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Paul W. Belcher novel manuscript

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3924
Scope and Contents Collection includes the original manuscript and a photocopy of Paul W. Belcher's novel, The Cruise of the Petrel. The manuscript is the fourth draft of the work. It is handwritten on lined paper, hand illustrated, has ten chapters, and is one hundred-forty pages in length. The story is about three boys, Jack, Paul, and Dick, who build a yacht and go on an adventure in the Great Salt Lake. They find radium on a mysterious island. There is also a love story that develops throughout the...
Dates: 1900

Dorita : a little Maya girl

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2746
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten drafts of a story of a little girl. The story is about a real person but seems to have fictional elements in it. Also included are correspondence. Most of these items deal with Rhoads' attempts to get the story published.

Dates: 1939-1967

William Kenneth Firmage novel drafts and correspondence

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 6147
Abstract

Drafts of novels and plays written by William Kenneth Firmage, as well as correspondence concerning his writings, dated circa 1980-1989.

Dates: Other: approximately 1980-1989

Infatuation : a fiction founded on fact

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 509
Scope and Contents

Typewritten manuscript of an unpublished book entitled; "Infatuation: A Fiction Founded on Fact." This work is a novel based on the author's negative experiences with Mormonism.

Dates: 1858

David H. Keller short stories

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 389
Scope and Contents

Typewritten short stories in five volumes which entail six stories. One of the items is a handwritten draft of the story "Stenographer's Hands." The stories are: "The White City," "Unto Us a Child is Born," "The Growing Wall," "The Time Projector," and "Lillith's Left Hand."

Dates: 1931-1942

Gerald N. Lund papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8707
Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to Gerald Lund's writing, Church Education System administration, and teaching careers, as well as his service as a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes drafts of his works, both manuscripts and screenplays, research notes and articles, teaching materials, travel records, e-mails, and letters. Materials dated approximately 1970 to 2022.

Dates: approximately 1970-2022

Jolene B. Perry drafts and notes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8114
Scope and Contents

Contains drafts and notes from books written by Perry, including Left to Love, and My Forever. Materials date from between 2010 and 2012.

Dates: 2010-2012

Thomas F. Rogers papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1761
Scope and Contents Typewritten manuscripts of Rogers's plays about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a Mormon family during General Conference time, and Helmuth Hübener. There are also photocopies of newspaper clippings, correspondence, typewritten scripts, various drafts of scripts, a printed working script, handwritten research notes, play reviews, criticism of the plays by friends and associates, and articles about Roger's writing career. Many of the items relate to the controversial nature of some of his...
Dates: 1974-1982

Samuel W. Taylor papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 716
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, research materials, and drafts relating to Taylor's histories, novels, articles, plays, and motion picture scripts. The materials relate to a wide range of Mormon related topics and to other subjects.

Dates: 1940-1970

To heaven in a swing : a monodrama based on the life, letters, and journals of Louisa May Alcott

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2366
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten play with handwritten corrections. The play is a fictional portrayal of Alcott based on her published and personal writings.

Dates: 1982

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