William Law diary
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of a diary. The journal was kept from 1 Jan. to 28 June 1844 when Law was in Nauvoo, Illinois. Law writes about his excommunication from the Mormon Church, a visit from Hyrum Smith (1800-1844), and the operation of the Nauvoo Expositor newspaper. He also and gives his opinion of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and comments on his death.
Dates
- Creation: 1844
Creator
- Law, William, 1809-1892 (Person)
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 William Law diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Mormon Church leader who served as second counselor in the first presidency of the Mormon Church under the first president of that faith, Joseph Smith (1805-1844).
Extent
1 folder (0.02 linear ft.) : 14 p.
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Illinois--Nauvoo--History (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles--History (Organization)
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Person)
- Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Uniform Title
- Title
- Register of William Law diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 November 5
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States