Dale R. Broadhurst papers

Dale R. Broadhurst papers, 1800-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Broadhurst, Dale R.
Title: Dale R. Broadhurst papers
Dates: 1800-2000 (inclusive)
18002000
Quantity: 11.75 linear feet
Collection Number: ACCN 0913
Summary: The Dale R. Broadhurst papers (1800-2000) consist of transcripts, theses, news clippings, historical journals, diaries, and other sources dealing with the writing of the Book of Mormon and the Spalding manuscript. Broadhurst gathered this information for his thesis. It deals with the claim that Solomon Spaulding (1761-1816), a former Congregationalist/Presbyterian minister, wrote a manuscript that Joseph Smith later used as the basis for the Book of Mormon. Broadhurst obtained his master's degree from the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio, in 1982.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Dale Broadhurst was born in Boise, Idaho, in April 1947. He obtained his master's degree from the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio, in 1982.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Dale R. Broadhurst papers (1800-2000) consist of transcripts, theses, news clippings, historical journals, diaries, and other sources dealing with the writing of the Book of Mormon and the Spalding Manuscript. Broadhurst gathered this information for his thesis. It deals with the claim that Solomon Spaulding (1761-1816), a former Congregationalist/Presbyterian minister, wrote a manuscript that Joseph Smith later used as the basis for the Book of Mormon. Included in the collection are the working papers for Broadhurst's master's project, as well as related notes and correspondence.

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

Boxes 1-23 were donated in 1986 and 1988 (11.25 linear feet). Box 24 and the CD were donated in 2000 (0.5 linear feet).

Processing Note

Processed by Heather Harkness in 1998 and 2000.

