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Latter Day Saint churches -- Apostles

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:

John F. Bennett photograph album of Church history

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225540480]
Identifier: MSS P 801
Scope and Contents This collection contains one small black photo album. The album was made by John F. Bennett for Mr. and Mrs. George Albert Smith in the 1930s. It is similar to other albums put together by Bennett but is uniquely arranged with the Smiths in mind. Bennett used images created by several notable pioneer photographers such as William H. Jackson, C. R. Savage, George E. Anderson, C. W. Carter etc. The photographs selected should be considered some of the most notable images depicting the pioneer...
Dates: 1847-1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John F. Bennett photograph album of Church history

Adam S. Bennion collection of photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 48
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs documenting Bennion's life. Images include leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, military figures, and the railroad.

Dates: approximately 1940-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Adam S. Bennion collection of photographs

Adam S. Bennion papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1
Scope and Contents

Speeches, meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to Bennion's personal, educational, business, and religious activities. The largest amount of the materials relate to his speeches. The bulk of correspondence is between other apostles and general authorities of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1909-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Adam S. Bennion papers

George Q. Cannon letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287793]
Identifier: Vault MSS 237
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated September 19, 1885, and addressed to George S. Richards. Cannon writes about an autograph of Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1885 September 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Q. Cannon letter

Matthew and Elva T. Cowley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1470
Scope and Contents

Holographs, typescripts (some duplicated), printed material and newspaper clippings (photocopies). Contains journals, correspondence, mission papers, speeches and notes, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia concerning Cowley's mission to New Zealand, time as a student in Washington, D.C., his life as a mission president and Apostle, and the development of missionary activity in the South Pacific and Orient. Also included are an autobiography by Elva T. Cowley and Cowley family histories.

Dates: 1914-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Matthew and Elva T. Cowley papers

Don McCarroll Dalton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1059
Scope and Contents Correspondence, diaries, articles, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and certificates. The correspondents include various leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dalton's mother, and other friends and associates. The diaries cover the time when Dalton served on a mission for the Church in the Central States from 1914 to 1916, when he was with the United States armed forces in France from 1918 to 1919, and when he served as a mission in South Africa from 1929 to 1935....
Dates: 1906-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don McCarroll Dalton papers

Funeral services of Archibald Frame, Jr., held in the Taylorsville Ward

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197238104233]
Identifier: MSS 8396
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a transcription of funeral services for Archibald Frame held on January 19, 1930. The document is a full transcription of the entire services, including the main talks given by Joseph S. Bennion, Hyrum Bennion, Jr., and Mormon apostle Adam S. Bennion. There was also a talk given by the president of the Cottonwood Stake, Henry D. Moyle, who would later become an apostle. The talks feature memories of Frame, emotional support for his surviving friends and family members, spiritual...
Dates: 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Funeral services of Archibald Frame, Jr., held in the Taylorsville Ward

James B. Allen notes for The Twelve in England -- 1840, approximately 1975

 Series — Carton 67: Series 21 [Barcode: 31197227622328]
Identifier: MSS 2183 Series 21
Scope and Contents note

Series contains rough drafts of chapters written by James B. Allen for his research regarding the twelve apostles and their mission to England, circa 1975.

Dates: approximately 1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2183, James B. Allen papers

Janet G. Lee speeches, 1991-1995

 Sub-Series — Box 88: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197230202456]
Identifier: UA 925 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains speeches, talks, and articles by Janet G. Lee.

Dates: 1991-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 925, Office of the President records / Office of the President speeches

Joseph F. Merrill diaries and journals, 1887-1952

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1540
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: Collection contains diaries, correspondence, clippings, articles, photographs, and printed ephemera relating to Merrill's activities in education and religion. It includes correspondence with family members, friends, associates, and public figures. The collection also includes files from his work at universities, as well as a collection of talks and articles written by Merrill on religious topics. There is also correspondence with political leaders in the state and nation, and associated...
Dates: 1887-1952
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1540, Joseph F. Merrill papers

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