Joseph F. Smith letters
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and typewritten letters dated 6 May 1881 and 17 Dec. 1914. The handwritten item is addressed to Charles Coulson Rich of Paris, Idaho. Smith tells Rich about the activities of John Taylor, third president of the Mormon Church, and about financial matters. The typewritten item is addressed to Francis W. Kirkham who is called to be the president of the New Zealand Mission for the Mormon Church. This letter is signed by Smith and the other two members of the First Presidency of the Mormon Church, Anthon H. Lund and Charles W. Penrose.
Dates
- 1914 December 17
- 1881 May 6
Creator
- Smith, Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding), 1838-1918 (Person)
- Penrose, Charles W. (Charles William), 1832-1925 (Person)
- Lund, Anthon H., 1844-1921 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Joseph F. Smith letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Joseph F. Smith was the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1901 to 1918.
Joseph F. Smith was born November 13, 1838, to Hyrum and Mary Fielding Smith. He migrated to Utah with his mother after his father was martyred. Once in Utah, he began his life service to the church. In 1865, he served in the territorial legislature. Joseph served as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1901 to 1918. He died November 19, 1918.
Extent
2 items (3 p.)
Custodial History
Donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Church Government
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles--Correspondence
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Presidents--Correspondence
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions
- Kirkham, Francis W. (Francis Washington), 1877-1972
- Letters
- Rich, Charles C. (Charles Coulson), 1809-1883
- Taylor, John, 1808-1887
- Title
- Register of Joseph F. Smith letters
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 November 3
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States