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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Earliest Draft of "Joseph Smith: The First Mormon"
- Final Rough Draft of "Joseph Smith: The First Mormon"
- Proofs of "Joseph Smith: The First Mormon"
- Correspondence, Reviews and Publicity: " Joseph Smith"
- Biographical Information, Awards, Correspondence, Art Work and Reviews
- "Look" and "Katholieke Illustratie"
- Book Revisions, Donations and Correspondence
- Assorted Materials: Joseph Smith Biography
- Names and Subjects
Donna Hill papers, 1803-2002
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hill, Donna, 1921-
- Title
- Donna Hill papers
- Dates
- 1803-2002 (inclusive)18032002
- Quantity
- 15 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1451
- Summary
- The Donna Hill papers (1803-2002) contain Hill's biographical information, correspondence, art work, book reviews, and assorted materials concerning the Joseph Smith biography. Donna Hill was a university librarian, a painter, a writer of children's books and the author of a study on the life of Joseph Smith.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Donna Hill was born in 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah and moved to Washington, D.C. where she attended high school and studied at the Phillips Gallery Art School from 1940 through 1943. Graduating with Phi Beta Kappa honors from George Washington University in 1948, Donna continued her art studies in Paris where the U.S. Embassy employed her as a code clerk during 1949-1951. Recognition of her artistic talents was manifest when her paintings appeared in several venues in Washington, D.C., France, Germany, Finland, North Africa and Japan. She was the sole recipient of a presitigious scholarship which enabled her to study art at the Museum of Art in Segovia, Spain during the summer of 1953. Subsequent to earning a master's degree in Library Science from Columbia University, Ms. Hill commenced her professional career as a librarian in 1952 where she worked at the New York Public Library for several years. The bulk of her library career occurred at Hunter College (CUNY) where she was employed for twenty years retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1984. In addition to her painting and library activities, Donna was quite active in the publishing world from 1957 to 1992 writing, editing and illustrating twelve books, including a biography of Joseph Smith.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Donna Hill papers (1803-2002) are comprised of her art work, book reviews, and assorted materials pertaining to her biography of Joseph Smith. Boxes 1 through 3 contain the initial and final drafts of her book on Joseph Smith while box 4 possesses the Smith galley and page proofs. Pre- and post-publication correspondence concerning the Smith biography and reviews of it can be found in box 5. Box 6 includes Hill's biographical materials, correspondence with publishers, art work, and numerous reviews of several of her books written for a children's audience. Articles featuring Donna's artistic and literary achievements are located in box 7. Box 8 stores files relating to Ms. Hill's pre-publication work on a novel, her donations to children's literature Collections, and issues of a musical journal which Donna edited. Information linked with the publication of the Joseph Smith study can be accessed in box 9. Boxes 10 through 14 house Hill's research notes taken from a vast array of archival and published sources used in the writing of the Smith monograph. Reproductions of genealogical charts and maps are available in box 15. Boxes 16 through 20 are filled with 3X5 cards citing bibliographies, books, articles, newspapers, public documents, diaries, memoirs, letters, papers, theses and dissertations connected with Hill's research on the Joseph Smith biography.
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Earliest Draft of "Joseph Smith: The First Mormon"Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
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| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1-30 | Chapters 1-32, 35-36
The final two chapters were misnumbered. There is no missing material.
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| 1 | 31-33 | Doubleday Index |
Final Rough Draft of "Joseph Smith: The First Mormon"Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 2 | 1 | Introduction, Dedication, and Preface |
| 2 | 2 | Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, Chronology, and Author's note |
| 2 | 3 | Title Page and Prologue |
| 2 | 4-6 | Part One, Chapters 1-2 |
| 2 | 7-16 | Part Two, Chapters 1-9 |
| 2 | 17-25 | Part Three, Chapters 1-9 |
| 2 | 26-27 | Part Four, Chapters 1-3 |
| 3 | 1-18 | Part Five, Chapter 1-16 |
| 3 | 19 | Epilogue |
| 3 | 20 | Appendix and Associate Biographies |
| 3 | 21-23 | Appendix and Endnotes |
| 3 | 24-25 | Appendix and Bibliography |
Proofs of "Joseph Smith: The First Mormon"Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 4 | 1 | Galley Proofs |
| 4 | 2 | Page Proofs |
Correspondence, Reviews and Publicity: " Joseph Smith"Return to Top
Files pertain to Donna Hill's biography of Joseph Smith.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Pre-Publication Correspondence
Hill's correspondence with Doubleday's editorial staff re her Joseph Smith manuscript.
