Abstract

The Collection of newspaper clippings and cartoons regarding Joyce McKinney originate from Great Britain between the years 1977-1978. They deal with the case in which Joyce McKinney was accused of kidnapping a missionary from England.

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Anonymous handwritten letter ordering J.J. Fuller and his Mormon converts to leave the area of Chisem and Venus, Tennessee.

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Collection contains personal papers and documents as well as collected materials regarding women's issues, much of which is in relationship to Latter-day Saint values. Major topics include the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), International Women's Year (IWY), teen pregnancy, abortion, and lesbianism. Also includes some personal family papers including correspondence, notes, and other material. Material dates from 1908 to 2013.

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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.

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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."

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Materials include an original handwritten letter from "Tramp." In the letter, the writer, a woman, ends an affair with a married man citing her desire to try to live a decent life. She uses a nickname, "Tramp" and does not address the recepient of the letter by name. There is no date on the letter. The letter has a dried flower glued on it. Date of production not identified.

Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, reports, and files on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and women, articles, and files on Mormon relations and issues related to women. Includes personal and corporate records produced and compiled by Ida Smith documenting her tenure as director of the Women's Research Institute at Brigham Young University between 1978 and 1983. Also contains personal correspondence and research files, as well as documenting her work with the BYU Alumni Association....