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Nauvoo (Ill.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

James R. Clark index card boxes, undated

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2295 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Notecards on Adam, the origin of man, Old Testament prophets, the Council of the Fifty, the Pearl of Great Price, cosmology, etc.; also biographies and assorted biographical information.

Dates: Other: undated

James R. Clark index cards, 1951-1970

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2295 Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Boxes containing 5 x 8" index cards for the years 1951-1970 and 3 x 5" index cards for the years 1961-1970.

Dates: Other: 1951-1970

James R. Clark newspaper clippings about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1824-1971

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2295 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Typescripts of pertinent newspaper articles (1824-1950), bibliographical information for LDS scriptures, rough drafts of volumes 1-4 of "Messages", unpublished pamphlets and books, audio reels and cassette tapes of Church-related people and events, filmstrips, typescripts and photocopies of "Messages" source material, correspondence, notes, unbound/uncut copies of volumes 5 and 6 of "Messages", pertinent student papers, etc.

Dates: Other: 1824-1971

James R. Clark publications, 1886-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2295 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Unbound drafts and draft sections of volumes 2-5 of Clark's compilation series "Messages of the First Presidency"; also photocopies and notes of research material, newspaper clippings, indexes, issues of the Ensign, Church officers' interview questions, copies of speeches, etc.

Dates: Other: 1886-1984

James R. Clark publications II, 1916-1955, 1970-1974

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2295 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Photocopy and original of volume 5 manuscript, volume 5 rough draft, uncut volume 6 manuscript, photocopies of source material for volume 6 (1935-1951), photocopies of and notes on lesson material, rough draft and page proof of "The Story of the Pearl of Great Price," notecard index of articles (by subject), assorted Church-related cards and pamphlets, Orson Pratt reference notecards (alphabetical), etc.

Dates: Other: 1916-1955; Other: 1970-1974

George Laub papers

 Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 819
Scope and Contents

This collection contains three account books of George Laub that record his carpentry work and expenses, 1843-1844, 1850-1851, and 1862-1868. Also contains miscellaneous financial documents, and several letters to and from George Laub and his family and friends, 1845-1880.

Dates: 1843-1880

Lorenzo D. Wasson letter to David Hale, 1841 February

 Item — Oversize 3: [Barcode: 31197233635090], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 7614
Scope and Contents

Color photocopy and typescript of letter written to David Hale from Lorenzo D. Wasson, Hale's nephew. Wasson writes that he is living with Joseph Smith, and gives his impressions of Smith, Nauvoo, and Mormonism. Also includes messages written by Emma Smith and possibly Joseph Smith, mentioning family matters and inviting Hale to settle in Nauvoo. Dated February 1841.

Dates: 1841 February

Lorenzo D. Wasson letter to David Hale

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS7614_O3_F4
Dates: 1841 February

Ted Lyon research on T. Edgar Lyon

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2372
Scope and Contents

Contains research material on T. Edgar Lyon, Sr., drafts of the T. Edgar Lyon biography, miscellaneous materials regarding T. Edgar Lyon, cassette tapes of oral interviews regarding T. Edgar Lyon, and transcripts of the cassette tapes.

Dates: 1903-2000

Thomas Edgar Lyon, Sr. collection

 Collection — Folder 14: [Barcode: 31197232566841]
Identifier: MSS 2341
Abstract The collection contains: 1. about 320 letters of T. Edgar Lyon to his younger sister, Janette, and her family. 2. a copy of the oral history of T. Edgar Lyon, interviewed by Davis Bitton for the LDS Church Historical Department. 3. T. Edgar Lyon's 1962 dissertation and other publications. 4. additional items relating to Laura Hermana Forsberg and family. 5. microfilm copies of the papers of T. Edgar Lyon (50 reels) from the LDS Church Historical Department. 6. several books read and marked...
Dates: 1802-1991