Paul Ludlow journals
Scope and Contents
Contains two journals for the mission of Paul Ludlow in the Northern States Mission in the Midwestern United States during 1901-1902. He served in Michigan, and Illinois, primarily Chicago. Ludlow's entry on April 15, 1902, includes the description of a visit with David Hyrum Smith, youngest son of Joseph Smith, while he was in the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane in Elgin, Illinois. The second journal also includes a few entries after his mission when he lived in Spanish Fork and Benjamin, Utah. Dated 1901-1902.
Dates
- 1901-1902
Creator
- Ludlow, Paul, 1876-1959 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Originals restricted. Digital copy available online for public use. Transcription of originals also available for public use.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Paul Ludlow journals must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical / Historical
Paul Ludlow (1876-1959) was a Mormon missionary who lived in Utah.
Paul Ludlow was born September 27, 1876 in England to Enoch and Lavinia Ludlow. He married Adlinda Lewis June 28, 1899 in Utah County, Utah. From 1901 to 1902 Paul Ludlow served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Midwestern United States including Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois and other states in the Midwest. Paul Ludlow died February 15, 1959 and is buried in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Extent
3 folders (0.3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Custodial History
Donated by Robert D. Black in 2012.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Robert D. Black; 2012.
Appraisal
LDS and Utah and the American West cultural, social, and religious history (19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection development policy IV.a.i.1 and 4, November 2013).
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital copy available online. Transcriptions available in Folder 3.
Processing Information
Processed; Peter Hoyt, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2012.
Updated to prepare for digitization; Ryan K. Lee, curator; 2017.
- Title
- Register of the Paul Ludlow journals
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Peter Hoyt, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2012 August 30
- 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