Separated Materials

Microfilm has been removed to the microfilm cabinet. Zip disks of material associated with Broadhurst's web page have been removed to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A0135). A CD containing the Spalding Enigma is located in the Manuscripts Divisions' CD case.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Book of Mormon Origins: Antiquities, A-ZReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Ashtabula Co., Ohio Newspaper Clippings
1	2	Caleb Atwater, Description of Antiquities	1820
1	3	John D. Baldwin, Ancient America in Notes on American Archeology	1901
1	4	Hubert Howe Bancroft, Antiquities	1883
1	5	Benjamin Barton, New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America	1798
1	6	Book of Mormon, Dictated Manuscript Information
1	7	Daniel G. Brinton, The Lenape and Their Legends	1884
1	8	Lindesay Brine, Travels Amongst American Indians	1894
1	9	Glade L. Burgon, Analysis of Style Variations in the Book of Mormon	1958
1	10	Glade L. Burgon, "Study of New Testament Parallels in Book of Mormon," and "Book of Mormon and the Charge"	1962-1965
1	11	De Witt Clinton, Writings of and About	1812-1849
1	12	Ariel L. Crowley, About The Book of Mormon	1961
1	13	Richard Deacon, Madoc and the Discovery of America	1966
1	14	Delaware Indians	1950-1980
1	15	Richard T. Durrett, Traditions of the Earliest Visits of Foreigners to North America	1908
1	16	Eastern North American Archaeology Articles	1930-1970
1	17	Elephants in Ancient America	1940-1970
1	18	Ensign Articles on the Text of the Book of Mormon	1975-1980
1	19	Charles Evan, The Lost Tribes of Israel; or, the First of the Redmen	1861
1	20	Max Evans, Register of the Book of Mormon	1971
1	21	Flavicis Josephus, 1737 English translation by Whiston; comments by Holley.	1981
2	1	Gerard Fowke, Archaeological History of Ohio	1902
2	2	G. T. Harrison, Mormons are Peculiar People	1954
2	3	G. T. Harrison, Mormonism, Now and Then	1961
2	4	History of Ashtabula County
2	5	Mervin B. Hogan, "A Parallel"	1956
2	6	Hal Hougey, A Parallel	1963
2	7	Indianapolis Indiana Historical Society, Migration Legend of the Lenni Lenape	1954
2	8	Roy V. Boswell, Indians or Jews? Introduction by Lynn Glaser.	1973
2	9	Jones, Wesley M., A Critical Study of Book of Mormon Sources	1964
2	10	Lucian, "Verae Historical" (Influence on Spaulding)
2	11	Arlington Mallery, and Mary Roberts Harrison, Rediscovery of Lost American, and Lost America	1951
2	12	H. Michael Marquardt, Use of the Bible in Book of Mormon	1979
2	13	Cornelius Mathews, Behemoth, A Legend of the Mound Builders	1839
2	14	Miscellaneous Articles on Literary Detection by Statistics and Computer Process	1950-1980
2	15-22	Miscellaneous Sources	1800-1910
3	1-5	Miscellaneous Sources	1910-1985
3	6	Miscellaneous Sources on Ohio Mormons
3	7	Gharles Earl Sebold, The Mormon Idea of God
3	8	Northeast Pennsylvania and Western New York Maps	1700-1820
3	9	Richard G. Morgan and James H. Rodabaugh, Bibliography of Ohio Archeology	1947
3	10	Ohio Maps	1700-1840
3	11	Spencer J. Palmer, and William L. Knecht, "View of the Hebrews"	1964
3	12	Pre-1800 Miscellaneous
3	13	Pre-Columbian References	1970-1980
3	14	Priest, Josiah, Writings	1828-1834
3	15	Publications of Caleb Atwater
3	16	Alvin C. Rencher, Who Wrote the Book of Mormon?	1974-1980
3	17	Moyle Q. Rice, "Language and Style of the Book of Mormon"	1937
4	1	William L. Riley, "Comparison: Isaiah, Ethan Smith, and Book of Mormon"	1971
4	2	Leslie Rumble, "Book of Mormon"	1960
4	3	Henry Clyde Shetrone, The Mound-Builders	1930
4	4	Ethan Smith, View of the Hebrews; or, the Tribes of Israel in America	1825
4	5	Ethan Smith	1825-1866
4	6	George D. Smith, Looking at the Book of Mormon	1979
4	7	Richard P. Smith, "The Sea Voyage"	1827
4	8	Thomas H. Smith, The Mapping of Ohio	1977
4	9	Robert Southey, "Madoc," and Herbert G. Wright, "Three Aspects of Southey"	1805-1933
4	10	E. G. Squier and E. H. Davis, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley	1847
4	11	Cyrus Thomas, The Circular, Square, and Octagonal Earthworks of Ohio	1889
4	12	Wesley P. Walters, "Old Testament in the Book of Mormon"	1981
4	13	James D. Wardle, "Parallels between the 'View of the Hebrews' and the 'Book of Mormon'"	1978
4	14	P.P. Cherry, The Western Reserve and Early Ohio, and Harriet Taylor Upton, History of the Western Reserve by Harriet Taylor Upton	1910-1921
4	15	Charles Whittlesey, Fugitive Essay, upon Interesting and Useful Subjects, Relating to the Early History of Ohio, and Early History of Cleveland, Ohio	1852-1867
4	16	Mark E. Petersen, "The Great White God was a Reality," L. Taylor Hansen, He Walked the Americas, and Norman C. Pierce, "The Great White Chief Echa Tah Echa Nah The Mighty and the Wise One"	1963-1971
4	17	Words and Names in the Book of Mormon and Bible, and John R. Krueger, "An Analysis of the Names of Mormonism"	1950-1980
4	18	Israel Worsley, A View of the American Indians	1928

