| Title |
1846-1914 Diary of James Miller Christensen, |
| Creator |
Christensen, James Miller, 1846-1915 |
| Description |
Hand-written diary of James Miller Christensen (name changed from Jens Moller Christensen). Document contains memoirs from 1846 to 1904 and diary entries from 1904 to 1914. Christensen provides information about his childhood in Denmark, conversion to Mormonism, mission service, emigration to the United States, and overland migration to Utah with the Leonard G. Rice Company in 1867. Later memoirs contain information about his experience with plural marriage and advice he received from Brigham Young regarding the practice of the United Order in Moroni, Utah, and handling business affairs. Throughout the account, he provides information detailing his farming and ranching enterprises. In 1904, Christensen records his travel east to preside over the Scandinavian Mission, and, while en-route, he describes his stops at the Louisiana Fair Exposition and Nauvoo, Illiniois. Thereafter, the bulk of the diary contains information pertaining to the day-to-day affairs of presiding over the Scandinavian Mission. |
| Biographical/Historical Note |
James Miller Christensen was born in Denmark, converted to Mormonism, and migrated to Utah with the Leonard G. Rice Company in 1867. He settled in Moroni, Utah, where he farmed, ranched, practiced polygamy, and participated in a failed attempt at the United Order. By 1893, Christensen and both of his wives had moved to Salt Lake City. He served three missions to Scandinavia and, during the final, presided over the Scandinavian Mission. |
| Subject |
Diaries; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; United orders (Mormon Church) |
| Keywords |
Christensen, James Miller, 1846-1915; Reminiscences; Mormon missionaries--Scandinavia--Diaries; Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Mormons; Mormon pioneers--Leonard G. Rice Company; Moroni (Utah); Louisiana Purchase Exposition--(1904:--Saint Louis, Mo.); Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo; Spiritual life--Mormon Church; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Scandinavia--Periodicals--Millennial Star |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914 |
| Date |
1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914 |
| Date Digital |
2013 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1846; 1847; 1848; 1849; 1850; 1851; 1852; 1853; 1854; 1855; 1856; 1857; 1858; 1859; 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914 |
| Item Size |
7 x 8.25 inch |
| Medium |
Diary |
| Item Description |
hand-written leather-bound composition book |
| Spatial Coverage |
Sanpete, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5546434/, 39.37396, -111.57634; Salt Lake, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/, 40.76078, -111.89105; Kingdom of Denmark, http://sws.geonames.org/2623032/, 56, 10; Scandinavia, http://sws.geonames.org/2614165/, 63, 12 |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned by Chandler Anderson with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
| Master Quality |
400 DPI |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Please contact Stewart Library Digital Collections, 2901 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408 to request permission to use these materials. 801-626-6486 |
| Source |
Item provided to the History in Your Attic Project by Connie Wright, digital donor number HYA_WSU_13-09-16_DON0001 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6990sf1 |
| Setname |
wsu_hya |
| ID |
46163 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6990sf1 |
| Title |
HYA_WSU_13-09-16_DON0001_0001_0113 |
| Creator |
Christensen, James Miller, 1846-1915 |
| Description |
Hand-written diary of James Miller Christensen (name changed from Jens Moller Christensen). Document contains memoirs from 1846 to 1904 and diary entries from 1904 to 1914. Christensen provides information about his childhood in Denmark, conversion to Mormonism, mission service, emigration to the United States, and overland migration to Utah with the Leonard G. Rice Company in 1867. Later memoirs contain information about his experience with plural marriage and advice he received from Brigham Young regarding the practice of the United Order in Moroni, Utah, and handling business affairs. Throughout the account, he provides information detailing his farming and ranching enterprises. In 1904, Christensen records his travel east to preside over the Scandinavian Mission, and, while en-route, he describes his stops at the Louisiana Fair Exposition and Nauvoo, Illiniois. Thereafter, the bulk of the diary contains information pertaining to the day-to-day affairs of presiding over the Scandinavian Mission. |
| Biographical/Historical Note |
James Miller Christensen was born in Denmark, converted to Mormonism, and migrated to Utah with the Leonard G. Rice Company in 1867. He settled in Moroni, Utah, where he farmed, ranched, practiced polygamy, and participated in a failed attempt at the United Order. By 1893, Christensen and both of his wives had moved to Salt Lake City. He served three missions to Scandinavia and, during the final, presided over the Scandinavian Mission. |
| Subject |
James Miller Christensen, 1846-1915; Diaries; Reminiscences; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Mormon missionaries--Scandinavia--Diaries; Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Mormons; Mormon pioneers--Leonard G. Rice Company; Brigham Young, 1801-1877; United orders (Mormon Church); Moroni (Utah); Louisiana Purchase Exposition--(1904:--Saint Louis, Mo.); Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo; Spiritual life--Mormon Church; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Scandinavia--Periodicals--Millennial Star |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Date Original |
1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914 |
| Date |
1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914 |
| Date Digital |
2013 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1846-1914 |
| Item Size |
7 x 8.25 in. hand-written leather-bound composition book. |
| Medium |
Diary |
| Spatial Coverage |
Sanpete County (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah); Utah; United States; Denmark; Scandinavia |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned by Chandler Anderson at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Please contact Stewart Library Digital Collections, 2901 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408 to request permission to use these materials. 801-626-6486 |
| Provenance |
Item provided to the History in Your Attic Project by Connie Wright, digital donor number HYA_WSU_13-09-16_DON0001 |
| OCR Text |
Show 123, 1907 Nov 10th Sunday. in the A.m. Took a round the City seeing Car. dined & at 2 att. Conf. in The L.D.S. Hall on request spoke a few words, The Hall was crowded, good singing & preaching, nearly all the missionarys were young men, Pres. Ballrd was pressent & Welcomed us, after meeting went home & stayed as I had a very bad cold. 11th done some shoping in the morning & at abt. 11. with the other Elders & Br. Cooley (Conf. Pres.) as guide went out to Potsdam. The Emperors chif Summer Risidence, built in 1763 to 69, by Frederik the Great, went Trough part of the Pallace there was one room furnished in Shells both Walls & Sealing, in one Shell was a real Pearl, it was all magnificent viewed the Troops exersice. There were on all sides Statues innumerable, grond was Teraced & planted with many Kinds of trees, to late for Flowers, all gave evidence of beauty & Grandur, ret abt 5 & at 7:30 att. a grand Opera called & tought so to be by most people, to me it was to mucal. & part of Babylon do not believe that such will exest in heaven 124 I found the City equaly well developed fine Buildings, Streets well paved and clean. The People looked well Physicaly & Mentaly, have nothing but praise for the German nation to judge from the surface appearance, 12th Shoped some in a large Apartment Store dined early and at 1 p.m. Took train for Paris were we arrived at an early hour on The 13th Here we put up at Richards Family Hotel # recomended by Pres. Balief, cast 6 Frances fr day or $1.20 for Room, Breakfest & Supper, after Breakfest we took an automobile ride crosed The Elv visited on old church not now in use. Yet many Women came in & kneeled in devotion. The Church will henceforth be used for Burial of great Frenchmen, here were the remains of Voltaire, Hugo, President Carnot who was murdered in 1894, also a great Scientist who with his Wife died in one week in March this year. Visited on old Palace now a Museum latter visited the Noted Notra Dome Built in the 11th Century, whose Architect Killed himself because the Foundation |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_hya |
| ID |
46293 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6990sf1/46293 |
