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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Burtis F. and Edythe Christenson Robbins mission papers, 1947-1966

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7405 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials from the Robbins' mission together to Germany, where Burtis F. Robbins served as mission president. Materials include letters, books, photographs, and other items of memorabilia. Materials date from 1947-1966.

Dates: 1947-1966

Burtis F. Robbins mission papers, 1911-1914

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7405 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials from Burtis F. Robbins' first mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Germany and Switzerland, dating from 1911 to 1914.

Dates: 1911-1914

Facer family books, circa 1856-1977

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2332 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains books belonging to the Joseph Facer family. Includes religious texts, as well as historical and genealogical works. Volumes date from approximately 1856 to 1977.

Dates: Other: circa 1856-1977

George Facer Family Organization family books, 1883-1977

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2358 Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Family books.

Dates: Other: 1883-1977

Hugh Nibley collection of papers written by other people, 1844-2001, bulk: bulk 1954-2001

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 3 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains articles, essays, manuscripts, papers, and photocopies of books written by other people, collected by Hugh Nibley. The topics of the material are about religious history and scripture and about political history. Materials date from 1902 to 2001, bulk from 1954 to 2001.

Dates: 1844-2001; Majority of material found within 1954-2001

John Horne Miles miscellany, 1862-2001

 Series — Box 3: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232484136], Folder: 7, 10-16
Identifier: MSS 2310 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Copies of various biographical writings on John Horne Miles, written by his great-grandson, Henry Landon Miles, as well as an index to the collection created by the same; a copy of Robert Joseph Dwyer's dissertation, "The Gentile Comes to Utah: A Study in Religious and Social Conflict (1862-1890)"; and a bound family history temple records book. Dated 1862-2001.

Dates: 1862-2001

Julian William Cummings personal papers, 1900-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8098 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains personal papers of Julian William Cummings papers. Includes documents of his second wife, such as Relief Society newsletters and her own correspondence. Also includes his own collected religious material, like scriptures and recorded statements by religious people. Contains a newspaper article on his life, scrapbooks with photographs from his youth into his adulthood, and other articles. Dated 1900-2007.

Dates: 1900-2007

Marlena Tanya Muchnick publications, 1987-2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3253 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, outlines, research, letters, advertising, and other materials related to Muchnick's work about the relationship between Judaism and Mormonism including her work on a play titled "Portrait of Love." Materials date from between 1987 and 2005.

Dates: 1987-2005

Milton V. Backman Jr. research, 1943-2013

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains various research material such as slides, photographs, books, articles, newspaper clippings, various books and articles written by Backman, computer hard drives, floppies, CDs, and notes. Most of the material is about various religions and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1943-2013

Dates: 1943-2013

Orson F. Whitney manuscript for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : A History, date of production not identified

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231038446], Folder: 15-25
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include transcriptions of parts of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: A History," written by Orson F. Whitney. As the title indicates, the work summarizes the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including biblical history that Whitney viewed as essential to the foundation of Mormonism. This collection contains the introduction and ten chapters. Date of production not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified