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Latter Day Saints

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

E. Kent Kane personal papers, 1936-1978

 Sub-Series — Box 49: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232551157]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 9 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, pamphlets, notes, and other materials by Kane. Includes information on his political service and his historical research on the Mormons and Kane family. Materials date from between 1936 and 1978.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1936-1978

Emily M. Carlisle church and family papers, 1834-1974

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 9
Scope and Contents note

Series contains prayers, schedules, programs, diaries, church pamphlets, and newspaper clippings from 1834 to 1974 detailing the activities of the Holladay, Utah area and the Carlisle family.

Dates: Other: 1834-1974

Encyclopedia of Mormonism Project records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1198
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes, correspondence, and topical outlines related to the Encyclopedia of Mormonism project.

Dates: 1987-1990

Susan Ertz letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232501442]
Identifier: MSS 6178
Abstract

Two page letter from Susan Ertz to the editor of the Boston Evening Transcript. Ertz wrote the letter in response to comments that had been made in the paper because of her book “The Proselyte” about Mormons. She addresses what she feels are the problems with many books about Mormons and says that there are only a few which are worth reading, which she names. Dated 1933.

Dates: 1933

Andrew Smith Gibbons diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305473]
Identifier: MSS SC 789
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript. Gap from 1858 to 1877. Author describes his travels through Arizona and Utah as well as his labors among the Indians.

Dates: 1858-1878

Jacob Hamblin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 815
Scope and Contents

The letter from Brigham Young to Jacob Hamblin in this collection was written about one month before the Mountain Meadows Massacre took place. In it, Young appoints Hamblin to be president of the Santa Clara Indian mission and tells him to keep good relations with the Indians. This collection also contains four blessings given to Jacob Hamblin.

Dates: 1857-1885

Ira Nathaniel Hinckley diary and family papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331172]
Identifier: MSS SC 3206
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a typescript of a microfilm diary. Hinckley kept his diary from 5 March 1857 to 6 June 1858. He worked as a blacksmith in Salt Lake City, Utah, and then went to help immigrants along the Platte River. He visited Dakota and Crow Indians, and returned to Salt Lake City in the fall of 1857. He mentioned speeches of Mormon Church leaders relating to the religion and preparations to resist the Utah Expedition. Also included are "Some Events" in the life of Ira Hinckley. These...
Dates: 1857-1940

Calvin K. Jacob collection of the Johannes Gerber family history and papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5969
Abstract

Genealogy charts and stories of the Johannes (John) Gerber family, which came west in 1854. Includes correspondence of John T. Gerber, circa 1827-1877, and 14 books of family history.

Dates: 1827-1880

James B. Allen notes for Men with a Mission, 1992

 Series — Carton 65-66: Series 20
Identifier: MSS 2183 Series 20
Scope and Contents note

Series contains notes on Joseph Fielding, Orson Hyde, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Pratt, Parley P. Pratt, Willard Richards, George A. Smith, John Taylor, Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, and William Clayton. Notes include background information, and copies of Mormon journals. Notes are collected by James B. Allen, 1992.

Dates: 1992

Kane family newspapers, 1851-1908

 Sub-Series — Box 64: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197232570017]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 11 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings of articles related to the Mormons and to the Civil War. Materials date from between 1851 and 1908.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1851-1908