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Mormon historians and historiography collection, 1981-1984
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Mormon historians and historiography collection
- Dates
- 1981-1984 (inclusive)19811984
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 0713
- Summary
- 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."
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
In 1981, Boyd K. Packer, an official of the LDS Church, and Louis C. Midgley, a professor of history at Brigham Young University, gave separate talks in which they asserted that LDS historians should write only "faith-promoting" history. This collection contains transcripts of these talks as well as correspondence and articles by several professional historians opposing this position and declaring that it is possible to write scholarly history about the LDS Church without being "anti-LDS."
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of various authors.
Processing Note
Processed by Dorothy Mortensen in 1997.
Addendum processed by Grant Herron in 2010.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-3 | Correspondence
|
1981-1984 |
| 1 | 4 | Davis Bitton, "Mormon Historiography: Response to a Caricature" | 1981 |
| 1 | 5 | James L. Clayton, "Does History Undermine Faith?" | 1982 |
| 1 | 6 | Louis C. Midgley, "A Critique of Mormon Historians: The Question of Faith and History" | 1981 |
| 1 | 7 | Louis C. Midgley, Campus Memorandum: "Discussion on Mormon Historiography" | 1981 |
| 1 | 8 | Louis C. Midgley, "Some Challenges to the Foundations" | 1984 |
| 1 | 9 | L. Jackson Newell, "The Purges of September 1993: A Personal Reflection" | 1994 |
| 1 | 10 | Boyd K. Packer, "The Mantel is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect" | 1981 |
| 1 | 11 | Richard D. Poll, "Quixotic Mediator: Thomas L. Kane and the Utah War" | |
| 1 | 12 | D. Michael Quinn, "On Being a Mormon Historian" | 1982 |
| 1 | 13 | Jan Shipps, "The Mormon Past: Revealed or Revisited?" | 1981 |
| 1 | 14 | News Clippings | 1982 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--Historiography
- Latter Day Saint historians
- Religion historians--United States
Personal Names
- Clayton, James L.
- Kimball, Stanley Buchholz
- Midgley, Louis C.
- Newell, L. Jackson, 1938-
- Packer, Boyd K.
- Poll, Richard D. (Richard Douglas), 1918-1994
- Quinn, D. Michael, 1944-2021
- Shipps, Jan, 1929-
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Essays
- Speeches (documents)
Finding aid created by Dorothy Mortensen.
1997 (last modified: 2019)
