Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
C. N. Brown missionary journal
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239115618]
Identifier: MSS 9518
Scope and Contents
Missionary journal kept by C. N. Brown, a missionary for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (RLDS). Dated approximately 1860 to 1870. The majority of the text consists of religious content concerning Mormonism and missionary sermons from Latter-day Saint Church doctrine and events related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the RLDS church. It is written to be like a "Missionary Pal," including numerous references concerning Church history and...
Dates:
approximately 1860-1870
Diggle family papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197223103141]
Identifier: MSS 2208
Scope and Contents
Mainly letters to the Samuel and Sarah Diggle family, in Iowa, from relatives, including Elizabeth W. Andrew and George Openshaw, Salt Lake City; Nancy W. Butterworth, Mary Diggle, and Mary Banks, Heywood, Lancashire, England; and Robert B. Whitaker, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Topics include family news, plural marriage, Brigham Young, and the family of Joseph Smith Jr. Envelopes accompany several of the letters. Includes letters from children of Elizabeth Andrew and Nancy Butterworth. Also...
Dates:
1854-1893
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Diggle family papers
Mark Hill Forscutt papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 811
Scope and Contents
Contains the journals of Mark Hill Forscutt from June 1855 to May 1900. They illustrate his religious conversions from membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to a follower of the Morrisite movement, and finally to a leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (now the Community of Christ). The collection also contains some miscellaneous material such as copies of The Saints' Harmony and The Saints' Harp, as well as photographs and other...
Dates:
1855-1900
Thomas Edgar Lyon, Sr. collection
Collection — Folder 14: [Barcode: 31197232566841]
Identifier: MSS 2341
Abstract
The collection contains: 1. about 320 letters of T. Edgar Lyon to his younger sister, Janette, and her family. 2. a copy of the oral history of T. Edgar Lyon, interviewed by Davis Bitton for the LDS Church Historical Department. 3. T. Edgar Lyon's 1962 dissertation and other publications. 4. additional items relating to Laura Hermana Forsberg and family. 5. microfilm copies of the papers of T. Edgar Lyon (50 reels) from the LDS Church Historical Department. 6. several books read and marked...
Dates:
1802-1991
E. Cecil McGavin papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 26
Abstract
Collection includes the correspondence, research, and manuscripts of the historian E. Cecil McGavin. The collection dates from circa 1925-1960.
Dates:
approximately 1925-1960
Mormon splinter groups collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232482296]
Identifier: MSS 1634
Scope and Contents
Papers, research notes, and correspondence. These items relate to the numerous off-shoots of the two largest Mormon denominations, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church or LDS Church) and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS church) and their leaders. Also included is a photocopy of a letter by the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844).
Dates:
1844-1976
P. J. Sanders and J. F. Curtis debate transcripts
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536843]
Identifier: MSS 2018
Scope and Contents
The debates between Peter James Sanders of the Mormon Church and James Frank Curtis of the Reorganized Mormon Church were held 4-7 Aug. 1908 in the Murray Opera House in Murray, Utah. The collection includes transcripts of the debates and biographical information regarding Sanders and Curtis. The issues covered in the debates include the succession in the leadership of the Mormon Church following the death of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church, and Mormon...
Dates:
1908
Hyrum Jenkins Smith diaries and correspondence
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231211019]
Identifier: MSS 1631
Scope and Contents
Diaries and correspondence. Hyrum's correspondence is between family members and church leaders including his father, who was serving as a mission president in Canada, and Frederick Madison Smith (1874-1946), historian for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Dates:
1835-1940
Israel A. Smith letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321439]
Identifier: MSS SC 2299
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and signed letters addressed to "Dear Brother," Frank S. Hawkins. Smith acknowledges receiving materials from Hawkins and comments on the "Book of Commandments" (Doctrine and Covenants) and on Paul, the apostle.
Dates:
1945-1962
US 8th Circuit Court court proceedings
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326206]
Identifier: MSS SC 2751
Scope and Contents
Typewritten transcripts of the court proceedings and testimony given at the court. The case is called "the Temple Lot Case" and dealt with which church should own lands in Missouri. The materials are incomplete and do not contain the first or last parts of the proceedings.
Dates:
1892-1894
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