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Contains letters from ecclesiastical leaders written to Elizabeth Souter regarding her missionary service. Materials date from 1923 to 1948.

Scope and Contents Contains a compact disc labeled, "Jacob and Sarah Warnock Scott Family History; Written and Edited by James W. Scott; June 2002." The CD contains a PDF document of the family history of James Scott, starting with Jacob and Sarah Warnock Scott when they left Scotland and continuing through their time in Nauvoo. It includes the lives of many of their descendant and documents their experiences as early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their missions, and their...

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The William E. McLellin and Orson Hyde meeting minutes of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is a typed copy of the proceedings that occurred in meetings of 1835.

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Letters received, newspaper clippings, bills, invoices, receipts, bank statements, magazines, conference reports of the Mormon Church, and miscellaneous items. Most of the letters were received when Merkley was on a mission for the Mormon Church in Manitoba. Many of the materials deal with farming, family matters, and life as a Mormon in Canada.

Scope and Contents Professor Halliday was interviewed by Alma Heaton on August 29, 1983 as part of the Joint Oral History Project for the Brigham Young University Archives and Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club. The interview was transcribed in 1984. The material gives a brief sketch of Halliday's life and concentrates on the time he served as a professor of Music at Brigham Young University. He mentions serving as the mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

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Collection includes 19th century and early 20th century pamphlets that largely deal with issues related to controversy, doctrine, and organizations within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The papers also include four volumes of newspaper clippings, a calendar diary owned by William McLachlan, correspondence from Ben E. Rich to Alice M. Rich, schoolbooks used by Alice M. Rich in 1884, and other various papers and documents.

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The Elizabeth Souter papers contain letters, mission journals, diaries from throughout her life and scrapbooks relating to her mission.

Scope and Contents Handwritten diary and prison records. Watts kept the diary while serving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Bristol, England, area in 1875. Also included are records relating to Watts' incarceration in the Utah prison for polygamy in 1888. Watts compiled a list of 668 men imprisoned for polygamy from 1884 to 1889. He included the date of sentencing, the length of the sentence, and the age of the prisoners. He also lists each man's home town. Also...