Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 2744 Collections and/or Records:
Salt Lake Chapter records, 1949-1950
Series — Box 7: Series IV; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197230220888], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 730 Series 5
Scope and Contents
Series contains pamphlets containing events and programs for the Salt Lake City chapter of the Yesharah Society for that year. Dated 1949-1950.
Dates:
1949-1950
Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence with Heber J. Grant, 1897 November 30-1928 July 19
File — Box 5: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197233277612], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 6 File 10
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence between Heber J. Grant and Samuel Russell [Jr.]. Includes 2 copies of an article referred to in one of the letters ("History of the Latter Day Saints"). 7 items, dated November 30, 1897 to July 19, 1928.
Dates:
1897 November 30-1928 July 19
Albert Sanders journal
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8037
Scope and Contents
Journal contains brief biographical sketch of Sanders' life, including dates of birth, baptism, ordination, mission call, marriage, and births of children. The narrative portions ofthe journal describe Sanders' mission experiences, such as tracting, study, and conferences. Also includes lists of accounts and receipts from his own expenses. Finally, it lists statistics from his mission, such as people baptized, houses visited, and tracts and books sold. Included in the collection is a...
Dates:
approximately 1896-1940
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Levi Savage diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 417
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries. The original items are housed in two boxes while the photocopies of these materials are housed in three. There are many gaps in the entries including a sixteen-year gap from 1861 to 1877. Savage writes about his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to "Siam" (Thailand) from 1852 to 1856. He travelled to Rangoon from Salt Lake City, Utah, by way of San Francisco and Calcutta. He returned by way of Calcutta, England, and New York City. He was...
Dates:
1852-1903
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Sceduel of book accounts
Item — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239273417]
Identifier: MSS SC 662
Scope and Contents
Ledger page, written on both sides, titled "Sceduel of Book Accounts," signed by Joseph W. Coolidge, the "Administrator of Joseph Smith deceased." A note on the page indicates it was filed January 15, 1845. The sheet is an accounting of Joseph Smith, Jr.'s personal debts, including names of creditors and dollar amounts.
Dates:
1845 January 15
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
J. Schermerhorn letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227606628]
Identifier: MSS 3855
Scope and Contents
Letter by J. Schermerhorn of New York City, New York in 1865. Item describes the author's study of Mormonism, and his decision to not join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dates:
1865 July 23
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
J. J. Scherrer diary and notes
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318575]
Identifier: MSS SC 2005
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary and notes. The diary was written in June of 1877 and documents Scherrer's journey to England as a Mormon missionary. The notes are miscellaneous items which relate to Scherrer's finances.
Dates:
1877-1896
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Schlussel zur Gottesgelehrtheit
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2862
Scope and Contents
Handwritten copy, in German, of Pratt's "Key to the Science of Theology." The Pratt document covers 177 pages. Also includes a seventeen-page handwritten copy, in German, of an account by Heber Q. Hale, president of the Boise Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, about going beyond the veil of death on 20 January 1920 to see the spirit world. The Hale account may have been copied from the "Beobachter," a Latter-day Saint periodical in German. Hale is misidentified on...
Dates:
1895-1922
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Schmid and Topham family collection of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith missionary journals
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8535
Scope and Contents
Materials include the original missionary journals of Richard Benson, Alvin Benson, and William Richard Smith, collected by Afton Rowley Topham and Nancy Schmid Topham. Richard Benson's journals contain information and stories from his first mission to England and second mission to Europe; the first journal goes from 1840 to 1842 and his second journal goes from April 1866 to October 1867. Alvin Benson's journal documents his mission to California from 1897 to 1898. William Richard Smith's...
Dates:
1840-1909
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections