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Smith, Joseph Fielding, 1876-1972

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1876 - 1972

Biographical History

Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972) was an ecclesiastical leader. He served as the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1970 and 1972.

Citation:
His Origin of the reorganized church ... 1909.

Rasmussen, D.M. The illustrated story of President Joseph Fielding Smith, c1982: p. 5 (b. 7-19-1876; d. 7-2-1972)

LDS.org, Feb. 13, 2006 (Joseph Fielding Smith, the son of Joseph F. Smith; b. July 19, 1876, in Salt Lake City; d. July 2, 1972 in Salt Lake City; served as the 10th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1970 to 1972)

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Ezra Taft Benson letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311018]
Identifier: MSS SC 1260
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 31 July 1963 and addressed to Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972). The document concerns the book "The Politician," by Robert Welch and refers to a "Socialist-Communist" conspiracy against the United States.

Dates: 1963 July 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ezra Taft Benson letter

Charles A. Callis photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS P 22
Scope and Contents

Contains copy prints, with corresponding negatives, of photographs taken by Callis and one original collodion POP carte-de-visite taken by Abernathy, 29 High Street, Belfast, Ireland. Subjects include the Callis family, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Southern States Mission. Dated approximately 1890-1949.

Dates: approximately 1890-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles A. Callis photographs

Heber J. Grant letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322775]
Identifier: MSS SC 2599
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 27 July 1932 and addressed to Joseph Fielding Smith, Church Historian of the Mormon Church. Grant tells Smith that he is sending book entitled "Autograph Letters and Documents of George Washington" to be placed in the Historian's Office.

Dates: 1932 July 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Heber J. Grant letter

Phillip L. Morgan autograph collection

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225527180]
Identifier: MSS 3152
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of autographed, typewritten letters from General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 1935-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Phillip L. Morgan autograph collection

Photographs of John Smith and Gee families

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3919
Scope and Contents This collection comes from the personal collection of Gilbert Isom, whose mother was Cleone Smith Isom, daughter of Hyrum Gibbs Smith. It includes photographs of each Presiding Patriarchs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including John Smith and Eldred Gee Smith, and various other members of the Smith family. Also included are photographs of Cleone Smith Isom's mother Martha Electa Gee Smith and other Gee family members. Notable items include pictures of John Smith and...
Dates: approximately 1880-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Photographs of John Smith and Gee families

Joseph Fielding Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244920]
Identifier: MSS SC 693
Scope and Contents

TLS. to Fred A. Rosenstock concerning the identity of J. Grant Jr., whose signature appeared in second edition of the Book of Mormon, and a verification of the second edition as harder to procure than the first.

Dates: 1927
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Fielding Smith letter

Joseph Fielding Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231042521]
Identifier: MSS 6274
Abstract

The Joseph Fielding Smith letter is addressed to William Shepard in 1955 and regards the authority and line of the priesthood.

Dates: 1955
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Fielding Smith letter

Joseph Fielding Smith letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230237643]
Identifier: MSS SC 725
Scope and Contents Correspondence between Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972) and his son Milton E. Smith (1927- ). The collection covers two timeframes: July 1945 to July 1946 and April 1947 to December 1949. The first group covers the time when Milton E. Smith served in the United States Navy, and the majority of them were written by Milton E. Smith to his family. The second group were written by Milton E. Smith to his family. The second group were written while Milton E. Smith was a missionary serving the LDS...
Dates: 1945-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Fielding Smith letters

Joseph Fielding Smith letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311349]
Identifier: MSS SC 1357
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copies of eleven letters addressed to Niel H. Purdie. The documents all discuss elements of Mormon doctrine or history.

Dates: 1938-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Fielding Smith letters

Photographs of Joseph Fielding Smith

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 419
Scope and Contents

Collection includes twenty photographs of Joseph Fielding Smith and other leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated approximately 1900-1979.

Dates: approximately 1900-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Photographs of Joseph Fielding Smith

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