Abraham Owen Woodruff papers
Scope and Contents
Diaries and correspondence. The journals were kept when Woodruff was serving on a mission to Germany for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also included is extensive correspondence between Woodruff and other apostles and church leaders. The material also deals with Woodruff's attempt to settle Mormons in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming. Dated 1894 to 1904.
Dates
- 1885-1904
Creator
- Woodruff, Abraham Owen, 1872-1904 (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 Papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Missionary and an apostle in the Mormon Church.
Extent
6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. Includes an explanation of codes and references found within the letters. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS777.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.) -- History
- Church Government
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Germany
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles--Correspondence
- Diaries
- Germany -- History -- William II, 1888-1918 -- Sources
- Governors -- Wyoming -- Correspondence
- Latter Day Saints -- Bighorn Basin (Mont. and Wyo.) -- History
- Letters
- Woodruff, Abraham Owen, 1872-1904 -- Diaries
- Title
- Register of Abraham Owen Woodruff papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 November 21
- 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