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Found in 870 Collections and/or Records:

H. Michael Marquardt papers

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197225542270]
Identifier: MSS 3185
Scope and Contents Collection contains pictures of early Mormon historical sites throughout the United States. Also contains 327 slides to accompany presentation created by donor, along with the manuscript of the presentation (presented on May 18, 1996 for the Mormon Historical Association). Includes one name index to Kirtland Council minute book and index to slides. Also includes one book related to Mormon history with marginalia (Richard H. Cracroft and Neal E. Lambert, A Believing People, Salt Lake City:...
Dates: 1967-1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Felix Berenguer de Marquina decree

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311182]
Identifier: MSS SC 1349
Scope and Contents

Printed and signed decree in Spanish. The item repeats a decree of 1765 which forbids confessors to advise penitents to leave their inheritances to trust funds or to churches and convents. This copy was posted in Tulancingo.

Dates: 1801
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Martin diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331818]
Identifier: MSS SC 3233
Scope and Contents

Phtocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. Martin writes about his work as a minister in Manti, Ephraim, and Mt. Pleasant, Utah. He talks about his activities, preaching, and his various contacts.

Dates: 1881-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Seth Mattison letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323690]
Identifier: MSS SC 2442
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated 22-24 Aug. 1827 and addressed to the Reverend, Israel Chamberlayne. Mattison relates a near-death experience accompanied by a spiritual confirmation of the faith.

Dates: 1827 August 22 - 1827 August 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Harrison Maughan missionary journal

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4109
Scope and Contents Materials include William Harrison Maughan's original journal that he kept from February 1875 to July 1876 while serving a mission in England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1874 to 1876. It describes Maughan's sickness in England and his efforts to preach to the people, including family members and other ministers. The journal ends in July 1876 and has some details about Maughan's return to the United States. Dated 1875 to 1876.Also includes photocopy of...
Dates: 1875-1876
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Maxham family genealogies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340116]
Identifier: MSS 86
Scope and Contents

The folder contains six items that are photocopies of handwritten and typewritten genealogies. The materials were probably assembled around 1982 by Maxham family members in Utah that were members of the Mormon Church.

Dates: approximately 1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

The maze of Mormonism

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307438]
Identifier: MSS SC 957
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of a speech critical of the doctrines of the Mormon Church probably written in 1970. Dr. Martin attacks that faith as having false teachings in a number of areas, but his main emphasis is on the Mormon view of God and the Trinity.

Dates: 1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

D. M. McAllister galley proofs

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310309]
Identifier: MSS SC 1259
Scope and Contents

Galley proofs of an article by McAllister which was published in the September 1917 issue of the Improvement Era, A Mormon Church periodical. The article explains that Mormon temple ordinances are essential to salvation. The sheets bear holograph corrections and a note by Joseph F. Smith, the 6th president of the Mormon Church. Smith's note suggests that the article be published as a four page tract.

Dates: 1917
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

McDonald and Durfee family histories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231042182]
Identifier: MSS 6589
Abstract

The McDonald and Durfee family histories contain three family histories and one family group record.

Dates: 1981-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John McEwan diary

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1051
Scope and Contents Materials include a handwritten diary detailing McEwan's experiences from 1843 to 1858. The diary includes brief entries about his travels from Ireland to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1843, and patriarchal blessings for both McEwan and his wife, Amanda. The majority of the journal contains writings on McEwan's experience as a member of the Elk Mountain Mission to negotiate for land with the Ute Indian tribes in southeastern Utah, from May to October 1855, including getting lost in the mountain...
Dates: 1843-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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