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1.
An authentic history of remarkable persons, who have attracted public attention in various parts of

Published / Created:
1849.
Call Number:
Zc64 848aub
Image Count:
66
Description:
BEIN: Original wrappers.
Publisher:
Wilson and Company
Subject (Name):
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844. and Matthews, Robert, b. 1788.
Subject (Topic):
Mormons, Latter Day Saint churches, and Impostors and imposture
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > An authentic history of remarkable persons, who have attracted public attention in various parts of the world; including a full exposure of the iniquities of the pretended prophet, Joe Smith, and of the seven degrees of the Mormon temple; also an account of the frauds practised by Matthias the prophet, and other religious impostors

2.
Bement family papers, 1845-1897 (bulk 1865-1889).

Creator:
Bement family
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1914
Image Count:
116
Abstract:
Circa 80 items, mostly ALS written to Alice M. Bement Fletcher in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, by members of her family. Thirty-three letters, 1865-1886, were written to Fletcher by Charles H. Bement, most discussing his life as a rancher near Kan...
Description:
Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H...
Subject (Geographic):
Middle West., Utah., Millard County (Utah), Utah, Millard County., and Nauvoo (Ill.)
Subject (Name):
Adams, Rosa., Bement family., Bement, Arthur., Bement, Bingham., Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889., Cook, Mary., Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement., Fletcher, Jasper., Forbes family., Forbush family., Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie., Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., Warburton, Sarah., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Mormons, Frontier and pioneer life, and Ranch life
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bement family papers, 1845-1897 (bulk 1865-1889).

3.
Brigham Young's successors' new rule : last into bed put out the light

Published / Created:
[1877?]
Call Number:
WA Prints +162
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
Print depicts as a satire Brigham Young's bedstead with his male successor in place and sixteen happy wives climbing into the bed
Alternative Title:
Last into bed put out the light
Description:
Title from caption above and below image.
Publisher:
S. Marks & Sons
Subject (Name):
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Subject (Topic):
Polygamy and Mormons
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Brigham Young's successors' new rule : last into bed put out the light

4.
Document stating that Christian Whitmer is a teacher of the Mormon Church : Fayette, Seneneca

Creator:
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2044 Sm611
Container / Volume:
Folder 1
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
ADS by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery dated June 9, 1830, stating that "License Liberty Power and Authority [is] given to Christian Whitmer signifying & proving that he is a Teacher of this Church of Christ established and regularly organized in thes...
Description:
Joseph Smith organized the Mormon Church on April 6, 1830, and was its leader until he was murdered in Carthage, Illinois, on June 27, 1844.
Subject (Geographic):
New York (State)
Subject (Name):
Cowdery, Oliver., Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844., Whitmer, Christian., and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Subject (Topic):
Mormons
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Document stating that Christian Whitmer is a teacher of the Mormon Church : Fayette, Seneneca County, New York, 1830 Jun 9.

5.
Hiram S. Rumfield papers, 1861-1863

Creator:
Rumfield, Hiram S.
Call Number:
WA MSS S-164
Image Count:
6
Abstract:
Hiram Rumfield's six letters to his wife are accompanied by a photograph, four colored views of Salt Lake City, a printed program of the 15th anniversary celebration at Salt Lake, and a letter from T. S. Boardman and one from Brigham Young. 23 p.
Description:
Typed transcript available.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah. and Salt Lake City (Utah)
Subject (Name):
Boardman, T. S., Rumfield, Hiram S., Rumfield, Hiram S., Mrs., and Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.
Subject (Topic):
Mormons
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Hiram S. Rumfield papers, 1861-1863

6.
Letter: to Honorable C. Cushing 1855 Oct 1.

Creator:
Drummond, William W.
Call Number:
WA MSS 147
Container / Volume:
Folder 1 (Original)
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
The letter to the Attorney General in Washington describes the situation of gentile federal officials under a Mormon governor and their inability to enforce the laws of the United States
Description:
William W. Drummond, associate judge, Utah Territory, 1854-57.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah. and Utah
Subject (Name):
Drummond, William W., Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879., and United States. Attorney-General.
Subject (Topic):
Mormons and Politics and government
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter: to Honorable C. Cushing 1855 Oct 1.

