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Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

A biography of Alexander Williams

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336403]
Identifier: MSS 459
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography. The year of the composition of the item is unknown. Kimball writes that Williams was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, migrated to Utah in 1847, had encounters with the Ute Indians, lived as a polygamist, and converted to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Dates: 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A biography of Alexander Williams

Description of experiences had in crossing the plains and mountains in the spring of 1863, settling in the eastern and unorganized portion of Idaho territory, and experiences had in that country in 1863-4

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233291027]
Identifier: Vault MSS 492
Scope and Contents Walker's party left West Point, Iowa, on 8 April 1863, destined for California. They traveled by steamboat and rail to Atchison, Kansas, and from there "in one of Ben Hollidays stage coaches" to Fremont's Orchard. They encountered about sixty Indians. They arrived safely in Denver. Walker went with a wagon train for some "diggings discovered about five hundred miles north of Salt Lake City." They passed a group of Mormons heading back east who told Walker: "We are Mormons: but we are...
Dates: 1863-1864, 1904
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Description of experiences had in crossing the plains and mountains in the spring of 1863, settling in the eastern and unorganized portion of Idaho territory, and experiences had in that country in 1863-4

Diggle family papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197223103141]
Identifier: MSS 2208
Scope and Contents Mainly letters to the Samuel and Sarah Diggle family, in Iowa, from relatives, including Elizabeth W. Andrew and George Openshaw, Salt Lake City; Nancy W. Butterworth, Mary Diggle, and Mary Banks, Heywood, Lancashire, England; and Robert B. Whitaker, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Topics include family news, plural marriage, Brigham Young, and the family of Joseph Smith Jr. Envelopes accompany several of the letters. Includes letters from children of Elizabeth Andrew and Nancy Butterworth. Also...
Dates: 1854-1893
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Diggle family papers

Mark Hill Forscutt papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 811
Scope and Contents Contains the journals of Mark Hill Forscutt from June 1855 to May 1900. They illustrate his religious conversions from membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to a follower of the Morrisite movement, and finally to a leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (now the Community of Christ). The collection also contains some miscellaneous material such as copies of The Saints' Harmony and The Saints' Harp, as well as photographs and other...
Dates: 1855-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mark Hill Forscutt papers

Otto Duke papers on religion, 1920-1975, bulk 1930-1946

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1536 Series 4
Scope and Contents

This series includes papers regarding Otto Duke's involvement with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, such as talks, projects, Park Stake SLC stake missionary work, 10th Ward papers, pamphlets, booklets, and church news and literature. Also includes some articles and pamphlets about the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The bulk of the material comes from 1930 to 1946 and some from 1920 to 1975.

Dates: 1920-1975, bulk 1930-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1536, Otto Duke papers

Charles W. Penrose papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 680
Scope and Contents Collection includes a photo of Penrose's home in Farmington, Utah; handwritten and typed poetry by Charles W. Penrose, generally on spiritual topics (but including a sweet acrostic for his wife Lucetta, with transcription); letters written by Charles to William S. Paine (about Moses Thatcher), Cassie Donahoo, and daughter Lucile; printed pamphlets written by Penrose and others on Gospel topics (basic Church doctrine, the plan of salvation, the Second Coming of Christ, the priesthood and...
Dates: 1861-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles W. Penrose papers

Hyrum Jenkins Smith diaries and correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231211019]
Identifier: MSS 1631
Scope and Contents

Diaries and correspondence. Hyrum's correspondence is between family members and church leaders including his father, who was serving as a mission president in Canada, and Frederick Madison Smith (1874-1946), historian for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Dates: 1835-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hyrum Jenkins Smith diaries and correspondence

Joseph B. Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336189]
Identifier: MSS 1042
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten and signed letter dated January 5, 1923 and written in Salt Lake City, Utah. The item is addressed to Smith's son in Lofgreen, Utah. Smith writes about the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and about David Hyrum Smith, one of its prominent leaders.

Dates: 1925 January 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph B. Smith letter

Joseph Byron Smith correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335991]
Identifier: MSS 1047
Scope and Contents

Typewritten letter dated 24 May 1962 and addressed to the editior of the "Saint's Herald" of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Smith writes in response to an article in the Saint's Herald about the Mormon Church in Utah relating to its stand on Blacks holding the priesthood. Smith refers to several verses of scripture to show that the stand is correct. A letter acknowleding Smith's letter is also attached.

Dates: 1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Byron Smith correspondence

Joseph Smith III letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336205]
Identifier: MSS 1044
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and signed letters. The items were written from Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri and were addressed to "Cousin" Samuel H. B. Smith. The materials relate to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to politics in Utah.

Dates: 1867-1914
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Smith III letters

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Genealogies 1
Harrison County (Iowa) 1
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Idaho -- History 1
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Kenosha (Wis.) 1
Land surveys 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Canada 1
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Nebraska 1
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Overland journeys to the Pacific 1
Park City (Utah) -- History 1
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Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1
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Pottawattamie County (Iowa) 1
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Protestantism 1
Provo (Utah) -- History 1
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Race -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History -- Sources 1
Religion 1
Salt Lake City (Utah) 1
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