24, personal journal / James E. Talmage, 1921

Item — Box: 6, Folder: 2

Identifier: MSS 229 Series 1

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Scope and Contents

Typewritten journal includes nearly daily entries from January 1 to December 31, 1921. Begins and ends with Talmage in Salt Lake City, Utah. Most entries are of meetings, lectures, funerals, and other duties pertaining to his calling as an Apostle, particularly attending stake conferences and traveling to different regions of the United States. Continues with entries on new edition of the Book of Mormon, and mentions decision to also revise the Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price, which was published at the end of the year. Mentions his involvement in disbanding a group of Saints in Eureka, Utah, for practices not consistant with Church doctrine. Includes newspaper clippings and programs related to Talmage, including many on Talmage's addresses on various topics. Dated 1921.

Dates

1921

Conditions Governing Access

Originals restricted. Digital copy of the first twelve of thirty volumes of Talmage's personal journals (1879-1911) available online. Unedited typescripts and microfilm of all thirty volumes also available.

Conditions Governing Use

The literary rights to the Talmage collection rest with the Harold B. Lee Library and the Talmage family. Permission to publish material from the James E. Talmage collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.