Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Davis Bitton papers on Lyman Wight, 1849-1996
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7441 Series 7
Scope and Contents
Contains documents created by or collected by Bitton regarding Lyman Wight dating from 1849-1996.
Dates:
1849-1996
David L. Laughlin research files
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2327
Scope and Contents
This collection contains research files, correspondence, bibliographical data, photographs, theses, and photocopies of manuscript documents concerning the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Texas in the 19th and early 20th century. A majority of the research files focus on Lyman Wight and the LDS Colony he established. Other subjects include milling in Texas and early LDS pioneers George Miller, Davis Henry Bays, Charles Waldo Bays, and Robert Franklin McBride....
Dates:
1989-1993
P. J. Sanders and J. F. Curtis debate transcripts
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536843]
Identifier: MSS 2018
Scope and Contents
The debates between Peter James Sanders of the Mormon Church and James Frank Curtis of the Reorganized Mormon Church were held 4-7 Aug. 1908 in the Murray Opera House in Murray, Utah. The collection includes transcripts of the debates and biographical information regarding Sanders and Curtis. The issues covered in the debates include the succession in the leadership of the Mormon Church following the death of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church, and Mormon...
Dates:
1908
Preston Thomas diaries
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 739
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copies of diaries. The journals were typed by Thomas' son, Daniel H. Thomas, and entitled: "Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels." Daniel often provided introductory material between sections of the diaries. Most of the journals relate to the five missions on which he served for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most of these were in Texas and the other southern States. On one of these missions from 1848 to 1849, Preston visited Lyman Wight, the leader of a...
Dates:
1874-1877