Collection includes correspondence, books, pamphlets, lectures, and manuscripts. The material was written, received, or collected by Brown. The bulk of the material is from the 1960s and religious in nature, although many files also address political issues.

Contains two drafts of an autobiography written by David S. King. The autobiography cover his church service (as a missionary, as a mission president, and as temple president), his political work as a United States Congressman and ambassador to Madagascar, and his personal life.

Photocopy of typescript. Author discusses his family's British roots; their acceptance of Mormonism while living in Birmingham, England, and their immigration to the United States. Tolton also describes his experiences during the Black Hawk War (Utah) and frontier life in Utah. His account goes into great detail about his involvement in territorial and state politics, his business ventures, family life, and his mission to Great Britain for the Mormon Church.

Contains two drafts of an autobiography of David S. King and an oral history interview of Rosalie L. King. Items document their life experiences, including his political service, their service as Mormon missionaries in Haiti, and their work as president and matron of the Washington Temple. Materials date from between 1990 and 1995.

Contains an oral history transcript of Rosalie L. King. The transcript documents her experiences as wife to David S. King as a congressman, mission president, and temple president, and discusses raising a family in all of these situations, as well as the experiences she had during her life.

Typewritten transcript of Herman Thorup's journal for the period of 1879 to 1929; documents his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Denmark, as well as his life in Salt Lake City, Utah; his arrest, trial, and imprisonment for "unlawful cohabitation"; his work as a florist and nurseryman; the impact of the Edmunds Tucker Act; Utah politics; his own political activities; his volunteer work; and his family and spiritual life.