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Linda King Newell papers, 1804-2013

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Newell, Linda King
Title
Linda King Newell papers
Dates
1804-2013 (inclusive)
Quantity
51.5 linear feet, (96 boxes)
Collection Number
MS 0447
Summary
The Linda King Newell papers (1804-2013) consist of research for and a manuscript of Newell's book titled Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, co-authored by Valeen Tippetts Avery. Emma Smith (1804-1879) was the first wife of LDS Church prophet and president, Joseph Smith Jr. Materials also include Newell's research files and manuscripts for an unpublished biography, For the Love of China, regarding Muriel Hoopes Tu, an American woman who lived in China during the twentieth century. Linda Newell was born in Richfield, Utah, and graduated from Utah State University.
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
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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
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Historical Note

Linda King Newell was born in Richfield, Utah, and raised in the community of Fillmore. She attended Southern Utah State College and Utah State University, from which she graduated with a bachelor of art degree in art and speech education. She and her husband, L. Jackson Newell, are the parents of four children. Together they have worked as co-editors of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Newell and co-author Valeen Tippetts Avery spent nine years researching the life of Emma Hale Smith in archives from coast to coast as well as LDS Church historical sites in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. The end result was the award-winning biography, Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, published in October 1984, by Doubleday and Co., New York. Awards given for the biography include the David Wooley and Beatrice Cannon Evans Award for Excellence in Western and Mormon Biography, 1984; the Mormon History Association Award for the best book published on Mormon history in 1984; and an award presented by the John Whitmer Historical Association for the best book in L.D.S. history, 1985. Linda Newell has also published articles in several magazines.

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Content Description

The Linda King Newell papers (1804-2013) consist of research for and a manuscript of Newell's book titled Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, co-authored by Valeen Tippetts Avery. Articles, name files, letter files, minutes, and other materials are included in the research. Addendum includes Newell's research files and manuscripts for an unpublished biography, For the Love of China

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Linda King Newell and Valeen Tippetts Avery.

Donated by Linda King Newell in 2016.

Processing Note

Processed by Allesen Peck in 1988.

Addendum processed by Julia Huddleston in 2015.

Addendum processed by Hannah Waddel in 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Americans--China--Archives
  • Blacklisting of authors
  • Latter Day Saint churches--History--19th century
  • Latter Day Saint pioneers--19th century--Sources
  • Latter Day Saints--Biography
  • Latter Day Saints--Social life and customs--19th century--Sources
  • Latter Day Saints--Social life and customs--20th century--Sources
  • Latter Day Saints--West (U.S.)--History
  • Polygamy--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saints
  • Religion historians--Archives
  • Women historians--Archives
  • Women--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches

Personal Names

  • Hoopes-Tu, Muriel, 1898-1987
  • Hoopes-Tu, Muriel, 1898-1987--Family--Interviews
  • Newell, Linda King--For the love of China
  • Newell, Linda King--Gifts of the Spirit
  • Newell, Linda King--Joseph Smith III in the reorganization
  • Newell, Linda King--Lion and the lady
  • Newell, Linda King--Mormon enigma: Emma Hale Smith
  • Newell, Linda King--Sisters in Spirit
  • Smith, Emma Hale
  • Smith, Joseph, III, 1832-1914
  • Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
  • Tu, Yu Ching, 1885-1975

Corporate Names

  • John Whitmer Historical Association--Presidents--Archives
  • Mormon History Association--Presidents--Archives
  • Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)--19th century--Records and correspondence
  • University of Utah. College of Humanities--Employees--Archives
  • Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board--Records and correspondence
  • Utah State University. Art Department--Alumni and alumnae--Archives

Geographical Names

  • China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
  • China--Social life and customs--1912-1949--Sources
  • China--Social life and customs--1949-1976--Sources
  • Nauvoo (Ill.)--Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints

Form or Genre Terms

  • Administrative records
  • Autobiographies (literary works)
  • Biographies
  • Business correspondence
  • Calendars
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Conference papers and proceedings
  • Contracts
  • Diaries
  • Drafts (documents)
  • Family histories
  • Genealogical tables
  • Interviews
  • Manuscripts
  • Minutes (Records)
  • Newspapers
  • Personal correspondence
  • Photocopies
  • Poetry
  • Research (Documents)
  • Speeches
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