Linda King Newell papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0447
Scope and Contents
The Linda King Newell papers (1804-2013) consist of research for and a manuscript of Newell's book titled Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, co-authored by Valeen Tippetts Avery. Articles, name files, letter files, minutes, and other materials are included in the research. Addendum includes Newell's research files and manuscripts for an unpublished biography, For the Love of China
Dates
- 1804-2013
Creator
- Newell, Linda King (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Linda King Newell was born in Richfield, Utah, and raised in the community of Fillmore. She attended Southern Utah State College and Utah State University, from which she graduated with a bachelor of art degree in art and speech education. She and her husband, L. Jackson Newell, are the parents of four children. Together they have worked as co-editors of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Newell and co-author Valeen Tippetts Avery spent nine years researching the life of Emma Hale Smith in archives from coast to coast as well as LDS Church historical sites in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. The end result was the award-winning biography, Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, published in October 1984, by Doubleday and Co., New York. Awards given for the biography include the David Wooley and Beatrice Cannon Evans Award for Excellence in Western and Mormon Biography, 1984; the Mormon History Association Award for the best book published on Mormon history in 1984; and an award presented by the John Whitmer Historical Association for the best book in L.D.S. history, 1985. Linda Newell has also published articles in several magazines.
Extent
51.5 Linear Feet (96 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Linda King Newell papers (1804-2013) consist of research for and a manuscript of Newell's book titled Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, co-authored by Valeen Tippetts Avery. Emma Smith (1804-1879) was the first wife of LDS Church prophet and president, Joseph Smith Jr. Materials also include Newell's research files and manuscripts for an unpublished biography, For the Love of China, regarding Muriel Hoopes Tu, an American woman who lived in China during the twentieth century. Linda Newell was born in Richfield, Utah, and graduated from Utah State University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Linda King Newell and Valeen Tippetts Avery.
Donated by Linda King Newell in 2016.
Donated by Linda King Newell in 2016.
Processing Information
Processed by Allesen Peck in 1988.
Addendum processed by Julia Huddleston in 2015.
Addendum processed by Hannah Waddel in 2018.
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Addendum processed by Julia Huddleston in 2015.
Addendum processed by Hannah Waddel in 2018.
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- Administrative records
- Americans -- China -- Archives
- Autobiographies (literary works)
- Biographies
- Blacklisting of authors
- Business correspondence
- Calendars
- China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
- China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949 -- Sources
- China -- Social life and customs -- 1949-1976 -- Sources
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Contracts
- Diaries
- Drafts (documents)
- Family histories
- Genealogical tables
- Hoopes-Tu, Muriel, 1898-1987
- Hoopes-Tu, Muriel, 1898-1987 -- Family -- Interviews
- Interviews
- John Whitmer Historical Association -- Presidents -- Archives
- Latter Day Saint churches -- History -- 19th century
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- 19th century -- Sources
- Latter Day Saints -- Biography
- Latter Day Saints -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Sources
- Latter Day Saints -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources
- Latter Day Saints -- West (U.S.) -- History
- Manuscripts
- Minutes (Records)
- Mormon History Association -- Presidents -- Archives
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints
- Newell, Linda King -- Mormon enigma: Emma Hale Smith
- Newell, Linda King -- For the love of China
- Newell, Linda King -- Joseph Smith III in the reorganization
- Newell, Linda King -- Gifts of the Spirit
- Newell, Linda King -- Sisters in Spirit
- Newell, Linda King -- Lion and the lady
- Newspapers
- Personal correspondence
- Photocopies
- Poetry
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Latter Day Saints
- Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) -- 19th century -- Records and correspondence
- Religion historians -- Archives
- Research (documents)
- Smith, Emma Hale
- Smith, Joseph, III, 1832-1914
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
- Speeches
- Tu, Yu Ching, 1885-1975
- University of Utah. College of Humanities -- Employees -- Archives
- Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board -- Records and correspondence
- Utah State University. Art Department -- Alumni and alumnae -- Archives
- Women -- Religious aspects -- Latter Day Saint churches
- Women historians -- Archives
Creator
- Newell, Linda King (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Linda King Newell papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Allesen Peck and Sean Taylor.
- Date
- 1988 (last modified: 2015 and 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2015: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sean Taylor to include an addendum to the collection.
- 2018: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Hannah Waddel to include an addendum to the collection.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu