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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 870 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Smith letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233282869]
Identifier: Vault MSS 36
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 17 June 1844, and addressed to John P. Greene. Smith writes about his concerns on the possibilities of mob actions near Nauvoo, Illinois.

Dates: 1844 June 17

R. H. Smith letter to John Saltar, Sr.

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239250837]
Identifier: MSS 8995
Scope and Contents Letter (one folded sheet, 32 x 39 cm folded to 32 x 20 cm) from R.H. Smith in Hancock County, Illinois, to his uncle, John Saltar, Sr., in Pemberton, New Jersey. Smith recounts the experiences of Saltar's son, John Saltar, Jr., in the Battle of Nauvoo. The younger Saltar was part of the anti-Mormon forces who attacked the city. Smith provides some details from the anti-Mormon perspective about the battle, including the number of forces involved and the number of casualties on each side. He...
Dates: 1846 October 1

Samuel H. B. Smith correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231055457]
Identifier: MSS 1319
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters between Samuel H. B. Smith and William R. Hamilton. The items are concerned with the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith and the involvement of Samuel Harrison Smith in the removal of their bodies.

Dates: 1898

Stephen Rensselaer Smith letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323492]
Identifier: MSS SC 2433
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters dated 9 March and 8 October 1824. The items were addressed to another prominent Universalist, Nathaniel Stacy. Smith writes expressing concern over the preservation of the records of the Universalist movement.

Dates: 1824

Brigham Smoot family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3315
Scope and Contents

Collection contains journals, letters, transcripts, and other materials produced by members of the Smoot family in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The materials document the missionary service of Brigham Smoot in Samoa and Tonga, the missionary service of Gilbert Van Schoonhoven, the military service of Roland Nesbit Smoot during World War II, and various family events and issues that were occuring at the time. Dated 1866 to approximately 1949.

Dates: 1866-approximately 1949

Reed Smoot certificate

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233245015]
Identifier: MSS SC 596
Scope and Contents

Printed form with handwritten notations. A certificate appointing Reed Smoot, Latter-day Saint Church leader and later Utah Senator, as director of the Territorial Insane Asylum in Utah. On reverse is an affidavit signed by Smoot swearing to support the U.S. Constitution, especially the acts regarding polygamy.

Dates: 1894

Snyder family genealogies

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 465
Scope and Contents

Handwritten genealogies, biographical sketches, historical accounts, patriarchal blessings, temple work sheets, and family photographs of the Snyder family of Germany and Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The patriarchal blessings were given to family members that joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The lists of temple work done for dead family members were also produced by the those who joined the LDS Church.

Dates: 1870-1950

William Henry Solomon autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 909
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography with a typescript of the item. Also included are brief biographies of family members and patriarchal blessings. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain. Solomon writes about joining the Mormon Church, migrating to Utah, serving on a mission to the Indians of Arizona, meeting John D. Lee, and moving to Kanab, Utah.

Dates: 1900

Souvenirs d'un frere, [Memories of a friar]

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230234467]
Identifier: MSS SC 146
Scope and Contents

Handwritten story of the priest, Antoine, which tells of his birth, religious training and experiences a a priest in France.

Dates: 1890

Bishop of Barcellona letter to King of Spain Philip II

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293155]
Identifier: Vault MSS 751
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter on parchment addressed to Philip II of Spain from the bishop of Barcellona. The item is a warning to Philip II about certain individuals known at court who are suspected of sympathizing with French protestant groups. The bishop promises to visit philip II to discuss the matter further. The bishop also praises Philip II for his faithfulness to the Catholic Church.

Dates: 1568