Spaulding Claim, A-ZReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	1	Thomas G. Alexander, The Place of Joseph Smith in the Development of American Religion	1978
5	2	James B. Allen, and Leonard J. Arrington, "Mormon Origins in New York"	1969
5	3	American Journal of Psychology, Articles	1917-1919
5	4	Richard Lloyd Anderson, "Reliability of the Early History of Lucy and Joseph Smith," and "Joseph Smith's New York Reputation Reappraised"	1969-1970
5	5	Anti-Mormon Tracts from England J. Swinnerton, Plain Facts, Shewing the Falsehood and Folly of the Mormonites or Latter-Day Saints; Robert Hays, "Third Address to the Members of the Wesleyan Societies and Congregations, in Douglas and Its Vicinity, on the Romantic Character of the Book of Mormon; on the Profaneness and Wickedness of Adding to the Book of God; and on the Perfect Folly of Supposing that Any of the Inspired Writings Have Been Lost: also a few Remarks on Mr. Taylor's 'Calumny Refuted,'" and J. Gibbs, "The Latter-Day Saints and the Book of Mormon."	1840
5	6	George Bartholomew Arbaugh, Revelation in Mormonism	1932
5	7	George B. Arbaugh, "Evolution of Mormon Doctrine," and Gods, Sex, and Saints	1940-1957
5	8	Origen Bacheler, Mormonism Exposed, Internally and Externally	1838
5	9	James D. Bales, The Book of Mormon?	1958
5	10	James D. Bales, "Book of Mormon and Spaulding Manuscripts"	1942
5	11	Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Utah	1890
5	12	Hubert Howe Bancroft, Retrospection: Political and Personal	1912
5	13	Harry M. Beardsley, Joseph Smith and His Mormon Empire	1931
5	14	Orvilla S. Belisle, The Prophets; or Mormonism Unveiled, and; Mormonism Unveiled; or, A History of Mormonism from Its Rise to the Present Time	1855
5	15	John C. Bennett, The History of the Saints; or, an Expose of Joe Smith and Mormonism	1842
5	16	M. D. Bown, One Hundred Similarities between the Book of Mormon and the Spaulding Manuscript	1937
5	17-18	Braden-Kelley Debate
5	19	Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History 1977 edition.	1946
5	20	David Brudnoy, Liberty's Bugler, and "A Decade in Zion"	1971-1975
5	21	S. Bulfinch, "The Mormons in America," Dublin Review	1852
5	22	Lester E. Bush, "Spaulding Theory Then and Now"	1977
6	1	W. H. Cadman, A History of the Church of Jesus Christ	1945
6	2	Lu B. Cake, Peepstone Joe and the Manuscript	1899
6	3	Henry Caswall, The Prophet of the Nineteenth Century	1843
6	4	Daryl Chase, "Sidney Rigdon, Early Mormon"	1931
6	5	Edward E. Plowman, "Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon?" and "Mormon Manuscript Claims: Another Look"	1977
6	6	John A. Clark, Gleanings by the Way	1842
6	7	Cobb-Bancroft, Correspondence	1884
6	8	Richard Owen Cowan, "Mormonism in National Periodicals"	1961
6	9	Alfred Creigh, History of Washington County	1871
6	10	Whitney R. Cross, The Burned-Over District	1950
6	11	Curtis, Susan, "Palmyra Revisited: A Look at Early 19th Century American Thought and the Book of Mormon"	1977
6	12	Curtis Dahl, "Moby Dick's Cousin Behemoth," and "Mound Builders, Mormons, and William Cullen Bryant"	1959-1961
6	13	Inez Smith Davis, The Story of the Church 1977 edition.	1934
6	14	S. J. S. Davis, The Origin of the Book of Mormon	1899
6	15	Howard Davis, "Scales and Cowdery who really wrote...?"
6	16	Matilda Davison, "Origin of the 'Book of Mormon,' or 'Golden Bible,'" and "The Mormon Bible"	1839
6	17	Mario S. DePillis, "The Development of Mormon Communitarianism"	1960
6	18	Arthur B. Deming, "Naked Truths about Mormonism"	1888
6	19	The Deseret News, Spaulding Articles	1850-1884
6	20	The Deseret News, Hawaii Find	1885
6	21	The Deseret News, Articles	1900-1930
6	22	The Deseret News, Spaulding Articles	1886-1900
6	23	Bernard DeVoto, "Centennial of Mormonism"	1930-1936
6	24	Ellen E. Dickinson, "The Book of Mormon," Letter to the Editor
6	25	Ellen E. Dickinson, New Light On Mormonism	1885
6	26	Dinturff Letters	1931
6	27	Ensign, Articles	1976-1977
6	28	Evening and Morning Star, Messenger and Advocate, and Elders' Journal	1834-1838
6	29	R. Etzenhouser, From Palmyra, New York, to Independence, Missouri	1894
6	30	Evans, John H., One Hundred Years of Mormonism	1905 (3rd ed. 1909)
6	31	R. C. Evans, Forty Years in the Mormon Church	1920
7	1	James H. Fairchild, "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon"	1885
7	2	James H. Fairchild, "Manuscript of Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon," and "Mormonism and the Spaulding Manuscript"	1886
7	3-5	Fairchild Correspondence	1884-1895
7	6	Thomas J. Farnham, "Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory"	1843
7	7	Robert Kent Fielding, "The Growth of the Mormon Church in Kirtland, Ohio"	1957
