Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander L. Baugh published articles
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337609]
Identifier: MSS 2775
Scope and Contents
Copies of published articles. "Blessed is the First Man Baptised in This Font" in Mormon Historical Studies 3 (Fall 2002) no. 2. "Was Joseph F. Smith Blessed by His Father Hyrum Smith in Liberty Jail?" in Mormon Historical Studies 4 (Spring 2003) no. 1. "From High Hopes to Despair: the Missouri Period 1831-39" in Ensign 31 (July 2001) no. 7.
Dates:
2001-2003
John Brown letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225531448]
Identifier: MSS 3174
Scope and Contents
One letter (3 pages), dated 17 April 1845, written from Nauvoo, Illinois, by John Brown to his wife, Elizabeth Crosby Brown, who was residing in Athens, Monroe County, Mississippi. The letter informs his wife that he is working on the Nauvoo temple and has been instructed by Brigham Young to stay there and work on it through the fall and winter as well. He says that Brigham Young has declared that a woman cannot perform work for deceased men in the temple but only for women. He wishes her to...
Dates:
1845 April 17
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Brown letter
Robert Filmore letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348044]
Identifier: MSS 1339
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 6 July 1844, and composed in Warren County, Illinois. Filmore writes to "dear children" and tells them about the murder of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, and his brother Hyrum. He also speaks about the Mormon temple in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Dates:
1844 july 6
Benjamin Riter letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225522272]
Identifier: MSS 3140
Scope and Contents
Two letters, written by Benjamin Riter in 1849 and 1850, describing the conditions in Nauvoo, Ill. following the exodus of the Saints. Letters are addressed to a Morgan J. Thomas of Philadelphia, Pa. The first letter describes the future prospects of the city, including information on land purchases and some of the recent settlers. It also describes Riter's involvement in mob activities against the Latter-day Saints. The second seeks additional information about some of the individuals...
Dates:
1849-1850
P. J. Sanders and J. F. Curtis debate transcripts
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536843]
Identifier: MSS 2018
Scope and Contents
The debates between Peter James Sanders of the Mormon Church and James Frank Curtis of the Reorganized Mormon Church were held 4-7 Aug. 1908 in the Murray Opera House in Murray, Utah. The collection includes transcripts of the debates and biographical information regarding Sanders and Curtis. The issues covered in the debates include the succession in the leadership of the Mormon Church following the death of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church, and Mormon...
Dates:
1908