Microfilm of the diary and record book of James Madison Flake, primarily focusing on his British mission from 1887-1889. The diary opens with his departure from Snowflake in 1887, his overland travels by rail to New York, and his sailing across the Atlantic to Liverpool. It then describes his mission work in Scotland, primarily in and around Glasgow and Dunfermline, and England, where he lived in Stockton. He also describes trips taken to London and Paris in 1889 and his return voyage home. There is one 1891 entry made in Snowflake. The end of the volume includes a brief autobiography of Flake, records of baptisms he performed in Arizona and Britain, and various family records to about 1929. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1951. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. James Madison Flake (1859-1946) was born in Beaver County, Utah. He settled in Arizona in 1877 and spent most of his life in Snowflake. From 1887-1889 he served on a mission to Scotland and England. Flake died in Snowflake in 1946.
Flake, James Madison, 1859-1946 Mormon missionaries--England Mormon missionaries--Scotland Mormons--History--19th century Railroad travel--United States Transatlantic voyages England--Description and travel Great Britain--History--19th century Paris (France)--Description and travel Scotland--Description and travel 1887-1929 1929 Diaries England 19th century. (aat) Diaries Scotland 19th century. (aat) Record books Utah 19th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of original loaned by Augusta Flake, December 20, 1951.
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