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Bengt Johnson autobiography
Bengt Johnson autobiography
Dates: 1910
Photocopies of a holograph autobiography. Bengt Johnson Sr. was a Swedish convert to the Mormon Church and was baptized in 1854. He came to Utah in 1862 and settled in Provo. His account largely tells of his adjustment to Mormonism.
- Extent: 17 p. (0.07 linear ft.)
- Creator: Johnson, Bengt, 1829
- Call Number: MSS SC 917
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 20th 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
- Materials are in English.
- Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Bengt Johnson autobiography 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 SC 917; Bengt Johnson autobiography; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS SC 917, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Farral Ogilvie in 1977.
- Acquisition Information
- Donated; Farral Ogilvie; 1977.
- Subject Terms
- Johnson, Bengt, 1829-; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Religion; Immigration and American Expansion; Missions and Missionaries; Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints); Mormon pioneers--Utah--Biography; Mormons--Sweden--Biography; Mormons--Utah--Provo--Biography; Pioneers
- Genre / Form
- Autobiographies
- Appraisal Information
- Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSSSC917
- Finding Aid Title
- Johnson (Bengt) autobiography
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Benjamin Sipes
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-10-05T08:37-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical Note
Farmer and Mormon pioneer.
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