Joseph Smith typescripts of letterpress books
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of typescripts from nine letterpress books written by Joseph Smith III, which spans the period from 1876 to 1897. The letterpress books document the presidential years of Joseph Smith III and his correspondence with members of the RLDS and LDS Churches.
Dates
- 1876-1897
Creator
- Smith, Joseph, III, 1832-1914 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No photocopying allowed. This collection is open for reference use only. All requests for permission to publish items from the letterpress books must be approved by the Church Archivist, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, World Headquarters, P.O. Box 1059, Independence, MO 64051.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Joseph Smith typescripts of letterpress books must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
4 boxes (2 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The books are in the possession of the RLDS Church and were created by Joseph Smith III, president of the RLDS Church. Because of the books' deterioration, Ronald Romig, RLDS Church Archivist, loaned the items to BYU. Special Collections and Manuscripts made typescripts from the originals from 1991-5 and then returned the original books to the RLDS Church.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Correspondence
- Letterpress copybooks
- Letters
- Material Types
- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- Presidents--Correspondence
- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- History
- Title
- Register of Joseph Smith typescripts of letterpress books
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 11
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States