Philadelphia Branch minutes
Scope and Contents
Includes meeting minutes, record of members, and names of children blessed. Minutes reflect activities of Benjamin Winchester, Parley P. Pratt, Samuel Bennett, William Smith, George J. Adams, James J. Strang, and others. Reports of other Latter-day Saint congregations on the East Coast are also occasionally given.
Dates
- 1840-1854
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
No photocopying allowed. Materials are for research use only.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Minutes must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Philadelphia Branch was organized 23 December 1839, on Joseph Smith's (1805-1844) birthday, with him in attendance.
Extent
54 leaves (photocopy of typescript ) ; 28 cm
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Ron Romig, archivist for the RLDS Church, gave the item to BYU, via David Whittaker, 8 July 1999. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Independence, Missouri, Donation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Originals
RLDS Archives, Independence, Missouri.
General
References Most of the minutes were copied into in the RLDS "Journal of History," edited by Walter Smith, in the 1910s or 1920s.
- Adams, G. J. (George Jones), 1813-1880
- Bennett, Samuel C.
- Church Government
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Latter Day Saints -- Pennsylvania
- Membership lists
- Minutes (Records)
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857
- Smith, William, 1811-1893
- Strang, James Jesse, 1813-1856
- Winchester, Benjamin, 1817-1901
- Title
- Register of Philadelphia Branch minutes
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 19 April 2011
- 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