Fife Family missionary diaries
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three diaries of Robert Harris Fife, dating 1893-1896, from his mission in Virginia for Tthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The collection also contains one missionary diary of Robert Lee Fife, son of Robert Harris Fife, dating 1912-1914, from the Northern States Mission, which was headquartered in Chicago. The diaries mainly document daily missionary activities, and also include expense accounts and other records. The collection also contains one photograph of Robert Lee Fife.
Dates
- 1893-1914
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Fife Family missionary diaries must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
Robert Harris Fife was born December 16, 1863 in Providence, Cache County, Utah to James and Elizabeth Watts Fife. He attended Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah, receiving the equivalent of a high school education. On April 16, 1891, he married Mary Elizabeth Stocks in Logan, Cache County, Utah. In December 1893, Fife left Iona, Idaho for Virginia to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He returned to Iona in 1896. Fife died April 12, 1924 in Logan, Cache County, Utah.
Robert Lee Fife was born May 10, 1892 in Lewiston, Cache County, Utah to Robert Harris and Mary Elizabeth Stocks Fife. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1912-1914. After returning from the Northern States Mission, Fife married Zenobia Helena Soelberg on October 4, 1916. Fife passed away on November 16, 1958 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains three missionary diaries of Robert Harris Fife and one missionary diary of his son, Robert Lee Fife.
Arrangement
Arranged into one box and six folders.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Dorothy M. Fife, granddaughter-in-law of Robert Harris Fife, in June 2009.
Processing Information
Processed in April of 2011.
- Title
- Guide to the Fife Family missionary diaries 1893-1914
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Kara Parker
- Date
- ©2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu