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Found in 877 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Russell, Sr. correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310473]
Identifier: MSS SC 1317
Scope and Contents Three handwritten and signed letters. One was written by Samuel Russell (1891) and the other two, by William Maughn (1863) and Nathanial V. Jones (1889), were written to him. Maughn responds to Samuel Russell's criticism of Judge Cradlebaugh's speech on "Utah and the Mormons," telling him that Cradlebaugh's criticism could also be applied to his own letter. Jones writes of raids that have occurred at Samuel Russell's home and the resulting trouble for his wives. Russell comments on an...
Dates: 1863-1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Samuel Russell, Sr. correspondence

Miguel Sanchez letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288486]
Identifier: Vault MSS 318
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters in Spanish dated May 9, 1794 and May 23, 1795. The items are witnessed and signed by Jose Maria Verdugo. Sanchez writes about the marriage problems of parishoners at the San Gabriel Mission in California.

Dates: 1794-1795
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Miguel Sanchez letters

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 / P. J. Sanders and J. F. Curtis debate transcripts

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. Schermerhorn letter

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 / Schlussel zur Gottesgelehrtheit

Thomas Jackson Schofield papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232491206]
Identifier: MSS 665
Abstract

Photocopy of a handwritten diary and patriarchal blessings, with a typescript of the items, detailing Thomas Jackson Schofield's life as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thomas Jackson Schofield writes about his conversion in England and about his farming life in Nephi, Utah from 1859 to 1860.

Dates: 1859-1860
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas Jackson Schofield papers

School of the prophets

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 124
Scope and Contents

Handwritten meeting minutes of the School of the Prophets in Provo, Utah. The intention of the school was to educate members of the Mormon Church in doctrines of the faith. The topics discussed related to Mormon and to Provo topics. An emphasis was placed on getting workers to go to St. George, Utah to help construct the Mormon temple there.

Dates: 1875
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / School of the prophets

Fred W. Schwendiman statement

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231046332]
Identifier: MSS 1305
Scope and Contents

Typewritten statement. Schwindiman writes concerning an observation made by Preston Nibley in the Mormon Church Archives relating aid given by Newell Knight to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery while they were translating the Book of Mormon.

Dates: 1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred W. Schwendiman statement

Scott Faulring cassette tapes of Tanner-Faulring interviews, 1981-1983

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1580 Series 6
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The bulk of this collection grew out of Faulring's Senior Seminar project. In addition to the extensive oral history interviews, Scott Faulring compiled a comprehensive bibliography of the Tanners' works; collected other known interviews with the Tanners, including those conducted by James D'Arc and Roger Flick; and also helped organize a photographic record of the Tanners and their place of business. Besides the final draft, this collection contains the actual tapes of the interviews with...
Dates: Other: 1981-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1580, Scott Faulring research collection on Jerald and Sandra Tanner

Scott Faulring final draft of History 490 paper, 1959-1982

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1580 Series 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The bulk of this collection grew out of Faulring's Senior Seminar project. In addition to the extensive oral history interviews, Scott Faulring compiled a comprehensive bibliography of the Tanners' works; collected other known interviews with the Tanners, including those conducted by James D'Arc and Roger Flick; and also helped organize a photographic record of the Tanners and their place of business. Besides the final draft, this collection contains the actual tapes of the interviews with...
Dates: Other: 1959-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1580, Scott Faulring research collection on Jerald and Sandra Tanner

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