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Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 227 Collections and/or Records:

George Miller letter to Newel K. Whitney, 1843 April 27

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Miller to Whitney regarding a proposal procuring lumber.

Dates: Other: 1843 April 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

George Miller letter to Newel K. Whitney, 1845 April 28

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 5
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Miller to Whitney regarding the purchase of lumber to be sent to Nauvoo.

Dates: Other: 1845 April 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

George P. Dykes letter to George Miller, 1845 July 5

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 6
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Dykes in Chicago, Illinois to George Miller regarding his failure to obtain glass, presumably for the Nauvoo Temple.

Dates: Other: 1845 July 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

George P. Dykes letter to George Miller, 1845 July 11

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 7
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Dykes in Ann Arbor, Michigan regarding glass for the Nauvoo Temple.

Dates: Other: 1845 July 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

George Snow letter to Brigham Young, 1845 January 20

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 42
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Snow in Yelrome, Illinois to Brigham Young containing a refutation of charges against him for misuse of tithing monies.

Dates: Other: 1845 January 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Mrs. T. A. Goffe letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286894]
Identifier: Vault MSS 166
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 26 Nov. 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Mrs. Goffe writes about the possibility of finding employment for her husband, Theodore A. Goffe.

Dates: 1875 November 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mrs. T. A. Goffe letter to Brigham Young

Heber J. Grant letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287488]
Identifier: Vault MSS 220
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 29 Dec. 1916, and addressed to Sister Taylor. The item accompanied a copy of William Jennings Bryan's "The Prince of Peace" which Grant sent to Taylor.

Dates: 1916 December 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Heber J. Grant letter

Heber J. Grant letter to Miriam Taylor

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293312]
Identifier: Vault MSS 589
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated September 24, 1920 and addressed to Miss Miriam Taylor of Provo, Utah. The letter informs Miss Taylor that she has been "selected as a missionary to labor in New Zealand" for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is expected to leave in November of 1920.

Dates: 1920 September 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Heber J. Grant letter to Miriam Taylor

Zenos H. Gurley letter to Joseph Smith, Jr.

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294674]
Identifier: Vault MSS 782
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated 4 May 1842 and addressed to Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church. Gurley writes that he was unable to attend a meeting with the Nauvoo Legion militia organization and describes the founding of a branch of the Mormon Church in Wisconsin.

Dates: 1842 May 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zenos H. Gurley letter to Joseph Smith, Jr.

Brian C. Hales research papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9227
Content Description Contains items related to Brian C. Hales' research on the topics of Mormon polygamy and fundamentalism, including binders of research material used for Hales' three-volume book Joseph Smith's polygamy published in 2013. Most of the materials in these binders have been scanned and are available online. Also contains research materials, personal correspondence related to his research and publication, and copies of publications related to Mormon fundamentalism that were used in research for his...
Dates: 1991-2013; Majority of material found within 2007-2013
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brian C. Hales research papers

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