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Donald Q. Cannon research materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1800
Scope and Contents
Photocopies and microfilmed copies of letters, pamphlets, newspaper artilces, sections of books, maps, biographies, histories, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to a large range of topics in the early history of the Mormon Church, to its early leaders and presidents, and to the genealogies of early prominent members of that faith. The materials were acquired in various research institutions in Massachusetts.
Dates:
1766-1977
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
The Church Under Brigham Young, 1844-1847
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 816
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while Brigham Young served as its president. Margarett Young writes about Brigham Young's leadership and his impact on the faith. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.
Dates:
1880
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Circuit Court recognizance
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 691
Scope and Contents
Handwritten bond dated September 7, 1838, signed by Joseph Smith, Jr. and others before Judge Austin King of the 5th Judicial Circuit Court. The bond was for $500.00 and bound Joseph Smith, Jr. and Lyman Wight over to the court.
Dates:
1838 September 7
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James R. Clark manuscript drafts and book
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1599
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typed and printed official statements of the First Presidency of the Mormon Church between the years 1935 and 1951 as well as a book entitled "Statements of the First Presidency" volume 6. This item was published in 1975 and compiled and autographed by James R. Clark. The statements relate to the church members and hierarchy dealing with Mormon doctrine and theology as well as Mormon Church policy and procedure. The majority of the statements were made between the years 1939...
Dates:
1935-1951
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Daviess County legal documents
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 846
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten court proceedings of cases tried in Daviess County and Boone County, Missouri. The trials relate to Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and others being tried for treason; the trial of Parley P. Pratt (1807-1857), an apostle of the Church, for murder; testimony against Caleb Baldwin; and testimony against King Follet on charges of robbery. Dated 1839.
Dates:
1839
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Dedicatory prayer of the Forest Dale Meeting House
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1682
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of a dedicatory prayer made at Forest Dale by Smith. The prayer asks for protection of the structure and expresses hope in the faithfulness of the members.
Dates:
1905
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
First Presidency letter
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2041
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typewritten letter signed by Spencer W. Kimball and other members of the First Presidency of the Mormon Church. Letter includes guidelines for local Church authorities when interviewing members for callings, temple recommends, or missionary service. Includes instructions for local leaders to avoid indelicate inquiries into marital relations, as well as an interpretation of oral sex as constituting an unnatural, impure, or unholy practice.
Dates:
1982 January 5
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Heber J. Grant letter to Miriam Taylor
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 589
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and signed letter dated September 24, 1920 and addressed to Miss Miriam Taylor of Provo, Utah. The letter informs Miss Taylor that she has been "selected as a missionary to labor in New Zealand" for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is expected to leave in November of 1920.
Dates:
1920 September 24
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Dydamous Johnson letters to Brigham Young
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 203
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters, dated 29 Oct. 1875 and 16 Feb. 1876, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Johnson asks for help in his personal finances and also writes about funds for the Deseret Museum.
Dates:
1875-1876
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Harold B. Lee letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1588
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of three letters addressed to Gil Hodges and signed by Harold B. Lee and David O. McKay, presidents of the Mormon Church. The letters concern the sealing of women to their husbands and the ligitimacy of the use of birth control.
Dates:
1969-1973
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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