African American Latter Day Saints -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
African American Oral History Project case files, 1985-1993
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Includes contracts, contact information, and biographical information for the participants, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews conducted by the African American Oral History Project, 1985-1993.
Dates:
1985-1993
African American Oral History Project directory, 1988-1995
Sub-Series — Folder MSS OH 2535: Series 17
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
Contains directories for the African American Oral History Project. Dated from 1988 to 1995.
Dates:
1988-1995
African American Oral History Project spirituality surveys, approximately 1980
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains surveys given to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are also African American, asking them about their feelings towards the Church and about racism within the Church. Dated approximately 1980.
Dates:
approximately 1980
African American Oral History Project transcripts, 1985-1993
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the African American Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1985-1993.
Dates:
1985-1993
African American Oral History Project transcripts, case files, and other material, 1980-1995
Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17
Scope and Contents
Contains contracts from and contact information for participants in the African American Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews. Topics covered in the oral histories include family life, conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dating and social experiences as a member, family life, acceptance by other members, feelings about the priesthood and the prior restrictions, and how...
Dates:
1980-1995
David O. McKay letter to John E. Denhalter
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294385]
Identifier: Vault MSS 702
Scope and Contents
Typed and signed letter addressed to John E. Denhalter, Jr. at Brigham Young University and dated November 3, 1947. The letter is McKay's response to Denhalter's request for an explanation of the Mormon Church's position on denying the priesthood to the black race. McKay explains that denying the priesthood to the black race did not originate with the prejudices of men but is part of the eternal plan of God. McKay assures Denhalter that God is just, that all people will be rewarded for their...
Dates:
1947 November 3
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Mormon Church and its negro doctrine, 1958
Item — Box 8: Series 9; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197230220631], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 823 Series 10
Dates:
1958