Scope and Contents Contains one typed manuscript of the book Latter-day Prophets and the Constitution, which was edited by Donald Q. Cannon. The book is the seventh volume in the Religious Studies Center Specialized Monograph Series. It contains statements made by each of the prophets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints up to 1991, when it was published. Dated March 1989.

Scope and Contents Contains research from the publication of two books: Sacred Places: A Comprehensive Guide to LDS Historical Sites and the Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History. Also contains a typed manuscript of the book Latter-day Prophets and the Constitution. Donald Q. Cannon co-authored Sacred Places, co-edited the Encyclopedia, and edited Latter-day Prophets. Dated 1938-2001.

Scope and Contents Contains drafts, manuscript fragments, research notes, and correspondence regarding the publication of Sacred Places: A Comprehensive Guide to LDS Historical Sites. Sacred Places is a six book series that provides information on early Latter-day Saint historic sites. Each volume is a guide book and a compilation of history about the place, the events that happened there, and the people who were involved. The six volumes are New England and Eastern Canada; New York and Pennsylvania; Ohio and...

Scope and Contents Contains drafts, research notes, and correspondence regarding the publication of the Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History. The Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History is a one-volume reference work that provides articles on a variety of Church history topics. The Encyclopedia contains more than one thousand and four hundred entries. More than three hundred and fifty historians contributed to the work, which was edited by Donald Q. Cannon, Arnold K. Garr, Richard O. Cowan, and Richard...

Scope and Contents Contains papers relating to the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution which occurred on September 17, 1987. Includes a genealogy project for the Founding Fathers of which Vesta Smith took part. There are books, research, and genealogical information on all the signers of the Constitution as well as those who took part but did not sign. Also includes research and preparation for a Brigham Young University seminar in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the Bicentennial. There is also an...

Content Description Materials include a collection of three handwritten letters by Van Vliet from Washington, D.C. Topics include his son buying cotton, a friend asking for a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America, and someone asking for his autograph. Dated 1873, 1876, and 1888.