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Apostles (Latter Day Saint churches) -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

John B. Fairbanks papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 841
Scope and Contents This collection consists of memorabilia, letters, essays, and biographies of Fairbanks. Three of the letters are from Joseph F. Smith, an apostle and later president, of the Mormon Church. The essays include "The History of Art" and "A Short Sketch of the Life of the Artist John Hafen" by Fairbanks.Two biographies of Fairbanks are in the collection. One is handwritten, 80 pages in length, and is entitled "Interesting Incidents from the Life of J. B. Fairbanks by his Wife...
Dates: 1891-1937

J. Reuben Clark, Jr. papers on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1951-1961

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 303 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains seminary and institute directories from 1960-1961 and twelve volumes of the annual report of the Church Welfare Plan.

Dates: 1951-1961

J. Reuben Clark, Jr. photographs, 1953-1960

 Series — Box Addendum 41: Series 16; Series 17 [Barcode: 31197232498615], Folder: 18-21
Identifier: MSS 303 Series 17
Scope and Contents

Contains a few photographs of the KSL radio tower when it was new, images from the dedication of Pioneer Pipeline, several of a trip to Nauvoo, and photographs of Oliver Cowdery's handwritten account of receiving the Aaronic Priesthood.

Dates: 1953-1960

Reed Smoot diaries, 1880-1932

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten diaries documenting the life of Reed Smoot as kept by himself. Includes discussion of his home and family life, thoughts, and other daily events. Dated 1880-1932.

Dates: 1880-1932

Reed Smoot microfilm, 1880-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains several rolls of microfilm, unlabelled. Includes labelled boxes of microfilm which are images of Smoot's diaries. Dated 1880-1966.

Dates: 1880-1966

Reed Smoot speeches and articles, 1883-1941

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains addresses given by Smoot and articles authored by him. Includes his words on political and other subjects. Also contains his election addresses. Pertains to reclamation projects, prohibition, history, and religion. Newspaper articles address Smoot's life and success as a Senator. Dated 1883-1941.

Dates: 1883-1941

Reed Smoot papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1187
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, journals, photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches, and memorabilia. Most of the materials relate to Smoot's career as a senator and his activities as a church leader. His senatorial materials document his work with the United Sates Tariff Commission, as well as his confirmation hearings. His correspondents include the president of the United States: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover and...
Dates: 1827-1967

Erastus Fairbanks Snow letter to James McGaw

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239244871], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9138
Content Description Handwritten letter sent by Erastus Snow to James McGaw. Letter is signed for Erastus Snow by James M. Brown and sent from St. Louis, Missouri. This letter discusses the passage of Latter-day Saint member James Mather and his family from Liverpool, England to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1855. Elder James M. Brown, writing for Apostle Erastus Snow, sent this receipt and order to Elder James McGaw in Atchison, Kansas Territory to supply Mather with wagons and oxen for the overland trip to Utah....
Dates: 1855 May 21

Lorenzo Snow letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333806]
Identifier: MSS 1149
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten and signed letter, dated March 22, 1892, and addressed to Wilford Woodruff, the fourth president of the Mormon Church. Snow seeks appoval of the decision to organize the Beaver Dam settlement into a ward of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1892