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Materials include correspondence sent to Orson F. Whitney from friends, Church leaders, and admirers (including George H. Brimhall, Benjamin Cluff, and Richard R. Lyman). The writers of the letters compliment his writings, solicit advice, provide general updates, discuss travels, and inquire about gospel principles. Dated 1880-1927.

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Materials include an original letter from David O. McKay to Orson F. Whitney written on October 30, 1922. In the letter, McKay congratulates Whitney on recovering from surgery he had while president of the European mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also informs Whitney about his travel arrangements to come from Canada to England. Dated 1922.

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Materials include correspondence sent to Orson F. Whitney from Heber M. Wells, who was the governor of Utah at the time. The letters say that Whitney and Wells had been friends since childhood and they contain discussions of poetry, writing, and family matters as well as general friendly banter. Dated 1926-1930.

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Materials include correspondence sent to Orson F. Whitney from John A. Widtsoe, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Widtsoe compliments Whitney on his series of books about Utah history, his book "Saturday Evening Thoughts", and his tract collection "The Way, The Truth, The Light". He also informs him that his only son will be serving in the British Mission while Whitney is the mission president there. Dated 1916-1930.

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Materials include correspondence from Orson F. Whitney to his brother Horace G. Whitney, who, at the time, was the business manager of "The Deseret News". In the letters, Horace tells Orson that he needs to condense his manuscript to six hundred pages before they can publish it. Dated 1914-1917.

Scope and Contents Materials include a report from the European mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints written by Orson F. Whitney to President Rudger Clawson and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In another letter, to Presiding Bishop C. W. Nibley and his counselors, Whitney says that he is returning home from the European mission after being honorably released as president so that he can recover from health problems. There is also a letter to Aloysius Linatello, rector at the...

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Contains original clippings of Whitney's published poetry from his scrapbook. Includes a lengthy poem dedicated to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball. Dated 1876-1886.

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Materials include copies of Orson F. Whitney's general conference talks apparently torn out of a book of compiled talks from various general conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many of the talks are about Church history, American history, and various gospel topics. Date of production not identified.

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Materials include originals and copies of reprinted speeches and newspaper columns about or written by Orson F. Whitney. They come from Whitney's scrapbook. Dated 1877-1927.

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Materials include writings, magazine articles, reprints, and tear sheets from the collection of Orson F. Whitney. There are articles that Whitney wrote for the Improvement Era, Liahona, Young Woman's Journal, Millenial Star, Liahona: The Elder's Journal, Friend, and Relief Society Magazine. There are also some transcripts from speeches he gave on the radio in 1929. Dated 1905-1929.