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1968-1976 |
| 5 | 2 | Pre- and Post-Publication Correspondence
Hill's correspondence with Doubleday's editorial staff and publicity department re the publication of her book on Joseph Smith.
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1977-1984 |
| 5 | 3 | Pre-Publication Correspondence
Hil's correspondence with numerous individuals and institutions re her biography of Joseph Smith. Includes communications between Hill and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' Historical Department, viz., Leonard Arrington, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher and Dean Jessee. There are also letters between the author and Brigham Young University personnel, e.g., President Dallin Oaks and Professor Marvin Hill.
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1973-1976 |
| 5 | 4 | Copies of Photographs and Illustrations
Reproductions taken from Hill's biography of Joseph Smith and from the archives of the Utah State Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.
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1980 |
| 5 | 5 | Reviews of Joseph Smith: the First Mormon |
1977-1979 |
| 5 | 6 | Post-Publication Correspondence: Joseph Smith Biography |
1977 |
| 5 | 7 | Post-Publication Correspondence: Joseph Smith Biography |
1978-2000 |
| 5 | 8 | Publicity, Public Appearances and Interviews |
1977-1980 |
Biographical Information, Awards, Correspondence, Art Work and ReviewsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | Biographical Materials |
1940-1999 |
| 6 | 2 | Literary and Academic Awards and Honors |
1937-1981 |
| 6 | 3 | Artistic Achievements and Awards |
1939-1957 |
| 6 | 4 | Professional Activities and Correspondence |
1954-1984 |
| 6 | 5 | Public Speeches and Interviews |
1957-1994 |
| 6 | 6 | Correspondence: "Not One More Day" |
1956-1979 |
| 6 | 7 | First and Final Drafts: "Not One More Day" |
1956 |
| 6 | 8 | Sketches: "Not One More Day" |
1956 |
| 6 | 9 | Art Work: "Not One More Day" |
1956 |
| 6 | 10 | Reviews and Articles: "Not One More Day" |
1957-1959 |
| 6 | 11 | Reviews and Articles: "Catch a Brass Canary" |
1964-1990 |
| 6 | 12 | Correspondence: "Third Book of Junior Authors" |
1967-1975 |
| 6 | 13 | Reviews of "Third Book of Junior Authors" |
1972-1974 |
| 6 | 14 | Reviews and Publicity: "The Picture File: A Manual and Curriculum Related Heading List" |
1976-1979 |
| 6 | 15 | Reviews and Evaluations: "Ms. Glee Was Waiting" |
1978-1982 |
| 6 | 16 | Evaluations and Revised Proofs: "Mr. Peeknuff's Tiny People" |
1981-1983 |
| 6 | 17 | Reviews, Evaluations and Designs: "Eerie Animals: Seven Stories" |
1983-1987 |
| 6 | 18 | Reviews and Evaluations: "First Your Penny" |
1985 |
"Look" and "Katholieke Illustratie"Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | "Look"
Article entitled "American Artists in Paris" appearing on pages 72-77 includes photos of Donna Hill in her studio and one of her two paintings which was accepted for the U. S. Embassy's art show.
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1950 |
| 7 | 2 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
February 25 issue. First installment of a Donna Hill serial story entitled "A Goldfinch for Anna" appears on pages 42-44. Printed in Dutch.
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1967 |
| 7 | 3 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
March 4 issue. Second installment appears on page 20.
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1967 |
| 7 | 4 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
March 11 issue. Third installment appears on pages 33-35.
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1967 |
| 7 | 5 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
March 18 issue. Fourth installment appears on pages 48-52.
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1967 |
| 7 | 6 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
March 25 issue. Fifth installment appears on pages 36-39.
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1967 |
| 7 | 7 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
April 1 issue. Sixth installment appears on pages 36-39.
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1967 |
| 7 | 8 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
April 8 issue. Seventh installment appears on pages 8-11.
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1967 |
| 7 | 9 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
April 15 issue. Eighth installment appears on pages 26-28.
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1967 |
| 7 | 10 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
April 22 issue. Ninth installment appears on pages 20-23.
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1967 |
| 7 | 11 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
April 29 issue. Tent installment appears on pages 40-41 and 44-45.
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1967 |
| 7 | 12 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
May 6 issue. Eleventh installment appears on pages 28-31.
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1967 |
| 7 | 13 | "Katholieke Illustratie"
May 13 issue. Final installment appears on pages 40-45.