7	8	George Rutledge Gibson, "Origin of a Delusion"	1886
7	9	Thomas Gregg, Prophet of Palmyra: Mormonism	1890
7	10	J. W. Gunnison, Mormons, or Latter-Day Saints, in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake	1856
7	11	Enos T. Hall, Mormon Bible	1899
7	12	Frank S. Harris, Book of Mormon Message and Evidences	1953
7	13	Marvin, S. Hill, "Secular or Sectarian History?"	1974
7	14	Chris B. Hartshorn, External Evidences of the Book of Mormon	1949
7	15	Joshua V. Himes, Mormon Delusion and Monstrosities	1842
7	16	Vernal Holley, "Study of the Book of Mormon - Spaulding Theory," "A Report on the Book of Mormon Spaulding Theory," and Book of Mormon Authorship	1980-1982
7	17	Eber D. Howe, Mormonism Unveiled	1834
7	18	Robert N. Hullinger, Mormon Answer to Skepticism, and "Lost Tribes of Israel and the Book of Mormon"	1970-1980
7	19	James H. Hunt, Mormonism	1844
7	20	D. P. Hurlbut, Information
7	21	Spaulding's Coneaut Neighbors, Information
7	22	Dean C. Jessee, "Spaulding Theory Re-examined"	1977
7	23	Benjamin F. Johnson, My Life's Review	1947
7	24	Joseph Smith III, Correspondence	1884-1887
7	25	Edmund L. Kelley, Public Discussion of the Issues between the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the Church of Christ	1913
7	26	J. H. Kennedy, Early Days of Mormonism	1888
7	27	Daniel P. Kidder, Mormonism and the Mormons
7	28	William Kirby, Mormonism Exposed and Refuted	1893
7	29-30	Francis W. Kirkham, New Witness for Christ	1942-1959
7	31	Charles W. Lamb, An Exposition of Mormonism, and a Defense of Truth	1878
7	32	Liahona, Articles	1900-1910
7	33	William Alexander Linn, The Story of the Mormons	1963
7	34	Richard Livesey, An Exposure of Mormonism	1838
7	35	B. J. Hobart C. Lossing, "Nauvoo & Deseret"	1854
8	1	James M'Chesney, An Antidote to Mormonism	1838
8	2	Joseph F. McFalrand, 20th Century History Washington County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens	1910
8	3	E. Cecil McGavin, Cumorah's "Gold Bible"	1940
8	4	F. Mark McKiernan, The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness	1971
8	5	J. E. Mahaffey, Found at Last! "Positive Proof" that Mormonism Is a Fraud and the Book of Mormon a Fable	1902
8	6	Manuscript of Solomon Spaulding in Journal of History	1924
8	7	Material from M. Wilford Poulson Collection	1920s
8	8	Henry Mayhew, The Mormons, and Samuel M. Smucker, The Religious, Social, and Political History of the Mormons	1851-1856
8	9	David Merrill, "Behind Spaulding Controversy"	1977
8	10	Edward Meyer, Origin and History of the Mormons	1912
8	11	Millennial Star, Spaulding Mentioned	1840
8	12	Millennial Star, Spaulding Articles	1850
8	13	Joseph Miller Sr., Statement in W. W. Sharp Article
8	14	J. F. Mintun, The Book of Mormon not from Spaulding's Manuscript but a Biblical Necessity	1886
8	15-31	Miscellaneous Sources on Spaulding Theory	1835-1969
9	1-10	Miscellaneous Sources on Spaulding Theory	1970-1940
9	11	Miscellaneous Sources on the Manuscript Found in Hawaii (and Spaulding Theory)
9	12	Ray Gerald Morley, "An Investigation of Anti-Mormon Hypotheses for the Origin of the Book of Mormon"	1965
9	13	John Morgan, "Opinions of the Leading Statesmen of the United States on the Edmunds Law"	1886
9	14	"Mormonism; or New Mohammedanism in England and America"	1843
9	15	E. Littell, conducted Mormonism Article in Ediburgh Review; Littell's Loving Age	1854
9	16	Mormon Collection, Arthur B. Deming Mss., Chicago History Society, 1885-1886
9	17	New York Independent Articles: Rev. Sereno E. Bishop, Ellen Dickinson and W. H. Whitsitt "Solomon Spaulding's Manuscript"
9	18	R. B. Neal, Anti-Mormon Material	1900-1910
9	19	R. B. Neal, The Stick of Ephraim, Parts I and II	1899
9	20	N. L. Nelson, The Mormon Point of View	1904
9	21	Hugh Nibley, "Mixed Voices," Improvement Era	1959
10	1	Oberlin Review, Articles on the Manuscript; Root Statement	1927
10	2	Thomas F. O'Dea, The Mormons	1957
10	3	John E. Page, The Spaulding Story Concerning the Origin of the Book of Mormon	1843
10	4	Benjamin Winchester, Plain Facts Shewing the Origin of the Spaulding Story, and George J. Adams, A Few Plain Facts, Shewing the Folly, Wickedness, and Imposition of the Rev. Timothy R. Matthews	1841-1848
10	5	Eva L. Pancoast, "Mormons at Kirtland"	1929
10	6	Max H. Parkin, "The Nature and Cause of Internal and External Conflict of the Mormons in Ohio," and Conflict at Kirtland	1966-1967
10	7	Tyler Parsons, Mormon Fanaticism Exposed	1841
10	8	Robert Patterson, Jr., Various Letters	1886
10	9	Robert Patterson, Who Wrote the Book of Mormon? and "Solomon Spaulding and the Book of Mormon"	1882
10	10	Perry B. Pierce, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon"	1899
