Brooks has been to Hollywood to talk about a motion picture based on Mountain Meadows Massacre. Morgan reports that the L.D.S. Church has the original of Thomas D. Brown's Southern Indian Mission.

Brooks has an interview with A. William Lund of the Church Historians' Library. Morgan writes of the L.D.S. Church's view of truth in Mormon history and of the problems writers encounter in trying to secure materials from the church archives. He also writes of his work in evaluating western materials for Eberstadt's Book Store.

Morgan comments on reviews of Brooks' book.

Warner Brothers movie proposition to Brooks has fallen through. Morgan mentions the "Record of Norton Jacob," and of Jacob's being a member of the 1947 company that arrived in Utah. He writes about his friends Fawn Brodie and Charles Kelly, and tells Brooks that the Utah State Historical Society is lending him the microfilm of the Elias Smith journal.

Morgan reports having eyestrain. He is working on his Jedediah Smith book and doing relatively little on his Mormon history book. Morgan also comments on Brooks's plans to edit the John D. Lee diaries with Dr. Cleland of the Huntington Library.

Morgan is preparing to go west to work on the Jedediah Smith book. He reports that he has yet to hear from the Smithsonian Institute about a possible job there. He is returning to Salt Lake City after a stop in St. Louis to use the "Missouri historical collections," and tells Brooks that he has applied to the Guggenheim Foundation for a grant.

Morgan is back in Salt Lake City doing research at the Utah State Historical Society in the Hudson Bay Records. He comments on the historical society and their plans to move to the Kearns Mansion.

Morgan writes that he is continuing his work on the Jedediah Smith book. He asks Brooks to check on Smith's trip along the Santa Clara River.

Morgan reports that the University of Utah has offered him a job of surveying their western and Mormon collections but that the job depends on state legislative funds being granted.

Morgan tells Brooks how to plan changes in her book for a revised edition. He reports that no funds were appropriated for the job at the University of Utah.