Elsie Ross Whittaker papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1345
Scope and Contents
The Elsie Ross Whittaker papers (1915-1947) contain materials relating to being an LDS missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1922 to 1924, including her diary, a letter from B. H. Roberts, mission circular letters, programs, her patriarchal blessing, and a scrapbook.
Dates
- 1915-1947
Creator
- Whittaker, Elsie Ross (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Elsie Ross Whittaker papers (1915-1947) contain materials relating to being an LDS missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1922 to 1924, including her diary, a letter from B. H. Roberts, mission circular letters, programs, her patriarchal blessing, and a scrapbook. Elsie Ross Whittaker was born on 22 December 1893 and died in June 1971.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Folders 1-9 were donated in 1992 and folders 10-11 were donated in 2005.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Section of the Manuscripts Division (P533).
Processing Information
Processed by Stan Larson in 2005.
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Directories
- Latter Day Saints -- Diaries
- Latter Day Saints -- Missionary experiences -- East (U.S.)
- Latter Day Saints -- Missions -- Directories
- Latter Day Saints -- Missions -- East (U.S.)
- Memorabilia
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry), 1857-1933
- Whittaker, Elsie Ross -- Diaries
Creator
- Whittaker, Elsie Ross (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Elsie Ross Whittaker papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Stan Larson.
- Date
- 2005 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu