Women's history materials of Leonard J. Arrington, 1917-1999.

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Women's history materials of Leonard J. Arrington, 1917-1999.

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Chiefly material on the history of Mormon women in the western U.S., including articles, bibliographies, biographies, and Arrington's own writings. Includes notes and minutes of the Relief Society; the 1892 Jan.-Mar. journal of Amelia Cannon (photocopy); writings by and about Bathsheba Smith, Alice Merrill Horne, and Susa Young Gates. Arrington's writings include the Economic role of pioneer Mormon women, Latter-day Saint women on the Arizona frontier, and the Place of Relief Society minutes in Church history.

5.5 linear ft. (11 boxes)

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7588434

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Arrington, Leonard J.

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Leonard J. Arrington was historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972 to 1982. The first professional historian and the first noncentral authority to occupy this position. Arrington opened archival resources and presided over an unprecedented era of enlightenment in Mormon scholarship. From the description of Leonard J. Arrington miscellaneous images, circa 1880-196u. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367935916 Leo Arrington is a black Mormon, a boxer,...

Smith, Bathsheba W. Bigler, 1822-1910

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General President of the Relief Society, 1901-1910. From the description of Papers, 1861-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122645306 Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith (1822-1910) a Mormon pioneer, and a civic and ecclesiastical leader. She served as president of the Relief Society from 1901 to 1910. From the description of Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith Relief Society message, 1903 April 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 460782377 Mormon pioneer. Originally from ...

Chamberlain, Amelia T. Cannon.

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Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

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The Female Relief Society was a women's organization organized on February 9, 1854 in Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. It was a predecessor of the official Latter-day Saint Church Relief Society organized by Brigham Young in 1855. From the description of Female Relief Society record book, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367553700 ...

Gates, Susa Young, 1856-1933

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Daughter of Brigham Young. From the guide to the MS 8884 Susa Young Gates collection 1852-1951 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) Susa Young Gates, a daughter of Brigham Young, was the author of a dozen books, the founder of many regional and national women's organizations, editor, poetess, musician, woman suffragette, and the mother of 13 children. She founded and edited the "Young Women's Journal" and the "Relief Society Magazine." She or...

Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith, Jr. Its members later migrated to the American West, specifically the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Shortly after the founding, missionaries were sent out to teach their message. From the guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flannel board missionary discussions, Circa 1950-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The documents in this collection span the early year...

Horne, Alice Merrill, 1868-1948

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