Newspapers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Articles and other material on Mark Hofmann non-Mormon-related forgeries, 1984-1987
Series — Box 7: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232481223], Folder: 16-20
Identifier: MSS 1571 Series 5
Scope and Contents
Contains articles and other documents regarding each of Mark Hofmann's historical, non-Mormon-related forgeries, dated between 1638 and 1903 (Oath of a Freeman, Daniel Boone and Betsy Ross letters, Jim Bridger promissory notes, Jack London signature). Materials dated 1984-1987.
Dates:
1984-1987
Collection on Mark Hofmann
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1571
Scope and Contents
Collection contains articles, clippings, transcripts, biographical materials, and other materials on the Mark Hofmann case. Includes information on Hofmann's forgeries, as well as the murder case. Materials date from between 1978 and 2005.
Dates:
1978-2005
Essays, letter, and newsclipping
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312099]
Identifier: MSS SC 1491
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of two typewritten essays, one in English and one in German by Björn Bauerfeind; one newspaper article by Andreas Baumann; and one letter by Christophe Dietsch addressed to Craig Foster dated April 8, 1991. Bauerfeind talks about the Mormons in East Germany, their difficulties under the old communist government, the demonstrations by East Germans in Leipzig for freedom in 1989, and the breakdown of the communist political system. Baumann's article talks about Bauerfeind's...
Dates:
1989-1991