10	11	S. F. Porter, The Origin of the Book of Mormon	1890
10	12	Parley P. Pratt, Mormonism Unveiled	1838
10	13	Parley P. Pratt, "Plain Facts Showing the Falsehood and Folly of the Rev. C. S. Bush," A Reply to Mr. Thomas Taylor's "Complete Failure," and Truth Defended	1840-1841
10	14	Notices & Newspaper Articles	Pre-1835
10	15	W. & R. Chambers, printers: Religious Impostors	1845
10	16	Reprints of Washington Reporter Statements	1869
10	17	Reviews of Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon?	1978
10	18	George Reynolds, Writings Myth of Manuscript Found or the Absurdities of the "Spaulding Story," "Internal Evidences of the Book of Mormon, Showing the Absurdity of the Spaulding Story," "Internal Evidences of the Book of Mormon," "The Originator of the Spaulding Story," and "Joseph Smith's Youthful Life"	1882-1883
10	19	John W. Rigdon, "History of the Early Mormon Church," "I Never Knew a Time When I Did Not Know Joseph Smith," and The Sesqui-Centennial Times	1900-1966
10	20	I. Woodbridge Riley, The Founder of Mormonism	1903
10	21	Rigdon's Letter of Reply to Davison in the Boston Journal
10	22	RLDS History, The History of the Reorganized Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints	1805-1967
10	23	B. H. Roberts, A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and "A Parallel"	1930
10	24-25	B. H. Roberts, Defense of the Faith and the Saints, vol. I.	1907-1912
10	26	B. H. Roberts, New Witnesses for God	1909
10	27	Brigham H. Roberts, "Origin of the Book of Mormon," and "History of the Mormon Church"	1908-1909
10	28	B. H. Roberts, Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations Manual	1905
11	1-5	Saints' Herald	1860-1980
11	6	Theodore Schroeder, "The Origin of the Book of Mormon"	1906
11	7	Charles A. Shook, Cumorah Revisited	1910
11	8	Charles A. Shook, The True Origin of the Book of Mormon	1914
11	9	Elbert A. Smith, The Spaulding Romance Theory Reviewed	1914
11	10	George A. Smith, "Divine Origin of Mormonism"	1858
11	11	Joseph F. Smith, "The Manuscript Found," Improvement Era	1900
11	12	Joseph Smith III, Joseph Smith III and the Restoration	1952
11	13	Joseph Smith III, The Spaulding Story Re-examined	1883
11	14	Joseph Fielding Smith, Life of Joseph F. Smith	1938
11	15	T. C. Smith, The Book of Mormon & Mormonism
11	16	James H. Snowden, Truth about Mormonism	1926
11	17-18	Solomon Spaulding, "Manuscript Found"	1885-1910
11	19	Millennial Star, "Spaulding Story"	1880
11	20	Jerome Stoffel, Joseph Smith and the Mormon Dilemma	1971
11	21	LaRoy Sunderland, Mormonism Exposed	1842
12	1	Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon?	1977
12	2	John Taylor, "Calumny Refuted and the Truth Defended," and An Answer to some False Statements and Misrepresentations Made by Rev. Robert Hayes	1840
12	3	David Techter, "Who Wrote the Book of Mormon?"	1977
12	4	Thomas Gregg, Letters at the Chicago History Society	1880-1886
12	5	Charles Thompson, Evidences in Proof of the Book of Mormon	1841
12	6	Three Researchers News Articles	1977
12	7	Times and Seasons Articles
12	8	Pomeroy Tucker, Origin, Rise, and Progress of Mormonism	1867
12	9	Jonathan B. Turner, Mormonism in All Ages	1842
12	10	Orasmus Turner, History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve	1851
12	11	Wesley P. Walter, "The Spaulding Affair," and Correspondence	1978
12	12	J. N. Washburn, The Contents, Structure, and Authorship of the Book of Mormon	1954
12	13	Robert C. Webb, The Case against Mormonism, and The Real Mormonism	1915-1916
12	14	A. Dean Wengreen, "An Analysis of One Hundred Similarities Between the Book of Mormon and the Spaulding Manuscript"	1964
12	15	Wm. S. West, A Few Interesting Facts	1837
12	16	Joseph Welles White, "Influence of Sidney Rigdon upon the Theology of Mormonism"	1947
12	17	David Whitmer, An Address to All Believers in Christ	1887
12	18	Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah	1892
12	19	Whitsitt Lecture, and Letter to Editor about the Lecture	1882
12	20	William. H. Whitsitt, Polemic Theology Intermediate Examination	1886
12	21	William H. Whitsitt, "Sidney Rigdon, The Real Founder of Mormonism"	1885
12	22	David J. Whittaker, "Early Mormon Pamphleteering"	1977
12	23	Charles H. Whittier, and Stephen W. Stathis, "The Enigma of Spaulding"	1977
12	24	John A. Widtsoe, Joseph Smith, Seeker after the Truth, Prophet of God	1957
12	25	Samuel Williams, "Mormonism Exposed"	1842
12	26	Benjamin Winchester, The Origin of the Spaulding Story	1840
12	27	W. Wyl, Mormon Portraits	1886
12	28	American Whig Review, "Yankee Mahomet"	1851
12	29	Seymour B. Young, "The Book of Mormon and the Spaulding Manuscript"	1898
12	30	Wesley Ziegler, An Analysis of the Book of Mormon	1947

