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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 2744 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Harrison Smith diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333822]
Identifier: MSS 1151
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript. Smith writes about his experiences as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Eastern United States and records the establishment of the "School of the Prophets."

Dates: 1831-1833
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Vesta Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1659
Scope and Contents Contains papers relating to American Mothers Inc., the Young Women program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Washington, D.C. Stake of the Church, the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, and other topics in which Smith took part. Includes an autobiography, journals, files, correspondence, photographs, financial papers, programs, newsletters, handbooks, and membership lists, genealogical papers, reports, scrapbooks, family histories, and ephemera. Materials...
Dates: approximately 1941-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Wilford E. Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7936
Scope and Contents

Collection contains books written by Wilford E. Smith on both his life and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, scrapbooks of his wedding, war service and other greetings' correspondence, magazines, newsclippings, and other materials concerning his time as a mission president in Fiji, and reel to reel tapes of trips taken by Wilford E. and Ruth Smith. Materials date from between 1934 and 2000.

Dates: 1934-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Willard L. and Jennie Hill Leavitt Smith collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2260
Scope and Contents The collection, containing mission diaries, World War I army diary, family histories, and bound copies of autobiographies and family histories, has been organized by (1) mission diaries of Willard and Jennie Smith; (2) family histories; and (3) bound copies. The collection contains material on the First Tongan Mission after it was separated from the Samoan Mission; Samoan Mission; genealogy of the Willard L. Smith family and the Jennie Hill Leavitt family; Haun's Mill Massacre; and personal...
Dates: 1915-1918
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Smith letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308253]
Identifier: MSS SC 1036
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter in which William Smith claims the position of president of the Mormon Church because his brother, Joseph, ordained him to it.

Dates: 1849
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3759
Scope and Contents

Materials include William Smith's account book, life history, journal, and newspaper clippings. The journal contains Smith's accounting notes, his life history, and some newspaper clippings glued to the inside front cover. Seven loose or unattached newspaper clippings document natural disasters, death, and theological discussions are also a part of the collection. Dated 1869-1911.

Dates: 1869-1911
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Winslow Farr and Emily Whitney Smith papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232573920]
Identifier: MSS 8517
Content Description

Contains personal papers of Winslow Smith, brother of George Albert Smith, and his wife Emily Whitney Smith. Includes family correspondence, cards, articles, newspapers and newspaper clippings. Also contains a scrapbook of newspaper articles pertaining to events during Winslow's mission presidency for the LDS church in the Northern States mission from 1919-1923 as well as various poems by family members. Materials dated 1908-1982.

Dates: 1908-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

A. O. Smoot papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489648]
Identifier: MSS 574
Scope and Contents Photocopies of handwritten and printed certificates, letters of appointment, letters, an invitation, and a patriarchal blessing. The materials include a missionary recommendation dated 1851 when Smoot was called on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Britain; a patriarchal blessing from Joseph Smith, Sr., the father of the first president of the Church, Joseph Smith, Jr.; two appointments as an agent for the Perpetual Emigration Fund for the Church; a letter...
Dates: 1837-1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

A. O. Smoot patriarchal blessing for Abraham Owen Smoot II

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239236422]
Identifier: MSS 8886
Scope and Contents

Contains a father's patriarchal blessing given to Abraham Owen Smoot II by his father, A. O. Smoot. Date of production not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Abraham Owen Smoot III mission papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9253
Scope and Contents

Contains diaries and other materials related to Smoot's service in the Southern States Mission from 1899-1901. Also includes a letter from Jeannine Madsen Beck with notes about Smoot's mission. Dated 1899-1901.

Dates: 1899-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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