Manuscript Collection Descriptions

Richard Bird missionary notebook from the Swiss/Austrian mission

Dates: 1910

Includes one missionary notebook belonging to Richard Bird, which he kept while serving as an LDS missionary in the Swiss/Austrian mission in 1910.

Extent: 1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Creator: Bird, Richard, 1889-1951
Call Number: MSS 3938
Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Access Restrictions: Open for public research.

Languages and Scripts: English
Conditions of Use: It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Richard Bird missionary notebook from the Swiss/Austrian mission must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Preferred Citation: Initial citation: MSS 3938; Richard Bird missionary notebook from the Swiss/Austrian mission; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 3938, LTPSC.
Custodial History: Donated by John Bluth in 1987.
Acquisition Information: Donated; John Bluth; 1987.
Subject Terms: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Religion; Missions and Missionaries; Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints); Mormon Church--Missions--Europe
Genre / Form: Diaries

Processing Information: Processed; Meghan Mathews; May 2007.
Appraisal Information: LDS cultural, social, and religious history (Collection development policy of 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Finding Aid ID Number: UPB_MSS3938
Finding Aid Title: Bird (Richard) missionary notebook from the Swiss/Austrian mission
Finding Aid Author: Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn, Meghan Mathews, student processors and John Murphy, curator
Finding Aid Creator: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-10-07T15:37-0600
Finding Aid Language: Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Biographical Info:: Biographical History

Richard Steel Bird was born 24 July 1899 in Mapleton, Utah. He served in the Swiss/Austrian mission circa 1910. He later married Ella Finch on 21 June 1916 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Richard died 13 December 1951 in Provo, Utah.

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Gordon Daines
University Archivist - 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts
gordon_daines@byu.edu