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1967 |
Book Revisions, Donations and CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 1 | Research and Preparatory Work: "Murder Uptown" |
1986-1987 |
| 8 | 2 | First Version: "Precious Few" |
1986 |
| 8 | 3 | Revisions: "Murder Uptown" |
1987 |
| 8 | 4 | Hill's Donations to the May Massee Memorial Collection |
1969-1979 |
| 8 | 5 | Hill's Donations to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection |
1977-1990 |
| 8 | 6 | Pre- and Post-Publication Correspondence: "Shipwreck Season" |
1990-2002 |
| 8 | 7 | "The American Recorder"
Vol. III, Nos. 1-4. A quarterly publication of the American Recorder Society. Donna Hill was Editor-in-Chief from February 1962 through August 1963.
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1962 |
| 8 | 8 | "The American Recorder"
Vol. IV, Nos. 1-4.
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1963 |
| 8 | 9 | "The American Recorder"
Vol. V, No. 4.
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1964 |
| 8 | 10 | "The American Recorder"
Vol. XIV, No. 4.
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1973 |
| 8 | 11 | Assorted Articles and Clippings
Includes a Hill article entitled "Writing for Children" which appeared in the Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, vol. 59, issue 4, pp. 31-38.
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1957-1993 |
Assorted Materials: Joseph Smith BiographyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1 | Joseph Smith Chronology
Excerpts from the "Historical Record".
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1805-1847 |
| 9 | 2 | Biographical Material re Joseph Smith's Contemporaries |
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| 9 | 3 | Genealogy of the Smith and Mack Families |
1666-1914 |
| 9 | 4 | Maps for the Joseph Smith Biography |
1805-1846 |
| 9 | 5 | Comments on Joseph Smith and Fawn Brodie |
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| 9 | 6 | Preface, Acknowledgments, Author's Note and Corrections |
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| 9 | 7 | Footnote Questions |
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| 9 | 8 | Footnotes |
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| 9 | 9 | Bibliography |
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| 10 | 1 | Sources: Local History
Includes articles on the history of Topsfield, Massachusetts, Palmyra, New York, and Hancock County, Illinois as well as a copy of a historical atlas of Caldwell County, Missouri.
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1876-1971 |
| 10 | 2 | Sources: Articles from B.Y.U. Studies
Sixteen articles related to the Joseph Smith biography.
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1960-1976 |
| 10 | 3 | Sources: Articles from Dialogue |
1966-1968 |
| 10 | 4 | Sources: The Salt Lake City Messenger |
1967-1976 |
| 10 | 5 | Sources: Articles from the Improvement Era |
1935-1970 |
| 10 | 6 | Sources: Nineteenth Century Materials
Includes letters, journals and memoirs of such figures as De Witt Clinton, Thomas Wilson, Orson Hyde and James Strang.
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1821-1966 |
| 11 | 1 | Sources: Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
Includes Joseph Smith's correspondence with James Bennett, John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay, a copy of the revised laws of the Nauvoo Legion and the discourses of President Smith and President Young on the relations of the Mormons with the U.S. Government.
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1844-1855 |
| 11 | 2 | Sources: Joseph Smith's papers
L.D.S. Church Historical Department's materials.
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1832-1844 |
| 11 | 3 | Sources: Joseph Smith's Letter Book |
1829-1842 |
| 11 | 4 | Sources: Joseph Smith's Letters
L.D.S. Church Historical Department's materials.
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1831-1844 |
| 11 | 5 | Sources: Joseph Smith's Journal
L.D.S. Church Historical Departmment's materials. Willard Richards maintained this journal.
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1842-1844 |
| 11 | 6 | Sources: Smith Family's Letters and Journals
Includes numerous and varied materials housed in the L.D.S. Church Historical Department's archives. Among those sources are the letters and memoirs of Don Carlos Smith, Emma Smith, George A. Smith, Hyrum Smith, John Smith, Joseph Smith Sr., Lucy Mack Smith and William Smith.
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1816-1877 |
| 11 | 7 | Sources: Huntington Library's Mormon Collection |
1803-1947 |
| 11 | 8 | Sources: Newspaper Articles
Notes from articles published in Vermont, New York, Pennysylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Utah.
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1828-1906 |
| 11 | 9 | Sources: Nauvoo Neighbor |
1843-1845 |
| 11 | 10 | Sources: Newspaper Articles
Notes from articles published in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and England.
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1838-1878 |
| 12 | 1 | Sources: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Includes notes from sources housed in the R.L.D.S. Church (now known as The Community of Christ) archives and articles taken from "The Saints' Herald" publication.
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1831-1962 |
| 12 | 2 | Sources: New York Public Library's Manuscript Division
Includes notes from John Zahnd's "Manuscript on the Mormons".
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1855-1899 |
| 12 | 3 | Sources: Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
1830-1847 |
| 12 | 4 | Sources: High Council Minutes and Revelations
Notes from the Kirtland, Far West and Nauvoo High Council meetings. Also includes notes of revelations appearing in the Kirtland Record Book and other sources.
