Samuel W. Richards papers
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of microfilmed copies of diaries, letters, notes, and financial records. Richards was born in Massachusetts in 1824 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, where he served in the "Nauvoo Legion" militia. Richards married Mary Parker in Nauvoo and moved to Utah in 1849. He served as missionary and mission president for his faith in Great Britain, the East U.S., and Europe. He was made a patriarch in 1902 and died in 1909.
Dates
- 1839-1909
Creator
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 Samuel W. Richards papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Richards was pioneer, missionary, and a leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Extent
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reels 67 through 72 of the 920 microfilm collection.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Europe--History
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Great Britain--History
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--East (U.S.)--History
- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- East (U.S.) -- History
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Europe -- History -- Sources
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Great Britain -- History
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History
- Letters
- Missions and Missionaries
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History
- Title
- Register of Samuel W. Richards papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Megan Furcini
- Date
- 2011 March 23
- 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