Spaulding Claim: Broadhurst Notes, A-ZReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
13	1	"Chronology of Events Associated with Oberlin Spalding Ms"	1982
13	2-3	Correspondence Miscellaneous	1981-1982
13	4	"List of Textual Affinities between the Book of Mormon and Manuscript Story"	1979
13	5	Methesco Work Media Presentation Report	1980
13	6	Notes on Spaulding Theory
13	7	"Preliminary List of Textual Affinities between the Spaulding Manuscript and the Book of Mormon"	1979
13	8-9	"The Secular and the Sacred"	1982
14	1	Working Paper #1, Grant Proposal	1979
14	2-3	Working Paper #2, Spaulding Manuscript Transcript
14	4	Working Paper #3, "Compilation of Similarities between Solomon Spaulding's Manuscript and the Book of Mormon"	1980
14	5	Working Paper #4, "Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon in Relation to the Solomon Spaulding Manuscript"	1980
14	6	Working Paper #5, "Index to Names in the Spaulding Manuscript"	1980
14	7	Working Paper #6, "Index to Selected Words in the Spaulding Manuscript"	1980
14	8	Working Paper #7, "Reconstruction of the Missing Pages in the Spaulding Manuscript"	1980
14	9	Working Paper #8, "Structural Outline of the Oberlin Spaulding Manuscript"	1981
14	10	Working Paper #9, "Statements Regarding the Spaulding Theory for the Origin of the Book of Mormon"	1980
14	11	Working Paper #10, "A New Basis for the Spalding Theory"	1980
14	12	Working Paper #10, Abstracts	1981
14	13	Working Paper #10, Word Print Graphs	1980
14	14	Solomon Spaulding, and "Romance of the Celes"	1796-1862
14	15	Solomon Spaulding, Miscellaneous Writings	1761-1781
14	16	Spaulding Chronologies & Bibliography
14	17	Spauldings in New England
14	18	Spauldings in New York	1780-1840
14	19	Spauldings in Ohio & Pennsylvania	1800-1870
14	20	"Spaulding's Ohio Land Sales"	1982

