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Latter Day Saints -- Sexual behavior

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph F. Smith letter to Frank S. Bellings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 942
Scope and Contents

Letter to Frank S. Bellings of 17 Feb. 1905 discussing the marriage customs and sexual practices of Mormons, especially referring to the basic principles of celestial or polygamous marriage. Bellings was doing research for a book on ethics and morality. Apparently, his research was never published in book form.

Dates: 1905
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph F. Smith letter to Frank S. Bellings

Gordon C. Thomasson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1901
Scope and Contents

Typed essays and correspondence. The essays deal with sexuality and Mormon culture, Mormon doctrine, Mormon social values, and Mormon views of political events. The correspondence deals with issues relating to the publication of "Dialogue."

Dates: 1971-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gordon C. Thomasson papers

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