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Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 147 Collections and/or Records:

William Martin papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336031]
Identifier: MSS 1049
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and printed notes and certificates. The notes relate to the significant dates in Martin's life, and the certificates state that Martin is a member of the Mormon Church in good standing. One was signed by the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844).

Dates: 1844
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Martin papers

Susan Ellen Johnson Martineau autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489747]
Identifier: MSS 587
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography. The date of composition is uncertain. Martineau writes about being forced to leave Missouri with other Mormons, migrating to Utah in 1849, marrying James Henry Martineau in 1852, and her life in Parowan, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Susan Ellen Johnson Martineau autobiography

Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308469]
Identifier: MSS SC 1059
Scope and Contents Photocopy of holograph account of the murder of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and his brother Hyrum (1800-1844) on June 27, 1844. Jones was with the Smiths in the Carthage jail the night before they were killed. He was involved in carrying messages to and from Joseph and in appealing to Illinois officials for greater protection for the two men. Jones relates some comments verbatim made by Joseph that indicate he had a premonition of death, as well as remarks by the mob. He also tells of the...
Dates: 1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith

History of Albert Merrill

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338086]
Identifier: MSS 931
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten biography of Albert Merrill. Merrill was born on Long Island, New York; joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1841; moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1843; migrated to Utah in 1852; and settled in Provo, Utah. He served on a mission for the Church to the Eastern States from 1869 to 1870 and was made a patriarch of the Church in 1873.

Dates: 1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / History of Albert Merrill

John Murdock autobiography and diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 928
Scope and Contents

Typescripts of a diary and an abridgement of diaries for the years from 1830 to 1859 and 1832. Murdock joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 and lived in Kirtland, Ohio; Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; and Salt Lake City, Utah. He had numerous assignments for the Church and migrated to Utah in 1847. He participated in Zion's Camp in 1834 and went on a mission to Australia from 1852 to 1853.

Dates: 1830-1867
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Murdock autobiography and diary

Nauvoo library and literary institute

 Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 1945
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten records. The materials list members of the society, contributions made, and resolutions of meetings.

Dates: 1844
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Nauvoo library and literary institute

Nauvoo Library and Literary Institute records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197223105195]
Identifier: MSS SC 2916
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten minutes, stock certificates, and the constitution of the organization. Also includes a list of the stock holders in the association.

Dates: 1844
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Nauvoo Library and Literary Institute records

Neibaur family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 438
Scope and Contents Contains typed copies of a diary, biographies, autobiographies, and miscellaneous items. Neibaur kept his diary from 1841 to 1861. This typescript is 60 pages long, and there are many gaps in the record. Neibaur writes about leaving England for the United States. He lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and later migrated to Utah in 1847 where he lived in Salt Lake City. Neibaur writes about his experiences with the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith and...
Dates: 1841-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Neibaur family papers

Joseph Bates Noble autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345776]
Identifier: MSS 968
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an autobiography. Noble writes about his conversion to the Mormon faith, his missionary work in the Eastern United States and England, his service with Zion's Camp in 1834, and his work as a bishop in Nauvoo, Illinois, and in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.

Dates: 1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Bates Noble autobiography

Joseph Bates Noble papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 705
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters, deeds, histories, newspaper clippings, and an autograph album. Family papers include an autograph album owned by Noble's wife, Mary Beeman Bates, which includes a prophecy by Wilford Woodruff about the end of the world. Also included are property deeds on a lot in Nauvoo, Illinois, and a bishop's court document from 1848 in Salt Lake City, Utah, which involves a dispute over foodsuffs in payment for services.

Dates: 1832-1897
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Bates Noble papers

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