Notebook of collected quotations
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2846
Scope and Contents
The notebook of collected quotations is filled with hand-written quotes, maxims and clippings, many of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints origins. The notebook consists of dividers labelled with the letters N through Z. The indexing was used to arrange entries by thematic headings. The collection contains many unattributed, possibly original, quotes along with those of Walt Whitman, Samuel Johnson, Shakespeare, Jesus, Confucius, Seneca, Abraham Lincoln, Douglas MacArthur, George Eliot, Thomas Edison as well as Biblical excerpts. Those of Mormon interest are from Alexander Campbell, Leo J. Muir, John Widtsoe, Nephi Jensen, and David O. McKay.
Dates
- circa 1940s
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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the notebook of collected quotations must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the notebook of collected quotations must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The notebook of collected quotations (1940s) is filled with hand-written quotes, maxims and clippings, many of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints origins.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Weller Book Works in 2015.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2015.
- Title
- Inventory of the notebook of collected quotations
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
- Date
- 2015 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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