiti (Island) -- Correspondence
- Letters
- Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
- Missions and Missionaries
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)
- Title
- Register of Eli Holton letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 16 March 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States