Kenneth and Linda Brailsford collection

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2935

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Kenneth and Linda Brailsford collection (1743-1974) consists of a variety of items pertaining to the leadership of the L.D.S. church. These materials include correspondence, receipts, bail bonds, property agreements, journal entries, and other business, judicial, and religious related documents. Signatures and autographs of Joseph Smith Jr., Hyrum Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, William Clayton, Lorenzo Snow,... George Albert Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith, Heber J. Grany, Hugh B. Brown, Ezra Taft Benson, and Spencer Kimball can be found in boxes 1 and 2. Box 3 contains information concerning the activities of law enforcement, judicial, and political authorities in Windsor and Orange counties in Vermont and in Portage county in Ohio. One significant document which issued a judgment against Joseph and James Smith of Springfield, Vermont and ordered their arrest is located in folder 2. See more

Dates

1743-1974

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.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

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Additional Description

Abstract

The Kenneth and Linda Brailsford collection (1743-1974) consists of a variety of items pertaining to the leadership of the L.D.S. church. These materials include correspondence, receipts, bail bonds, property agreements, journal entries, and other business, judicial, and church related documents. Signatures and autographs of Joseph Smith Jr., Hyrum Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, William Clayton, Lorenzo Snow, George Albert Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith, Heber J. Grant, Hugh B. Brown, Ezra Taft Benson, and Spencer Kimball can be found in boxes 1 and 2. Box 3 contains information concerning the activities of law enforcement, judicial, and politicial authorities in Windsor and Orange counties in Vermont and in Portage county in Ohio. One significant document which issued a judgment against Joseph and James Smith of Springfield, Vermont and ordered their arrest is located in folder 2.