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Church records and registers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records, 1833-1861

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains deeds and bonds, tithing and donation records, receipts, minutes of conferences, and other materials related to Church business. Includes primarily records from the Kirtland and Nauvoo periods, with many relating to the construction of the Nauvoo Temple. Materials date from between 1833 and 1861.

Dates: Other: 1833-1861

John Smith mission papers, 1862-1864

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 803 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains papers related to Smith's mission to Denmark for the LDS Church from 1862-1864. Includes four diaries, three of which are originals and one of which is a photocopy and transcription. Also includes his mission blessing, papers related to daily mission activities, a provision list for Danish Saints on the "Monarch of the Seas," a record of priesthood ordinations, a Danish grammar book, and letters to his wife, Hellen, and children. Dated 1862-1864.

Dates: 1862-1864

Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church, 1829-1882

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains revelations, correspondence, legal records, military documents, and church records created and collected by Whitney between 1829 and 1882. Materials document Whitney's service as bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as other aspects of the administration, economics, and community life in Mormon communities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.

Dates: 1829-1882

Reuben Gardner Miller papers on church service, 1857-1946

 Series
Identifier: MSS 418 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains various text materials from 1871-1946. It includes receipts from the Price Ward in the Emery Stake and the Forest Dale Ward in the Granite Stake, newspaper clippings and member and genealogical reports, patriarchal blessings of Mary Jane Gardner Miller, and notes pertaining to Reuben Miller and James J. Strang, and early Mormon apostate leader.

Dates: 1857-1946