Showing Collections: 1 - 10 of 226
Dale W. Adams research collection on Mormons in Ohio
The contents of this collection represent the research notes of Dale Adams regarding several important events in the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In many cases, photocopies of original sources are included in the collection. The main focus of the collection is the Ohio period of LDS history, with particular attention being paid to Solomon Spaulding (or Spalding) and D. Philastus Hurbut (or Hurlburt).
Joseph Smith, Jr. agreement with Martin Harris
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed agreement dated 16 Jan. 1830 in Manchester, New York. Smith authorizes Martin Harris to sell copies of the Book of Mormon. The item was witnessed by Oliver Cowdery.
William Allred autobiography and journal
The journal and autobiography of William Allred, an early member of the LDS church, 1819-1887.
Hyrum L. Andrus book drafts
Typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. One of the drafts is for Andrus' book "Doctrinal Commentary on the Pearl of Great Price" which was first published in 1960. The other draft is of his book "Joseph Smith: The Man and the Seer" which was first published in 1967. Andrus comments on the Mormon scripture, the Pearl of Great Price, and writes a biography of Joseph Smith, the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Hyrum L. Andrus letter
Photocopy of a handwritten letter dated May 17, 1953. Andrus travelled with his wife to visit the location of a home owned by the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith (1805-1844) near the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. He describes what he saw there and relates stories of the Smith family that were told to him while he was there.
Hyrum L. Andrus letter
Photocopy of a handwritten letter. The item is a history of the Manchester, New York home of the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844). The letter also provides information on the Smith family.
Hyrum L. Andrus manuscript of Doctrines of the Kingdom
Manuscript copy of Doctrines of the Kingdom by Hyrum Leslie Andrus, 1973.
William Marks arrest warrant
Handwritten arrest warrant, dated 28 Nov. 1842, and registered in Nauvoo, Illinois. Marks seeks the arrest of Thomas J. Hunter for slandering Joseph Smith, the first president of the Mormon Church.
Arrest warrant
Handwritten and signed arrest warrant, dated 6 Dec. 1842, and written in Nauvoo, Illinois. As mayor, Smith signs a warrant ordering the marshall of Nauvoo to arrest Amos Davis who had been accused of assault by William C. Walker. On the reverse is a statement saying that Davis was brought before a city court.
Brent Ashworth collection
Miscellaneous assortment of photocopies of manuscripts related to the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois and Utah, including financial and legal documents, letters, notes, and other documents. Materials dated 1830-1956, with the bulk dated from 1837 to 1892.
Filtered By
- Names: Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 X
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Repository
- L. Tom Perry Special Collections 225
- L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives 1
- Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 110
- Letters 71
- Church Government 60
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History 47
- Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History 39
- Religion 37
- Material Types 31
- Politics, Government, and Law 31
- Autobiographies 26
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- History 26
- Correspondence 22
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents 22
- Social Life and Customs 22
- Diaries 20
- Immigration and American Expansion 20
- Photocopies 16
- Civil Procedure and Courts 15
- Pioneers 14
- Biographies 13
- Home and Family 13
- Photographs 11
- City and Town Life 10
- Missions and Missionaries 10
- Notes 10
- Essays 9
- Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence 9
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 8
- Certificates 8
- Latter Day Saint churches -- History -- 19th century 8
- Latter Day Saints -- Missouri -- History 8
- Military 8
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American 8
- Histories (Literary works) 7
- Kirtland (Ohio) -- History 7
- Latter Day Saint churches -- History 7
- Overland Journeys to the Western United States 7
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History 6
- Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- History 6
- Latter Day Saints -- Ohio -- Kirtland -- History 6
- Missouri -- History 6
- Nauvoo (Ill.) 6
- Publications 6
- Transcripts 6
- Articles 5
- Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 5
- Drafts (Documents) 5
- Latter Day Saint pioneers 5
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century 5
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 5
- Receipts (Acknowledgments) 5
- Salt Lake City (Utah) 5
- Account books 4
- Hancock County (Ill.) -- History 4
- Kirtland (Ohio) 4
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- Correspondence 4
