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Smith, Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding), 1838-1918

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1838 - 1918

Biography

Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918) was the sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving between 1901 and 1918.

Joseph Fielding Smith was born November 13, 1838, to Hyrum and Mary Fielding Smith. He migrated to Utah with his mother after his father was martyred. In 1865, he served in the territorial legislature. Joseph served as the 6th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1901 to 1918. He died November 19, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
His From prophet to son, 1981: t.p. (Joseph F. Smith)

LDS.org, via WWW, Feb. 13, 2006 (Joseph F. Smith; b. November 13, 1838, in Far West Missouri; d. Nov. 19, 1918, in Salt Lake City; served as 6th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1901 to 1918)

UPB files, Feb. 13, 2006 (hdg.: Smith, Joseph Fielding, 1838-1918; usage: Joseph F. Smith)

LDS.org Church History (Joseph F. Smith; b. 13 Nov 1838 to Hyrum and Mary Fielding Smith; migrated to Utah; served in territorial legislature; served as President of LDS Church; d. 19 Nov 1918)

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Book of revelations

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230236587]
Identifier: MSS SC 214
Scope and Contents

Includes eight revelations relating to individuals and Mormon doctrine, written in the hand of Annie Taylor Hyde.

Dates: 1882-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Book of revelations

Reed Smoot diaries, 1880-1932

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten diaries documenting the life of Reed Smoot as kept by himself. Includes discussion of his home and family life, thoughts, and other daily events. Dated 1880-1932.

Dates: 1880-1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1187, Reed Smoot papers

Reed Smoot microfilm, 1880-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains several rolls of microfilm, unlabelled. Includes labelled boxes of microfilm which are images of Smoot's diaries. Dated 1880-1966.

Dates: 1880-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1187, Reed Smoot papers

Jesse Nathaniel Smith letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312636]
Identifier: MSS SC 1436
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters and scratch notes. The letters are addressed to Jesse Nathaniel Smith from his relatives John Henry Smith and Joseph Fielding Smith. The authors discuss the present and possibly future social and political ramifications of the Edmunds Act (1882), and the Edmunds-Tucker Act (1887) on their lifestyles as polygamous Mormons.

Dates: 1884-1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jesse Nathaniel Smith letters

Joseph F. Smith letter to Frank S. Bellings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 942
Scope and Contents

Letter to Frank S. Bellings of 17 Feb. 1905 discussing the marriage customs and sexual practices of Mormons, especially referring to the basic principles of celestial or polygamous marriage. Bellings was doing research for a book on ethics and morality. Apparently, his research was never published in book form.

Dates: 1905
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph F. Smith letter to Frank S. Bellings

Joseph F. Smith letter to James E. Steele

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232534724]
Identifier: MSS 7678
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter to James E. Steele from Joseph F. Smith, dated March 3, 1902. The letter addresses the United States Congress banning polygamy within the United States and the effect that it would have on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The letter asks that James E. Steele, as the Stake President of the Bingham Idaho Stake, find out the number of polygamous families living within his stake in 1902.

Dates: 1902 March 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph F. Smith letter to James E. Steele

Reed Smoot papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1187
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, journals, photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches, and memorabilia. Most of the materials relate to Smoot's career as a senator and his activities as a church leader. His senatorial materials document his work with the United Sates Tariff Commission, as well as his confirmation hearings. His correspondents include the president of the United States: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover and...
Dates: 1827-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Reed Smoot papers

Uintah Stake business correspondence, 1906-1920

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231039063]
Identifier: MSS 90 Series 3
Scope and Contents

This series contains business correspondence from 1906-1920 documenting the interaction of the stake and some of its units with businessmen in the Uintah Basin, Utah, and other areas. Most of the businesses patronized appear to have been in Utah and a large percentage of the purchases made were for the construction and furnishing of the new stake tabernacle.

Dates: 1906-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 90, Uintah Stake correspondence and records

Uintah Stake correspondence, 1906-1925

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231039063]
Identifier: MSS 90 Series 1
Scope and Contents This series contains Uintah Stake correspondence. It documents the internal business of the stake. It contains information on scheduling meetings and conferences, organizing branches and wards, ordinations, church calls and releases (including mission calls), finances (appropriations, tithes and offerings, and accounts), colonizing and settlement of the Uintah Basin, construction of buildings, education at Brigham Young University in Provo, and plans to start a newspaper. Most letters were...
Dates: 1906-1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 90, Uintah Stake correspondence and records

Uintah Stake correspondence and records

 Collection — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231039063]
Identifier: MSS 90
Abstract

Correspondence discussing topics such as colonization of the Uintah Basin, Mormon Church administration, and the practice of polygamy.

Dates: 1906-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Uintah Stake correspondence and records

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