Book of Mormon -- Authorship -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Smith letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230235258]
Identifier: MSS SC 173
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter, dated June 11, 1829, and addressed to the Northern Judicial District of New York, R. R. Lansing, clerk. The item claims copyright for the Book of Mormon and describes its content and authorship.
Dates:
1829
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
The Spalding Manuscript and the Greek and Roman Classics
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232564366]
Identifier: MSS 8991
Scope and Contents
Contains a typed copy of "The Spalding Manuscript and the Greek and Roman Classics" written by Dale W. Adams from Park City, Utah. The material discusses the connections between Solomon Spalding's manuscript of the Roman discovery of the Americas with Homeric epics including "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" while also discrediting claims made by critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concerning Joseph Smith plagiarizing this manuscript when writing "The Book of Mormon"....
Dates:
2017 February 23
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections