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...

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Typed copy of a letter dated April 7, 1861 and addressed to "Dear Parents." Emmons mentions "Brother Joseph's Mission" and states "our love to Bro. Joseph" perhaps meaning he had some connection with Joseph Smith, III,the president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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Typed copy of a letter dated July 25, 1863 and addressed to "Dear Nephew." The item was written in Colchester in an unnamed state. Millikin mentions a visit by Samuel H. B. Smith (1838-1914) Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918) and states that Joseph Smith (1832-1914) was gaining many converts to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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Typed copy of two letters. Smith's letter is dated August 14, 1863 and was addressed to his cousin "John," presumably John Smith of Salt Lake City, Utah. Smith mentions the visit of two other cousins, Joseph F. Smith and Samuel H. B. Smith. Also included is a letter by Don C. S. Millikin dated August 19, 1863 and addressed to "Dear Friend and Cousin." Millikin also writes about the visit of Samuel and Joseph.

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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).

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Sermons, certificates, notes, correspondence, pamphlets, tracts, and miscellaneous items. These materials primarily relate to the proselytizing done by Rogers in his attempt to bring people into his faith in the Houston, Texas area.

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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.

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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.

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This collection is a photocopy and a typescript of a missive written to the "Editor of the Carthage Republican" on 5 April 1867. The letter affirms the report that the Reorganized Mormon Church was "bound (by secret oaths) to rebuild the temple in less than five years."

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Photocopy of a typewritten and signed letter dated January 5, 1923 and written in Salt Lake City, Utah. The item is addressed to Smith's son in Lofgreen, Utah. Smith writes about the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and about David Hyrum Smith, one of its prominent leaders.