Spaulding Claim: Miscellaneous Papers, A-ZReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
15	1-2	"Joseph Smith's Early Years, An Oral History, A compilation of Sources"
	Volume
15	1-2	"Statements and Articles Regarding Spaulding Theory for Book of Mormon Authorship"
15	3	"Statements & Articles Regarding Rigdon Theory for Book of Mormon Authorship,"with Additional Background Material
16	1	Chessman, Paul R., "Notes on View of the Hebrews"	1963
16	2	Josiah Priest, Wonders of Nature and Providence, Displayed	1825

Spaulding Claim: Spaulding ManuscriptReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
17	1	Solomon Spaulding, "The Romance of Celes" Photocopy of original manuscript.	1845
18	1-6	"The Romance of the Celes" Typescript, volume I-II.

General Materials and ManuscriptsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
19		Research Index Cards and Presentation Slides
	Folder
20	1	Vernal Holley, "Report on the Book of Mormon Spaulding Theory"	1982
20	2-4	Spaulding Manuscript Typescript

Sidney Rigdon and the DisciplesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
20	5	Rigdon Chronology
20	6	Charles, E. Sobold, "Mormon Idea of God"
20	7-9	Joseph Welles White, "Influence of Sidney Rigdon"
20	10	Sidney Rigdon's Writing Style
20	11	Notes on the Book of Mormon
20	12	Early Pittsburgh Material
21	1-6	Whitsitt's Sidney Rigdon
21	7	Baptists in Ohio	1800-1830
21	8-12	Disciples in Ohio and Papers	1825-1835
21	13	William Smith on Mormonism

Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, and CampbellismReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
22	1	B. H. Roberts, "A Parallel"
22	2	Parley P. Pratt, Angel of the Prairies; A Dream of the Future
22	3	George Rynolds and Janne M. Sjodahl, Book of Mormon Geography
22	4	Richard C. Knopf and Norman Woelfel, The War of 1812 in the Northwest
22	5	Orson Pratt, Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions and of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records
22	6	Dale R. Broadhurst, "A New Basis for the Spalding Theory"
22	7	Cowderys & Money Digging (Rodsmen)
22	8	Eber D. Howe Extracts of Statements
22	9	Joseph Smith, Jr., Miscellaneous Sources
22	10	William Phillips, Campbellism Exposed
22	11	T. McK. Stuart, Errors of Campbellism
22	12	Bob L. Ross, Campbellism

Miscellaneous MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
23	1	Book of Mormon Chart & Spaulding Material
23	2	Dale W. Adams, "Judge Not: The Saga of D. P. Hurlbut"	1995
23	3	3 x 5 index cards on Book of Mormon, Sidney Rigdon, and Spaulding
23	4	Spalding Studies Home Page

Spaulding Enigma, 2000Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
24	1	Crisis at Kirtland: D. P. Hurlburt and the Mormons	1832-1834
24	2	Doctor Philastus Hurlburt	2000
	Volume
24	1-2	Wayne L. Cowdery, Dr. Howard A. Davis, Hugh Leo O'Neal, and Authur Vanick, Who Really wrote the Book of Mormon?	2000

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Latter Day Saint churches--History
Revelation--Latter Day Saint churches

Personal Names

Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
Spaulding, Solomon, 1761-1816

Form or Genre Terms

Articles
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Diaries
Masters theses

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