The Ralph Martin McGrath term paper (1965) is titled "Was Austin Cowles a Conspirator against the Life of the Prophet?" The paper conclusively demonstrates that Austin Cowles, of whom McGrath is a decendant, had no role in the conspiracy against the LDS prophet, Joseph Smith.

The Frank O. McIntyre papers (1932-1976) contain personal items, as well as memoranda, articles and newspaper clippings relating to McIntyre's professional career as an educator, administrator, public relations executive and public speaker.

The Grant N. Mildenhall papers (1820-2009) contain an essay examining the relationship between the owners of mummies mentioned by Joseph Smith. Also included in the collection is a letter and article clippings.

The Charles H. Monson essay competition collection (1999-2012) contains the winning essays from the competition. The competition is named for Charles H. Monson, who was a member of the University Philosophy Department from 1958-1974.

The Mormon historians and historiography collection (1981-1984) consists of copies of articles written by LDS historians debating whether or not written LDS history should be "faith-promoting" or "objective."

The Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation records (1850-2012) consist of the foundation's newsletters, documents, newspaper and periodical articles, transcriptions of audio tapes, and information on the monument established as a memorial to those who were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.

The Joseph W. Musser papers (circa 1930s) are notes from a book of remembrance by Musser, but also include a great deal of notes, usually about dreams and visions, by Lorin C. Wooley. Both Musser and Wooley broke from the LDS Church over the issues of the cessation of polygamy and priesthood in the early 20th century.

The Bret H. Parker papers (1958-1994) are a simple history of the workings of the Oakland-Berkeley California Stake. They include correspondence, essays, historical documents, and directories.

The Joshua Hughes Paul papers (1800s-1900s) consist of a biography of Joshua Hughes Paul taken from his diaries, essays and poetry written by Paul and others.

The Chadwin H. Peirce essay (1967) is titled "An Investigation of 'This is the Place' Monument Park." This essay was prepared for Mack Kesler's course on senior design at the University of Utah. It investigates the condemnation proceedings of the 177 acres of privately owned land east of the "This is the Place" Monument in Salt Lake City, Utah. Suggestions for future uses of the park are also discussed in the essay.

The Lynn Pulsipher essay (circa 1977) entitled, "Post-1890 Plural Marriage in Mexico Between 1890 and 1904" consist of a paper written by Pulsipher for a Brigham Young University history course. The paper is a study of LDS Church polygamy continuing in Mexico after the Manifesto of 1890 and of the role of Anthony W. Ivins in performing plural marriages in Mexico.

This collection consists of items donated by World War II veterans in conjunction with their oral history interviews conducted by the American West Center. This collection is ongoing, and items will be added periodically.

The Charles N. Strevell papers (1894-1943) contain correspondence, family history, essays, speeches, publications, art work, posters, pamphlets, brochures, news clippings, and other related materials. Strevell was one of the organizers of Strevell-Paterson Hardware Company and was the president for many years before his retirement in 1912. He became well known for his essay, "Dinosauropodes,"" which was published several times during the 1930s.

The Sugarhouse area of Salt Lake City collection (1915-1949) consists of essays, histories, personal reminiscences, genealogical records, and newspaper clippings dealing with the history of Sugarhouse. Sugarhouse is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The V. Mark Sumner report (1967) is entitled "An Exploration of the Footnotes in the 1911 Edition of The Book of Mormon," resulting from research done by V. Mark Sumner. This short paper (19 pages) deals with the footnotes of a review of the Book of Mormon completed by the Talmage Group in 1920.

The Mark D. Thomas papers (1937-2006) contain his works as a contributor and chairman to the Sunstone Symposium and the Dialogue journal along with unaffiliated LDS research groups. It also contains papers from Thomas' time as a LDS Youth Seminary teacher, and his correspondence with the Church Education System.

The Chauncey L. Thornburg papers (1919-1970) concentrate on the work of Thornburg (1899-1986) as a mining geologist in Mexico. He received both a bachelor's and master's degree in geological engineering from the University of Utah. The collection includes correspondence, reports, essays, articles, maps, charts, and photographs, most of which were assembled into bound volumes by Thornburg.