7.
Moroni's lamentation : manuscript

Published / Created:
19th century?
Call Number:
WA MSS S-4292 M8292
Container / Volume:
(File)
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Autograph manuscript, signed, by "H. A. L." containing lines from Lucy Smith's Moroni's Lamentation (a Mormon hymn given to Smith in 1833 and sung in the Nephite tongue), undated but possibly created during the 19th century. The manuscript does not fo...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
New York (State) and Cumorah, Hill (N.Y.)
Subject (Topic):
Lamanites (Mormon Church), Mormons, and Nephites
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Moroni's lamentation : manuscript

8.
Nauvoo Legion papers, 1853-1864

Creator:
Nauvoo Legion
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1012 N226
Image Count:
3
Abstract:
The papers, written to or by Thomas Ellerbeck during his service as Colonel of Ordnance, include records of inventories, stores of arms, ammunition, bills, receipts and commissary supplies of the Nauvoo Legion, and general order no. 12 ...
Description:
Thomas Ellerbeck, originally from England, converted to Mormonism and came to Utah in 1851. He served as Brigham Young's clerk, as engineer for the Salt Lake City Waterworks, and as Colonel of Ordnance of the Utah militia in the Nauvoo Legion.
Subject (Geographic):
Jefferson Barracks (Saint Louis, Mo.) and Utah.
Subject (Name):
Browning, Jonathan., Colebrook, Charles., Ellerbeck, Thomas Witton, 1829-1895., Harney, William Selby, 1800-1889., McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885., Richards, F. D. 1821-1899. (Franklin Dewey),, Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866., Wells, Daniel Hanmer, 1814-1891., Wootton, Francis H., Young, Brigham, 1801-1877., Nauvoo Legion., United States. War Department., and Utah Expedition
Subject (Topic):
Mormons
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Nauvoo Legion papers, 1853-1864

9.
Oliver H. Olney papers, 1842-1843

Creator:
Olney, Oliver H.
Call Number:
WA MSS 364
Image Count:
492
Abstract:
The documents record events in Nauvoo from April 1842 to January 1843, with comments on the Nauvoo authorities and Nauvoo Legion. Oliver Olney notes Joseph Smith's plans to move west, the John Cook Bennett scandal, the beginnings of polygamy, and his ...
Description:
Oliver Olney, brother of textbook author Jesse Olney (1798-1872) and son of Ezekial Olney, moved to Ohio in 1831 and became a Mormon. When Joseph Smith denounced him in 1842, he began assembling this collection. He had hopes of beginning his own churc...
Subject (Geographic):
Illinois. and Nauvoo (Ill.)
Subject (Name):
Bennett, John Cook, 1804-1867., Olney, Oliver H., Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844., and Nauvoo Legion.
Subject (Topic):
Latter Day Saint churches, Doctrines, and Mormons
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Oliver H. Olney papers, 1842-1843

10.
Photograph album of Salt Lake City and Utah views [graphic].

Call Number:
WA Photos 95
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
144
Abstract:
Photograph album of cabinet card views of Salt Lake City, Fort Douglas, Green River and Ogden, Utah, and studio portraits of Ute and Sioux Indians. Salt Lake City views include the Triumphal Arch, the Eagle Gate, the City and County Building, the Mor...
Description:
Cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite (1) and stereographs (5), many with advertisments on versos, some accompanied by manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City (Utah), Fort Douglas (Utah), Green River (Utah), and Ogden (Utah)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Ute Indians, Dakota Indians, and Mormons
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photograph album of Salt Lake City and Utah views [graphic].