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1831-1843 |
| 12 | 5 | Sources: Thomas L. Kane papers |
1833-1847 |
| 12 | 6 | Sources: Polygamy
Contains notes from diaries, letters and papers pertaining to the issue of plural marriage. Among those documents used is a letter from the Heber Bennion family file located in the Huntington Library's Collection. This letter discusses the views of Anthony Ivins and Reed Smoot on Joseph Smith's role in the practice of polygamy.
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1842-1952 |
| 12 | 7 | Sources: Polygamy
Contains copies of published articles related to the topic of polygamy, including several publications of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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1870-1967 |
| 12 | 8 | Sources: Brigham Young File |
1844-1867 |
| 12 | 9 | Sources: Wilford Woodruff's Letters and Journal |
1832-1880 |
| 12 | 10 | Sources: Whitney Collection |
1832-1847 |
| 13 | 1 | Sources: Willard Richards papers |
1827-1845 |
| 13 | 2 | Sources: John Taylor File |
1838-1850 |
| 13 | 3 | Sources: Orson Pratt papers |
1833-1876 |
| 13 | 4 | Sources: Orson Spencer Letters |
1842-1889 |
| 13 | 5 | Sources: James Strang papers |
1846-1850 |
| 13 | 6 | Sources: Deming Letters |
1838-1846 |
| 13 | 7 | Sources: Sidney Rigdon Letters |
1831-1864 |
| 13 | 8 | Sources: David Whitmer File |
1875-1888 |
| 13 | 9 | Sources: Newell Knight's Journal |
1883 |
| 13 | 10 | Sources: Parley Pratt's papers |
1839-1843 |
| 13 | 11 | Sources: Heber Kimball Journal |
1837-1847 |
| 13 | 12 | Sources: Wiliam Phelps papers |
1833-1863 |
| 13 | 13 | Sources: John Page Letters |
1841-1844 |
| 13 | 14 | Sources: Emily Young Diary |
1874-1884 |
| 13 | 15 | Sources: Thomas Ford papers |
1843-1845 |
| 13 | 16 | Sources: Thomas Sharp papers |
1845 |
| 13 | 17 | Sources: Helen Whitney papers |
1831-1883 |
| 13 | 18 | Sources: Edward Partridge Journal |
1835-1878 |
| 13 | 19 | Sources: Reed Peck Manuscript |
1836-1839 |
| 13 | 20 | Sources: John Bennett File |
1842-1844 |
| 13 | 21 | Sources: Zebedee Coltrin papers |
1833-1886 |
| 13 | 22 | Sources: Oliver Cowdery File |
1829-1848 |
| 13 | 23 | Sources: Memoirs, Diaries, Letters, Journals and Autobiographies
Materials pertaining to the writings of Joseph Smith's contemporaries, from George Adams to Eliza Lyman.
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1830s-1840s |
| 13 | 24 | Sources: Memiors, Diaries, Letters, Journals and Autobiographies
Materials pertaining to the writings of Joseph Smith's contemporaries, from William McIntyre to Colonel J. Woods.
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1830s-1840s |
| 14 | 1 | Sources: Congressional Reports and Legal Documents |
1833-1849 |
| 14 | 2 | Sources: Monographic and Periodical Literature
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| 14 | 3 | Sources: Monographic and Periodical Literature
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| 14 | 4 | Sources: Assorted Materials |
1815-1845 |
| 14 | 5 | Sources: Alan Gerber's "Church Manuscripts" |
1843-1891 |
| 14 | 6 | Sources: Mormon Views towards Slavery and Negroes |
1836-1975 |
| 14 | 7 | Sources: Joseph Smith and Mormon History
Includes S.H. Goodwin's "Mormonism and Masonry" and "The Presidential Election Campaign of 1844 and the Role of Joseph Smith as Candidate".
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1925-1977 |
| 14 | 8 | Sources: Assorted Writings |
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| 15 | Reproductions of Maps and Chart
Includes chart of Joseph Smith's family tree, map of "Joseph Smith Country" and map of the town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
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1623-1880 | |
| 16 | Index to Research Materials: Joseph Smith Biography
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Includes lists of bibliographies, books, articles, public documents, newspapers, diaries, memoirs, theses, dissertations,and Collections of letters and papers pertaining to Hill's research on the Smith biography.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Hill, Donna, 1921 --Joseph Smith: the first Mormon
- Hill, Donna, 1921- --Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Drafts (documents)
- Galley proofs
- Reviews
Finding aid created by Sabrina Baksh-Riches
2004 (last modified: 2020)
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