Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 757 Collections and/or Records:
Cotton Mission photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0055
Abstract
The Cotton Mission photograph collection contains photographs of a cotton mill, workers, cotton plants, and vineyards of the cotton mission established by the LDS Church in southern Utah.
Dates:
1860-1869
Oliver Cowdrey correspondence [photocopies and typescripts]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1549
Abstract
The Oliver Cowdrey correspondence [photocopies and typecripts] consist of forty-six letters written by Cowdrey, during 1833-1838, for himself or for others. Oliver Cowdrey (1806-1850) was one of six original members of the Church of Christ, later called the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a scribe to Joseph Smith.
Dates:
undated
Cowley family papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1223
Abstract
The Cowley family papers consist of biographical sketches of several members of the Cowley family, particularly Mattias Foss Cowley and Samuel Parkinson Cowley. Included is a 10 page handwritten biography of Samuel P. Cowley by his father, Mattias F. Cowley. Mattias Foss Cowley was dropped from the Mormon Church Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1893 for continuing to practice polygamy. Samuel P. Cowley was an F.B.I. agent who was killed in a gun battle with "Baby face" Nelson in 1934.
Dates:
1941-1991
George Crane autobiography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0075
Abstract
The George Crane autobiography (1913) details Crane's life story from 1864 onward. Crane was a convert to the LDS Church during the late nineteenth century.
Dates:
1913
Vesta Pierce Crawford papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0125
Abstract
The Vesta Pierce Crawrford papers contain her research for the unfinished book "The Elected Lady," correspondence, poetry, and a journal.
Dates:
1844-1955
Vesta Pierce Crawford photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0125
Abstract
The Vesta Pierce Crawford photograph collection contains a portrait of Emma Smith, wife of Joseph Smith, in later years.
Dates:
1865
Q. Michael Croft papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0918
Abstract
The Q. Michael Croft papers (1980-1984) consist of interview notes and two responses regarding taped interviews with local civic and community leaders. Subject of the interviews was the influence of the LDS Church on local politics.
Dates:
1980-1984
Jesse Crosby autobiography [typescript]
Collection
Identifier: MS 0398
Abstract
The Jesse Crosby autobiography [typescript] tells of Crosby's early life, conversion to the LDS Church and life in Nauvoo, travels on a mission to Eastern Canada and New England, and travel overland to Utah in 1847.
Dates:
undated
Ariel L. Crowley papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0072
Abstract
The Ariel L. Crowley papers (1934-1946) contain two articles, "Aurichalcum" and "Metal record plates in ancient times," both pertaining to the legitimacy of the "golden plates" which Joseph Smith claimed to have translated. Crowley (1905-2005) lived in Idaho, where he was a judge. He was also an amateur LDS Church historian and wrote for the Improvement Era, an LDS Church publication.
Dates:
1934-1946
Elbert Dansie papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1859
Abstract
The Elbert Dansie papers are a color copied collection of the history of his family. Robert Dansie (1825-1896) a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, moved his family from Boxford, England, to the Salt Lake Valley in 1862.
Dates:
1948-1992