Latter Day Saint churches
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on Mormon denominations treated collectively and works for which the individual Mormon denomination cannot be identified. Works on individual Mormon denominations are entered under the name of the denomination.
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
Rachel N. Nutter papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7946
Scope and Contents
Contains Nutter's personal papers, including letters from friends and family, journals, and typed transcripts of a few journals, documenting health concerns and day-to-day life events; photographs of family, friends, and trips; videocassette recordings of television programs; family history materials; travel pamphlets and brochures; and newspaper clippings about topics such as China; September 11, 2001; President Gordon B. Hinckley and other issues regarding Mormonism; and other historic...
Dates:
1930-2011
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Robert Peirce letter
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230350032]
Identifier: MSS 2590
Abstract
Letter written by Robert Peirce August 31, 1848 to his family in Pennsylvania about his journey to Salt Lake City and his LDS faith.
Dates:
1848 August 31; 1848 August 31
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
H. Donl Peterson research collection on the Book of Abraham
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2019
Scope and Contents
Contains materials pertaining to the research of the Book of Abraham in the Pearl of Great Price conducted by H. Donl Peterson. Includes research files, photocopies of newspapers, materials from books, probate records, and genealogical information. Details the early exploration of Egypt from the 18th and 19th centuries and Antonio Lebolo’s travel and discovery of Ancient Egyptian antiquities and manuscripts, Michael H. Chandler’s acquisition of the lost mummies and papyri, and their...
Dates:
1964-1994
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Luke P. Poland letter
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233235347]
Identifier: MSS 8976
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Luke P. Poland to "Major." In this letter, Poland describes different bills he has passed in Congress, including the Poland Act of 1874. This was a bill sponsored by Poland that removed power in the Utah justice system from Mormons and gave it to federal courts and officials, intended to allow for successful prosecutions of Mormon polygamists. This bill was in direct response to the LDS-controlled courts' refusal to enforce the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862, which...
Dates:
1874 July 7
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Jane Foote Taylor and Stayner Richards papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1568
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters, papers, miscellaneous items, and a diary. Twenty-three of the letters were written by Stayner Richards and six were written by his wife, Jane Foote Taylor Richards, to their daughter Mae Fotheringham. They were written while Sayner was president of the British Mission. The materials are concerned with family, mission, and Mormon Church matters. They also describe the various places Stayner and Janes visited while in Great Britain. The papers and...
Dates:
1903-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Thomas Rue Correspondence
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325117]
Identifier: MSS SC 2577
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and typewritten correspondence. The items relate to Rue's research into the groups which have separated from the Mormon Church since its founding.
Dates:
1975-1976
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Russell R. Rich papers on Mormon splinter groups, 1951-1981
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 611 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains research files on the numerous offshoots of Mormonism, including a list of groups and their leaders, questionnaire, scriptural warnings, articles and periodicals, correspondence, files on each group, printed literature of the various groups, and other materials.
Dates:
1951-1981
Henry A. Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 8567
Content Description
Contains papers, photographs, and correspondence related to the life and career of Smith. Dated approximately 1910-2002.
Dates:
approximately 1910-2002
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Oliver R. Smith photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 12
Scope and Contents
Collection includes negatives, prints, and postcards of family portraits, early Mormon historic sites, and individuals relating to Snowflake, Ariz.
Dates:
approximately 1890-1919
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Sound recordings, 1951-1968
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1197 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains unidentifiable audio recordings. Dated 1951 to 1968.
Dates:
1951-1968