Mormon history research material of Leonard J. Arrington, 1839-1999.

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Mormon history research material of Leonard J. Arrington, 1839-1999.

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Includes both primary documents and secondary material. The primary documents include the minutes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Brigham Young's letterbooks, sermons, and diaries; and diaries, memoirs, and family histories from LDS leaders, including Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards, Edward Partridge, Hyrum S. Woolley, Roland R. Woolley, Rudger Clawson, John Taylor, John Afost; also some correspondence, including that of Ezra Strong and Chloe Hess. The secondary material consists of extensive research files on a variety of topics. A large part of this material is biographies of LDS Church Presidents and other Mormons including Joseph Smith; files on authors who wrote about Mormonism; and articles, books, and dissertations on Mormonism; and an extensive newspaper collection of clippings on the LDS Church from the 1940s to 1997. Also includes material on the LDS Church and African Americans, the Equal Rights Amendment and Mormons in the 1970s, and research on the Mormon Church's business enterprises.

87.5 linear ft. (175 boxes)

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7588438

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,...

Hess, Chloe.

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Kimball, Heber C. (Heber Chase), 1801-1868

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Mormon apostle. From the description of Diaries, 1845-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630452 From the guide to the Heber Chase Kimball diaries, 1845-1846, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon Church leader and polygynist, who served as first counselor to President Brigham Young. From the description of Letter, 1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122645075 From the description of Letter, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12262253...

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...

Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844

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First president of the Mormon Church and mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois. From the description of Arrest warrant, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367395229 First president of the Mormon Church and Illinois militia leader. From the description of Letter, 1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435774 Founder of the Mormon Church and its first president. From the description of Diaries, 1832-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609014 ...

Clawson, Rudger

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Rudger Clawson (1857-1943) was born on 12 March 1857, in Salt Lake City, the son of Hiram B. Clawson and Margaret Gay Judd. He attended school in the Salt Lake Nineteenth Ward, the Social Hall, and the University of Deseret in the Council House. From 1875 to 1877 Clawson worked as a secretary to John W. Young, a railroad contractor, in both Salt Lake City and New York City, Clawson was professionally trained in shorthand and bookkeeping, and graduated in 1877 from Scott-...

Roskelley, Richard.

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Partridge, Edward, 1833-1900.

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Mormon pioneer and missionary. From the description of Diaries, 1854-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630962 From the guide to the Edward Partridge diaries, 1854-1899, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Council of the Twelve Apostles (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

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The Council of the Twelve Apostles (Quorum of the Twelve) was established in 1835. From the description of An epistle of the Council of the Twelve Apostles to the Saints in California under Samuel Brannan, 1847 August 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365148861 The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was organized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Feb. 14, 1835. From the description of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles minutes, 1835. (Brigham Young Univ...

Woolley, Hyrum Smith, 1852-1936.

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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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Second president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630973 American religious leader, second president of the Mormon Church, first governor of the Territory of Utah, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. From the description of Cash ledger books, 1862-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480196 From the description of Cash ledger books 1862-1877 ...

Taylor, John, 1808-1887

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Mormon businessman in Logan, Utah. From the guide to the Joseph Morrell letters received, 1883-1906, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon genealogist, temple recorder, and member of the Utah Militia. From the guide to the Copies of revelations, 1869-1900, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Report to George Q. Cannon, Brigham Young Jr., and Albert Carrington on claims by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints against the estate of Brigham Yo...

Strong, Ezra Baldwin, 1805-1846

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Woolley, Roland Rich, 1891-1979.

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Richards, Willard, 1804-1854

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Richards was member of Council of the Twelve Apostles (1840-1847), Church Historian, and second counselor in First Presidency (1847-1854). From the guide to the MS 1490 Willard Richards journals 1836-1853 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) Second president of the Mormon Church. From the guide to the Brigham Young letter, 1849, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon Church leader, pioneer, apostle, politician, and cou...