- Latter Day Saints -- Persecutions 4
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 4
- Legal instruments 4
- Microfilms 4
- Patriarchal blessings (Latter Day Saint churches) -- History 4
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History 4
- Actions and defenses 3
- Affidavits 3
- Book of Mormon 3
- Book of Mormon -- Authorship 3
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 3
- Deeds 3
- Fine Arts 3
- Illinois -- History -- 1778-1865 3
- Images 3
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Controversial literature 3
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines 3
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Southern States -- History 3
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- Biography 3
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Sacred books 3
- Latter Day Saint women -- Biography 3
- Latter Day Saints -- New York (State) -- Palmyra -- History 3
- Latter Day Saints -- Ohio -- History 3
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- History 3
- Literature 3
- Manuscripts 3
- Mormon missionaries -- Southern States 3
- Palmyra (N.Y.) -- History 3
- Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 3
- Political Campaigns 3
- Postcards 3
- Reminiscences 3
- Research (Documents) 3
- Saint George (Utah) -- History 3
- Summonses 3
- Testimonies 3
- Apocalyptic literature 2
- Bible. Revelation -- Prophecies 2
- Bonds 2
- Book of Mormon -- Authorship -- History 2
- Book of Mormon -- Controversial literature 2
- Book of Mormon -- Evidences, authority, etc. 2
- Book of Mormon -- History 2
- Carthage (Ill.) -- History 2
- Cedar City (Utah) -- History 2 + ∧ less
- Names
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 48
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 23
- Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844 12
- Smith, Emma Hale 11
- Cowdery, Oliver 8
- Illinois. Militia. Nauvoo Legion 8
- Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876 8
- Law, Wilson 6
- Andrus, Hyrum L. (Hyrum Leslie), 1924-2015 5
- Illinois. Circuit Court (Hancock Co.) 5
- Backenstos, Jacob B. (Jacob Benjamin), 1811-1857 4
- Smith family 4
- Smith, William, 1811-1893 4
- Baldwin, Caleb, 1791-1849 3
- Bennett, John Cook, 1804-1867 3
- Boggs, Lillburn W., 1792-1860 3
- Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) 3
- Davis, Amos, Jr., 1811-1877 3
- Hyde, Orson, 1805-1878 3
- Illinois. Militia 3
- Johnson, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1905 3
- Nauvoo Temple (Nauvoo, Ill. : 1841-1850) 3
- Phelps, William Wines, 1792-1872 3
- Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857 3
- Richards, Willard, 1804-1854 3
- Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1808-1844 3
- Spaulding, Solomon, 1761-1816 3
- Strang, James Jesse, 1813-1856 3
- Taylor, John, 1808-1887 3
- Wight, Lyman 3
- Zion's Camp (Expedition) (1834) 3
- Adam (Biblical figure) 2
- Adams, Dale W. 2
- Babbitt, Almon W. (Almon Whiting), 1813-1856 2
- Bean, Willard Washington, 1868-1949 2
- Bullock, Thomas, 1816-1885 2
- Cannon, Donald Q., 1936- 2
- Daviess County (Mo.). Court 2
- Greene, John P. (John Portineus), 1793-1844 2
- Harris, Martin, 1783-1875 2
- Hunter, Thomas J. 2
- Huntington, William, 1784-1846 2
- Law, William, 1809-1892 2
- Martin, David C. (David Chancellor), 1939-1992 2
- Maudsley, Sutcliffe, 1809-1881 2
- New York (State) 2
- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 2
- Reynolds, Thomas, -1844 2
- Richards, Jennetta, 1817-1845 2
- Roberts, J. J. (John J.) 2
- Rockwell, Orrin Porter, 1813-1878 2
- Rushton, Edwin, 1824-1904 2
- Smith, Asael, 1744-1830 2
- Smith, Joseph, Sr., 1771-1840 2
- Smith, Lucy, 1775-1856 2
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862 2
- United States. Army. Mormon Battalion 2
- Whitney, Newel Kimball, 1795-1850 2
- Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 2
- Aaronic Order 1
- Adams, James, 1783-1843 1
- Allred, William Moore, 1819-1901 1
- Alston, Joseph, 1821-1891 1
- Alston, Louisa Grant 1
- American Indian Movement 1
- Anderson, A. Gary 1
- Andrew, Elizabeth Whitaker, 1822-1894 1
- Ashworth, Brent, 1949- 1
- Avard, Sampson, 1800-1869 1
- Averett, Elijah, 1810-1886 1
- Averett, Johanna Christina Neilson, 1837-1924 1
- Averett, John, -1847 1
- Averett, Murray 1
- Avery, Valeen Tippetts 1
- Backman, Milton V., Jr., 1927-2016 1
- Baird, Abner H. 1
- Ball, Robert, active 1855 1
- Ballantyne, Richard, 1817-1898 1
- Banks, Mary Moors 1
- Barrett, Ivan J. 1
- Bean, Alvin Pliny, 1918- 1
- Bean, Rebecca Rosetta Peterson, 1891-1976 1
- Bell, E. Jay 1
- Benson, Ezra Taft 1
- Bernhisel, John M. (John Milton), 1799-1881 1
- Bettisworth, David 1
- Bigler, Jacob G., 1813-1907 1
- Bishop, D. Clayton (David Clayton), 1921- 1
- Boone County (Mo.). Court 1
- Boren, Murray 1
- Brink, William B. 1
- Brown, Lorenzo, 1823-1902 1
- Bulkley, Newman, 1817-1893 1
- Burr, Gilbert Morse, 1881-1982 1
- Butler, John Lowe, 1808-1860 1
- Butterfield, Abel 1
- Butterfield, Jacob Kemp, 1813-1889 1
- Butterworth, Nancy Whitaker, 1820-1891 1
- Call, Anson Vasco, 1834-1867 1 + ∧ less