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Latter Day Saints -- Research

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

John Horne Miles biographical materials, 1858-1995

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2310 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains chronologies of John Horne Miles and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, calling cards, wallpaper maps, copy of the 1880 census, Church data, Post Office London Commercial directories, and courthouse records from England and Idaho; photocopies of Miles' Brigham Young Academy records, histories of the Miles family, Wilma Madsen research and writings, photographs of the Miles family, Miles' correspondence, copies and typescripts of Miles' patriarchal blessings (5), and...
Dates: Other: 1858-1995

John Horne Miles interviews, 1962-1993

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2310 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Interview typescripts and resulting essays by Henry Landon Miles: works on J. H. Miles, George E. Miles, Ezra Weekes, LaRue Miles Elison, Maurice Jarvis Miles, and Richard Miles. Dated 1962-1993.

Dates: Other: 1962-1993

John L. Sorenson articles and drafts, approximately 1951-2012

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3977 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to the publications of John L. Sorenson, such as articles, and drafts of articles written by Sorenson and others on the topics of the Book of Mormon, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah, and archaeology in the Americas. Dated from 1951 to 2012.

Dates: approximately 1951-2012

John L. Sorenson sesquicentennial history, approximately 1973-1979

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3977 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains research materials created by John L. Sorenson for a volume he was contracted to produce for the Sesquicentennial, a social and cultural history produced by the History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Sesquicentennial history series was cancelled, and his volume never finished. Dated from 1973 to 1979.

Dates: approximately 1973-1979

John L. Sorenson unfinished anthropological work, approximately 1955-2013

 Series — Box 4: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197239120816], Folder: 11-23
Identifier: MSS 3977 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains the unfinished anthropological work of John L. Sorenson. Includes data, correspondence, and reports on the topics of the Book of Mormon, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Utah, as well as research Sorenson intended for further study or publication, but did not. Dated from 1955 to 2013.

Dates: approximately 1955-2013

Henry Landon Miles collection on John Horne Miles

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2310
Scope and Contents

Contains research material, mostly photocopies, gathered by Henry Landon Miles regarding the life of his great-grandfather, John Horne Miles. Subjects include the merchant marines, John’s missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the polygamy trial in which John was involved in Utah. The materials are dated 1858 to 2001.

Dates: 1858-2001

William V. Nash papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1872
Scope and Contents

Lists, questionnaires, pamphlets, notes, correspondence, and a research paper. The materials relate to Nash's research regarding in which repositories in the United States Mormon research materials can be found.

Dates: 1944-1965

John L. Sorenson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3977
Scope and Contents Contains materials related to the professional activities of John L. Sorenson, which include articles and drafts of articles which he published on the topic of the Book of Mormon, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah, and anthropology. Also included is preparatory work and research for Sorenson's volume in the "Sesquicentennial" series produced by the Church Historical Department, and reminiscences related to his occupations at Brigham Young University, composed of...
Dates: approximately 1930-2019; Majority of material found within 1951-2012