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Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- Correspondence

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Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

George Albert Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322890]
Identifier: MSS SC 2596
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 18 Nov. 1950 and addressed to Ruth M. Penrose. Smith thanks Penrose for sending him a book of poems by the Mormon Apostle, Charles W. Penrose. Smith praises Charles W. Penrose's poetry and his service to the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1950

George Albert Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316678]
Identifier: MSS SC 2050
Scope and Contents

Typewritten letter signed by George Albert Smith (1870-1951). The item is a letter to Agusta C. Wood of Hurricane, Utah acknowledging a letter of congratulation that she had sent to Smith.

Dates: 1945

Israel A. Smith letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321439]
Identifier: MSS SC 2299
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letters addressed to "Dear Brother," Frank S. Hawkins. Smith acknowledges receiving materials from Hawkins and comments on the "Book of Commandments" (Doctrine and Covenants) and on Paul, the apostle.

Dates: 1945-1962

Joseph Smith correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321603]
Identifier: MSS SC 2277
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten correspondence. The items include a letter to the president of the United States, John Tyler (1790-1862), requesting federal aid from the mobs in Illinois; a note to Smith's wife, Emma Hale Smith (1804-1879); and a receipt for Joseph Smith's coffin.

Dates: 1833-1844

Joseph F. Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332535]
Identifier: MSS SC 3146
Scope and Contents

Letter to Berg and Son. concerning burial preparation for Sarah D. Muir.

Dates: 1906

Joseph F. Smith letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332477]
Identifier: MSS SC 3275
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies of letters written by Joseph F. Smith to his sister, Martha Ann, between 1855 and 1897.

Dates: 1855-1897

Joseph Fielding Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312123]
Identifier: MSS SC 1525
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a letter by Joseph Fielding Smith addressed to W. Dean Belknap on 12 February 1970. Smith answers questions regarding stillborn children, organ transplants, and decaffeinated coffee. Also included is a photocopy from the General Handbook of Instructions by the Mormon Church on the issue of organ transplants.

Dates: 1970 February 12

Joseph Fielding Smith letter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2031
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter addressed to Robert Lee Echols. Smith speculates about the possibility of the Moon being inhabited and offers an opinion about the relationship of the Moon in Mormon theology.

Dates: 1962

Joseph Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237775]
Identifier: MSS SC 742
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 20 June 1844, and addressed to John Tyler, president of the United States. Smith asks Tyler for protection.

Dates: 1844

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