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Mark D. Thomas papers, 1999-2006
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Thomas, Mark D., 1949-
- Title
- Mark D. Thomas papers
- Dates
- 1999-2006 (inclusive)19992006
- Quantity
- 2 linear feet, (5 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2637
- Summary
- The Mark D. Thomas papers (1937-2006) contain his works as a contributor and chairman to the Sunstone Symposium and the Dialogue journal along with unaffiliated LDS research groups. It also contains papers from Thomas' time as a LDS Youth Seminary teacher, and his correspondence with the Church Education System.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mark D. Thomas was a former member of the business staff at Brigham Young University, a board member of Sunstone Magazine and the journal Dialogue and was previously an LDS Seminary teacher. Thomas did extensive research on the history and literary styles of the Book of Mormon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mark D. Thomas papers contain his works as a contributor and chairman to the Sunstone Symposium and the Dialogue journal along with unaffiliated LDS research groups. It also contains papers from Thomas' time as a LDS Youth Seminary teacher, and his correspondence with the Church Education System.
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
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in four series: I. Research papers by Thomas; II. General notes; III: Collected materials; IV: Collection of papers about Sunstone and Dialogue not specifically by Thomas.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Research PapersReturn to Top
Most of the papers in this series were published in either Sunstone or Dialogue. Some were published in BYU journals. All are original works of Thomas.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | The 32nd Flight |
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| 1 | 2 | The Art of Nephite Narrative |
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| 1 | 3 | The Battle for the Nephite Plain |
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| 1 | 4 | The Book of Mormon, An Introduction to an American Bible |
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| 1 | 5 | Book of Mormon Narrative |
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| 1 | 6 | The Book of Mormon and the Oral Tradition |
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| 1 | 7 | Breathing Across the Waters of Chaos |
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| 1 | 8 | Critical Introduction to the Book of Mormon |
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| 1 | 9 | The Defense, Use, and Correction of the Bible in the Book of Mormon |
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| 1 | 10 | Defiling the Hands with a Holy Book |
2003 |
| 1 | 11 | Don Quixote and the Hidden Meaning of Mormon Scholarship |
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| 1 | 12 | Early Mormon Visions |
1999 |
| 1 | 13 | Emergence of Critical Research on the Book of Mormon |
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| 1 | 14 | Establishemnt of a Mormon Research Institute |
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| 1 | 15 | Grafts From a Lost Orchard |
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| 1 | 16 | Joseph's 1823 Vision of the Angel 'Moroni' |
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| 1 | 17 | Literary Form of the Jaredite Kings |
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| 1 | 18 | Love In a Time of War |
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| 1 | 19 | Mormon History as an Existential Symbol |
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| 1 | 20 | Moroni, the Final Voice |
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| 1 | 21-22 | Mosiac for a Religious Counterculture: The Bible in the Book of Mormon |
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| 2 | 1 | The Nehor Narratives |
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| 2 | 2 | Notes on 'An American Apocrypha' |
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| 2 | 3 | Paul as a Writer of Letters |
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| 2 | 4 | Rought Thoughts on Encounters with Church Leaders |
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| 2 | 5 | Shooting the Stars with John Cabot |
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| 2 | 6 | A Summary of Book of Mormon Theology |
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| 2 | 7 | Sunstone Panel |
2000 |
| 2 | 8 | The Three Legged Stool |
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| 2 | 9 | Three Portraits of Jesus |
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| 2 | 10 | Toward a Mormon Environmental Economic Theory |
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| 2 | 11 | Wayne Booth Interview Questions |
2001 |
| 2 | 12 | The Weeping God |
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| 2 | 13 | Unnamed Research Paper |
II: General NotesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 3 | 1-4 | General Notes |
III: Collected MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 4 | 1-2 | LDS Seminary Notes |
| 4 | 3 | LDS Church Education System Correspondence |
| 4 | 4 | LDS Seminary Documents |
| 4 | 5 | Cards |
| 4 | 6 | University Paperwork |
| 4 | 7 | Cartoons |
| 4 | 8 | Utah State Legislature |
| 4 | 9 | Print of a Building |
| 4 | 10 | Teacher's Guide to the Doctrine and Covenants |
| 4 | 11 | Church History Documents |
| 4 | 12 | LDS Materials |
| 4 | 13 | American Athiests Newsletter |
| 4 | 14 | Don Todt Millitary Career |
| 4 | 15-16 | Newspaper Clippings |
| 4 | 17 | Awake! Magazine |
| 4 | 18 | Happenings Publications |
IV: Sunstone MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Book of Mormon Roundtable |
2006 |
| 5 | 2 | Comments on the Sources behind the Book of Ether |
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| 5 | 3 | Don Quixote and the Hidden Meaning of Mormonism |
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| 5 | 4 | Letter on Work, with Comments |
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| 5 | 5 | Moroni: Angel or Treasure Guardian |
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| 5 | 6 | Association of Mormon Letters Material |
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| 5 | 7-10 | Sunstone Materials |
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| 5 | 11 | Unnamed Paper |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--History--Research
- Latter Day Saint scholars--Archives
- Latter Day Saints--Periodicals
- Latter Day Saints--Periodicals
- Religious educators--Archives
- Seminaries (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)--United States--Records and correspondence
Personal Names
- Thomas, Mark D., 1949---Archives
Corporate Names
- Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)--Records and correspondence
- Dialogue Foundation
- Sunstone Education Foundation
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Ephemera
- Essays
- Newsletters
Finding aid created by Taylor Ouimette.
2015 (last modified: 2019)
