The Robert S. Portlock article (1997) is entitled, "Joseph Smith as Latter-day Halcyon: Spiritual Mythology and Mormon Symbolism" which is a 22-page document, written by Gail L. Porritt and Robert S. Portlock. This document studies the parallels between the historical life of Joseph Smith, Jr. and ancient mythology.

The Stephen Post papers (1835-1921) are contained on microfilm reels and include Post's journals, letters from Sidney Rigdon, certificates, receipts, notes, sermons, published works, and other papers. Stephen Post (1810-1879) was an early member of the LDS Church and later member and leader of various schismatic groups.

This collections consists of a photocopy of the typescript autobiography of Olive Andelin Potter discussing family life in Utah, including her move from Salt Lake City to the Sanpete Valley in the 1880s.

The William M. Powell papers (1968-1992) consists of his autobiography and several articles on early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history. William M. Powell (b. 1914) is a retired owner of an electrical supply company.

The Orson Pratt certificate (1859) details his appointment as Chancellor of the Deseret University, signed by governor Alfred Cumming.

The Parley P. Pratt papers (1841-1895) contain correspondence as well as personal and family records of Pratt and his family. Parley P. Pratt was an early convert to the LDS Church and later an apostle.

The Gregory A. Prince papers (1833-1995) contain correspondence, research materials and notes, and the transcripts of oral interviews collected during the writing of Prince's various books about Mormon history. Draft manuscripts of several of those works are also included.

This item (1934) consists of a handwritten list of 888 Latter Day Saint men and women imprisoned in Utah for polygamy or unlawful cohabitation under the Edmunds and Edmunds-Tucker Laws.

The Provo bishops' meeting minutes (1868-1869) is a collection of minutes from meetings held by LDS Church bishops in Provo. Abraham Owen Smoot was the presiding bishop. Subjects discussed include the Relief Society organization, grasshoppers destroying crops, tithing, funds, taxes, liquor, and attitudes of the people.

The John Pulsipher diaries (1827-1891) consist of two volumes of diary entries by Pulsipher. Pulsipher and his family were early Mormon converts who traveled with other LDS members from Kirtland, Ohio, to Nauvoo, Illinois, and then to Salt Lake City, Utah.

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.

The Merlo John Pusey typewritten manuscript of chapter 25 and chapter 26 of his Builders of the Kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith. This book was published in 1981.

The collection contains publications and research material as well as clippings about Quinn's work. Quinn is a historian and author of several works on LDS Church history.

This collection consists of an exact copy of Henry Rampton's own diary which he wrote during the years 1853 to 1881. Provides retrospective remembrances of life in England and Utah by a Mormon convert who emigrated to Salt Lake City in 1856.

The Randolph, Utah photograph collection contains a photograph made from a view of the Tabernacle in an unknown publication.

The Tim Rathbone essay consists of a preliminary draft of "Brigham Young's Masonic Connection and Nauvoo Plural Marriages." This paper was presented at the Mormon History Association meeting in Snowbird in May 1996, and an excerpt was published in the Mormon History Association Newsletter of Summer 1996.

This report (1861-1870) consists of typescript minutes of the LDS Ward in Harmony, Utah, describing events in the church and social activities in the town.

The J.A.C. Redford papers (1986-1992) consist of essays on LDS Church doctrine and conservative Christianity. Redford is an composer of concert music, film and television scores, and music for the theater.