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Latter Day Saint churches -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:

Russell R. Rich subject files, approximately 1958-1977

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 611 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains original files index and research files on various aspects of Mormonism. Materials date from between approximately 1958 and 1977.

Dates: approximately 1958-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 611, Russell R. Rich papers

Hyrum Smith papers

 Collection — Oversize 4: [Barcode: 31197233641825]
Identifier: Vault MSS 774
Scope and Contents

Collection includes diaries, letters, property records, bibles and family records related to Hyrum Smith. Includes diaries of missions taken by Hyrum, the 1834 Hyrum Smith family bible, with family record dating up to 1872, and material used by the School of the Prophets in Kirtland, Ohio. Dated 1831-1872.

Dates: 1831-1872
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hyrum Smith papers

Ernest D. Strack papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1839
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence, diaries, articles, minutes, speeches, dissertations, and miscellaneous items, the majority of which are photocopies. Strack collected numerous materials in various formats dealing with a wide range of topics related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 1828-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ernest D. Strack papers

William E. Timmins papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1899
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, articles, drafts, newspaper clippings, and notes. The materials relate to two articles by Timmins on Mormon cults and reincarnation and Utah state prison education. Some of the items deal with the issues of Sunday closing laws and the liquor by the drink issue in 1968.

Dates: 1932-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William E. Timmins papers

Wilford D. Lee unpublished manuscripts and short stories, date of production not identified

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1553 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains unpublished maunscripts and drafts of short stories and essays by Lee; undated. Many of these works have Mormon themes, including historical accounts of life Kirtland, Ohio and Missouri.

Dates: Other: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1553, Wilford D. Lee papers

Young family correspondence, circa 1846-1928

 Sub-Series — Box 19: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233599437], Folder: 10-11
Identifier: MSS 3192 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a variety of correspondence from relatives of the Young family and friends, including Wilford Woodruff and Ezra T. Benson, and others. Materials relate to daily life, family relationships, church affairs, and local events. Dated circa 1846-1928.

Dates: circa 1846-1928
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3192, Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers / Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers for Four Zinas

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young articles from the Exponent, circa 1872-1901

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3192 Series 2 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains a compendium of exponent articles for Zina D. H. Young. Articles pertain to Mormon life, the Relief Society, and concerns for women especially in the Utah area. Dated circa 1872-1901.

Dates: circa 1872-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3192, Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers / Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers for Four Zinas

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young incoming correspondence, circa 1847-1897

 Sub-Series — Box 18: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233599429], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 3192 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence from family members, such as son-in-law Charles Card, daughter Zina Y. Card, and from peers (Relief Society Presidency), and occasionally church leaders (Heber J. Grant, Lorenzo Snow). Dated circa 1847-1897.

Dates: circa 1847-1897
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3192, Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers / Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers for Four Zinas / Brown family correspondence

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young meeting minutes, circa 1891-1898

 Sub-Series — Box 19: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233599437], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 3192 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes and notes and records of Relief Society/church meetings that involved primarily Zina D. H. Young but also including Zina Card. Minutes discuss congregational events and planning. Dated circa 1891-1898.

Dates: circa 1891-1898
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3192, Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers / Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers for Four Zinas

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young outgoing correspondence, circa 1868-1895

 Sub-Series — Box 18: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233599429], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 3192 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence to family members, primarily children, and to peers and friends. All topics regard daily life and family events. Dated circa 1868-1895.

Dates: circa 1868-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3192, Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers / Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers for Four Zinas / Brown family correspondence

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