Church records and registers
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records, 1833-1861
Contains deeds and bonds, tithing and donation records, receipts, minutes of conferences, and other materials related to Church business. Includes primarily records from the Kirtland and Nauvoo periods, with many relating to the construction of the Nauvoo Temple. Materials date from between 1833 and 1861.
John Smith mission papers, 1862-1864
Contains papers related to Smith's mission to Denmark for the LDS Church from 1862-1864. Includes four diaries, three of which are originals and one of which is a photocopy and transcription. Also includes his mission blessing, papers related to daily mission activities, a provision list for Danish Saints on the "Monarch of the Seas," a record of priesthood ordinations, a Danish grammar book, and letters to his wife, Hellen, and children. Dated 1862-1864.
Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church, 1829-1882
Contains revelations, correspondence, legal records, military documents, and church records created and collected by Whitney between 1829 and 1882. Materials document Whitney's service as bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as other aspects of the administration, economics, and community life in Mormon communities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.
Reuben Gardner Miller papers on church service, 1857-1946
Contains various text materials from 1871-1946. It includes receipts from the Price Ward in the Emery Stake and the Forest Dale Ward in the Granite Stake, newspaper clippings and member and genealogical reports, patriarchal blessings of Mary Jane Gardner Miller, and notes pertaining to Reuben Miller and James J. Strang, and early Mormon apostate leader.