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Latter Day Saint churches -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

James B. Allen notes on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history, approximately 1963-1992

 Series — Carton 42: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197227622831]
Identifier: MSS 2183 Series 11
Scope and Contents note

Series contains information regarding the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, particularly information on George Boyd and the Oregon Trail during the mid-1800s. Dated from circa 1963 to 1992.

Dates: approximately 1963-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James B. Allen papers

Newel Knight autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326529]
Identifier: MSS SC 2769
Scope and Contents

Mimeographed copy of a typed copy of an autobiography. Knight writes about his life and his association with the Mormon Church. He often tells more about Mormon Church history than he does about himself. He was with the Mormons in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.

Dates: approximately 1847
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Newel Knight autobiography

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8414
Scope and Contents Contains photocopies of Newel Knight's original autobiography. The autobiography was prepared by Knight's wife, Lydia, in 1871, twenty-four years after Knight's death. The manuscript covers material from 1800 to 1846, but it mostly focuses on events between 1830 and 1846 when members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were living in the East Coast and the Midwest. The autobiography contains information about the early Church, traveling west in 1846, and Knight's own family as...
Dates: 1871
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Letter to Daisy

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348895]
Identifier: MSS 3941
Abstract

Letter to Daisy from a mother, discussing LDS missionaries in town, 1900.

Dates: 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Jesse C. Little letters received and pamphlets

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309210]
Identifier: MSS SC 1124
Scope and Contents

Letters received, miscellaneous items, and pamphlets composed by Little. These materials largely deal with Little's activities in the mission field in the 1840's. Letters are from such prominent individuals as Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Thomas L. Kane.

Dates: 1844-1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Lyndon W. Cook donations on Mormon manuscripts, 1832-1914

 Series
Identifier: MSS 19 Series 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: A. Gary Anderson and Milton V. Backman Jr., Max Parkin, David J. Whittaker, Lyndon Cook, Russell R. Rich and Clark V. Johnson, all faculty members of the Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, in cooperation with the historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also called the LDS Church), and the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University, did research on sites related to the history of the Church. A. Gary Anderson...
Dates: Other: 1832-1914
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon Manuscript Retrieval Project collection

William Addington and William Clinton Martindale papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7906
Scope and Contents

Letters related to and biographies of William Addington Martindale and his son, William Clinton Martindale, and their families from approximately 1840-1911. The documents contain Martindale family correspondence from various states, and letters primarily from Utah about the settlement and establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the West.

Dates: approximately 1840-1911
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Max H. Parkin donations on Mormon manuscripts, 1832-1976

 Series
Identifier: MSS 19 Series 6
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: A. Gary Anderson and Milton V. Backman Jr., Max Parkin, David J. Whittaker, Lyndon Cook, Russell R. Rich and Clark V. Johnson, all faculty members of the Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, in cooperation with the historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also called the LDS Church), and the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University, did research on sites related to the history of the Church. A. Gary Anderson...
Dates: Other: 1832-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon Manuscript Retrieval Project collection

John D. T. McAllister letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319615]
Identifier: MSS SC 2149
Scope and Contents

Six handwritten letters. McAllister talks mainly about Mormon Church procedures and personal matters. The items were written in Salt Lake City and at Fish Lake, Utah.

Dates: 1885-1893
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Mormon Manuscript Retrieval Project collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 19
Abstract Photocopies of reminiscences, histories, maps, and miscellaneous materials relating to the early Mormon experience in Ohio and New Hampshire. A. Gary Anderson and Milton V. Backman, Jr., faculty members of the Department of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University, did research on Mormon Church history. Anderson worked in New Hampshire in 1973 and Backman did research in Ohio in 1974. Their project was to collect copies of manuscripts and documents relating to the early members...
Dates: 1772-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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