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Latter Day Saints

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Philip T. Van Zile scrapbook

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 81
Scope and Contents

Bound scrapbook which contains newspaper clippings regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, polygamy, Van Zile's work as U.S. District Attorney, and other activities that took place in Utah during the early 1880's. Many items are accompanied by holograph notations by Van Zile. Also includes letters to Van Zile from William M. Thompson and Robert G. McNiece.

Dates: 1879-1883

Briant Harris Wells military certificates and other material

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6171
Abstract This collection contains the military certificates of Major General Briant Harris Wells. Included are the certificates that span his military career from his first rank as second lieutenant in 1894 to major general in 1928. There are also certificates for awards he was given, including a Silver Star certificate for action in the Spanish American War, 1898; a Distinguished Service Medal certificate for service in World War I; and the "Ordre National de la Legion D'Honneur" from the French...
Dates: 1991; 1894-1937

Welsh emigrant letters to places in England

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315035]
Identifier: MSS SC 1724
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of three handwritten letters from Welsh emigrants, two of which endorse service received at sea. In the other letter the emigrant describes conditions in his land of adoption, Australia.

Dates: 1871-1872

Newel Kimball Whitney papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 76
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, financial and legal documents, church records, military records, manuscript revelations, poetry, journals, and other material by Whitney and his family. The records document the ecclesiastical functions, political activities, and finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when it was headquartered in Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Utah. The bulk of the material is from the Illinois Era (1839-1846), with papers relating to the steamship...
Dates: 1817-1910; 1957

Wilford E. Smith books, 1936-2000

 Series — Carton 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233247755], Folder: 1-18
Identifier: MSS 7936 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the following books written by Wilford E. Smith, including family history, autobiographies, essays, and textbooks on Mormon doctrine and sociology. Works date from between 1971 and 2000.

Dates: 1936-2000

Wolf family temple record book, 1893-1931

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331735]
Identifier: MSS SC 3249
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a mirofilm copy of a temple record book. The materials present names of persons and the dates certain ordinances were perfomed for these people in temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Some of the entries were hand written, while others were typed.

Dates: 1893-1931

Brigham Young letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292868]
Identifier: Vault MSS 723
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters dated 1854 and addressed to Utah Militia Major David Moore. The documents discuss the survey of a road through Ogden canyon, the relocation of Ute Indians, and the estate settlement of Isaac Moore.

Dates: 1854

Kimball Young papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231027605]
Identifier: UA 39
Scope and Contents

Includes a letter from Kimball Young to the Presidency of the Utah Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 16, 1912, accepting a mission call, with a note of recommendation by Bishop Alfred Booth. Also include extract of anti-Mormon articles from the Salt Lake Review, 1871-1872, compiled 1959.

Dates: 1912-1959