Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revelation collection
Scope and Contents
Consists of photocopies of early manuscripts of revelations given to Joseph Smith, most of which are contained in the modern LDS Church's Doctrine and Covenants. Note: Unless otherwise noted, the originals of these documents are located in the Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City.
Dates
- Creation: 1829-1982
Creator
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints revelation collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of photocopies of early manuscripts of revelations given to Joseph Smith, most of which are contained in the modern LDS Church's Doctrine and Covenants. Note: Unless otherwise noted, the originals of these documents are located in the Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City.
Arrangement
The collection includes sections on the Book of Commandments, Law & Covenants; Kirtland Revelation Book; Doctrine and Covenants; and unpublished revelation.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1700.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; David Whittaker & Chris McClellan; June 1993.
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History (Organization)
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (Person)
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Person)
- Title
- Register of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revelation collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- David Whittaker & Chris McClellan
- Date
- June 1993
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States