Microfilm of the William Alfred Moody's typed autobiography Years in the Sheaf. The autobiography covers Mood's ancestry and family history life in Eagle Valley his childhood in Deseret his move to Arizona and life in the Gila Valley a bout with amnesia his trip to Mexico and work on the John W. Young Railroad his dealings with the "influence of profane associates " his mission trip to Samoa his activities in Utah, including those surrounding his family, Church, and as school superintendent presiding over the Samoan mission and his second mission trip from 1908-1910 the reestablishment of the Tonga mission his time in the state legislature his meeting with Theodore Roosevelt and doing the "Hopi Snake Dance " and his work in Arizona real estate. Includes a table of contents. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1959. 1 microfilm reel 35 mm. William Alfred Moody (1870-1967) was born in Lincoln County, Nevada. He spent most of his childhood in Utah and Arizona, and worked on the John W. Young Railroad in Mexico. He served as a missionary to Samoa and later became head of the Samoan mission, serving again from 1908-1910. In Utah he was a school superintendent and worked in the state legislature. He died in Salt Lake City in 1967.
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