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Church of Christ (Temple Lot)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

C. A. Hall letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348176]
Identifier: MSS 1363
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and signed letters, addressed to John M. Cannon, a Mormon businessman in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hall writes to defend the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) in its dispute over lands in Independence, Missouri, with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 1892-1894

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

Photograph of Church of Christ (Temple Lot) temple foundation

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605828]
Identifier: MSS 4069
Scope and Contents

Print copy of the original negative, with image of the excavation and footings during the construction of the temple built by the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) in Independence, Missouri in 1931.

Dates: 1931 January 22

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

Clarence L. Wheaton letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321777]
Identifier: MSS SC 2301
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter, dated on 29 April, 1945, and addressed to Frank S. Hawkins. Wheaton responds to Hawkins' request on information about the copyright of the "Book of Commandments (Doctrine and Covenants).

Dates: 1945 April 29

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