Alfred L. Bush and Klaus Hansen manuscript regarding the Council of Fifty

Alfred L. Bush and Klaus Hansen manuscript regarding the Council of Fifty, 1957

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Bush, Alfred
Title: Alfred L. Bush and Klaus Hansen manuscript regarding the Council of Fifty
Dates: 1957
19571957
Quantity: 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number: MS 0170
Summary: This collection (1957) consists of a twenty-three page unpublished manuscript entitled "Notes towards a Definition of the Council of Fifty," by Alfred L. Bush and Klaus Hansen. A tentative study of the Council of Fifty, a precursor to Hansen's "Quest for Empire: The Council of Fifty in Mormon Theology."
Repository: 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
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Languages: English

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This collection (1957) consists of a twenty-three page unpublished manuscript entitled "Notes towards a Definition of the Council of Fifty," by Alfred L. Bush and Klaus Hansen. The Council of Fifty was conceived by Joseph Smith in 1842 and formally organized in 1844. It played an important role in managing the exodus west, and in governing the State of Deseret, the new mountain home of the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Intrigued by this long-ignored aspect of LDS history, the authors of this manuscript sought to explore the origins of the council in Nauvoo, its reorganization after the death of Joseph Smith, its role in the emigration west, and the role it played in governing the State of Deseret and later, the Territory of Utah. Bush and Hansen conclude that the council was one of the principal motivating factors in the development of the LDS Church and the state of Utah.

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