Grant H. Palmer papers, 1788-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Palmer, Grant H.
Title
Grant H. Palmer papers
Dates
1788-2015 (inclusive)
Quantity
21.5 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 2071
Summary
The Grant H. Palmer papers (1788-2015) contain LDS seminary and institute lecture notes, documents on the LDS Church, correspondence, book manuscripts, articles, and drawings. Grant H. Palmer (b. 1940) worked for the Church Educational System (CES) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for several years. After retiring, he wrote two books, An Insider's View of Mormon Origins and The Incomparable Jesus.
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

Grant H. Palmer was born on 17 August 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1958 Grant graduated from Olympus High School after which he entered the Utah National Guard. While in the Guard, Palmer served on a two year mission for the L.D.S. church in Washington D. C., Virginia, and North Carolina from 1960 through 1962. Majoring in history, Grant graduated from the University of Utah in 1965 with a B.A. degree. That autumn he continued his academic career entering Brigham Young University where he received his M.A. in history in 1967. His thesis concentrated on a study of the Godbeites. Subsequent to graduation Palmer became an employee of the L.D.S. Church Education System (CES), a job which he held for the span of thirty-four years (1967-2001). His initial teaching assignment involved instructing college students in European history and religion at the Mormon Church College in New Zealand during the years of 1967-1970. Based upon the strong support of the college's headmaster, Grant was appointed in 1970 as the Director of the L.D.S. Institutes of Religion at the colleges of Whittier and Rio Hondo in California. In that capacity Palmer supervised seminary teachers in the church's Whittier stake. Desiring to obtain a doctorate in U.S. history, he was granted a year's leave of absence in 1973 to pursue post-graduate studies at B.Y.U. After completing a year and a half of course work in history and religion, Grant resumed his work for the CES being transferrred to Oroville, California where he was the Director of the L.D.S. Institute of Religion at Butte College and supervisor of seminary teachers at the stake in Chico from 1975 until 1980. Upon returning to Utah in 1980, Palmer commenced the final segment of his teaching career. From 1980 until 1988 he taught seminary classes at East High School in Salt Lake City and at Brighton High School.

It was during his tenure at Brighton High School that Grant began to express some unorthodox ideas about Joseph Smith's association with the world of magic and the Prophet's translation of the Book of Mormon. Palmer's assertion that Smith did not utilize the Golden Plates in his rendering of the Book of Mormon led to the first confrontation between him and the church's general authorities. He had arrived at these positions following an investigation of Joseph Smith's pre-Book of Mormon experiences and an examination of eyewitness accounts of the translation process. Because of the controversy created by the dissemination of these views Grant was placed on probation for one year and removed from teaching seminary classes in 1988. For the next thirteen years he worked at the Salt Lake County jail as the L.D.S. Institute's Director teaching Bible classes and acting as a religious counselor to the inmates. Not limiting his religious instruction to only those individuals who were incarcerated, Grant taught his ward's high priests about the teachings of Jesus Christ while avoiding any discussion of Mormon religious tenets and history.

In a 1988 letter to Ed Wheeler, Palmer characterized his non-traditional views of Joseph Smith's role in the establishment of the Mormon religion as that of a heretic rather than that of an apostate while regretting that church members regarded heresy and apostasy to be synonymous. Considering himself as a practicitioner of the Mormon religion, Grant desired to remain within the fold for a variety of reasons. During the early 1990s he decided to publish a book reflecting his research findings which disputed the church's pronounced narrative of the foundation of the L.D.S. faith. Published in 2002 and entitled "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins", the work created a firestorm of controversy within the Mormon leadership and the laity. Palmer, characterizing his scholarship as representative of the Leonard Arrington school of New Mormon history, viewed his revisionist presentation of the seedbed of Mormon history as objective and corrective in nature, not as a condemnatory critique of the legitimacy and practices of the church which he found admirable. Negative reaction to Grant's publication took two forms, one attacking his scholarship which appeared in standard and online book reviews (box 21) and another which manifested itself in an administrative investigation of his adherence to time-honored Mormon beliefs (boxes 41-42). The latter led to a 2004 decision of Palmer's stake authorities to brand him as an apostate whose punishment restricted his participation in church activities while requiring him to fulfill his financial obligations to the church. It is noteworthy to mention that some of the response to "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins" was favorable and supportive of his research and his standing in the L.D.S. community. One of the consequences of the publicity surrounding the publication of the book and the disfellowship proceedings which ensued was that Grant was interviewed on television, the internet, and the campus of the University of Utah where his views reached a wider audience. The television interview was conducted on "The Mormons", a P.B.S. documentary in 2007. Three years later Palmer published an article in the "Midwestern Journal of Theology" which rejected some fundamental Mormon teachings present in the Book of Mormon and in the church's Doctrine and Covenants. In October of 2010 Grant's bishop informed him that it would be necessary for him to appear before his stake's disciplinary court which would require him to repudiate the central arguments of "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins". Refusing to comply with the demands of the local L.D.S. authorities, Palmer resigned his membership in the Mormon church a few days later.

Palmer is the author of another book entitled "The Incomparable Jesus" which appeared in 2005 and of several articles printed in "Sunstone" and the "John Whitmer Historical Association Journal". In 2003 the John Whitmer Historical Association named Grant's "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins" as runner up in its competition for the 'Best Book of the Year".

(Biographical sketch composed by Roger V. Paxton.)

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Grant H. Palmer papers (1788-2015) contain LDS seminary and institute lecture notes, documents on the LDS Church, correspondence, book manuscripts, articles, and drawings. Boxes 1-3 are files related to prominent persons in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and filed alphabetically under the surname of the individual. Boxes 4-7 contain files for a course on problems related to the Church, its doctrines, and practices. Box 8 has Palmer's personal correspondence and details some life events. Boxes 9-19 contain Palmer's lecture notes while working for CES. Boxes 20-32 contain files on Palmer's book An Insider's View of Mormon Origins and include research files for the book. Boxes 33-34 contain files on Palmer's second book The Incomparable Jesus, while the last boxes are general research files organized alphabetically.

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 1-7 (3.5 linear feet) were donated in 2004.

Boxes 8-40 (16 linear feet) were donated in 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Roger Dean Magneson in 2004.

Addendum processed by Jonathan D. Hepworth in 2007.

Addendum processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2016 (boxes 8 and 41-42).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subject FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Harrison Burgess
1 2-3
Abraham H. Cannon
1879-1895
1 4
Thomas A. Clawson
1893-1920
1 5
Oliver Cowdery
1 6
Kenneth W. Godfrey
1 7
Mosiah Hancock
1834-1907
1 8
Martin Harris
1855-1956
1 9
Oliver B. Huntington
1845-1899
1 10
Insight into Joseph Smith
1788-1989
1 11
Benjamin F. Johnson
1895-1903
1 12
Luke Johnson
1 13
Heber C. Kimball
1839-1883
1 14
George Laub
1845-1858
1 15
William Law
1 16
N. B. Lundwall
1 17
Richard R. Lyman
1947-1963
1 18-19
T. Edgar Lyon, Oral History
2 1
Wandle Mace Biography
2 2-3
Magic and Treasure-Digging -- Mormonism
2 4
William McLellan
1832-1873
2 5
Priddy Meeks
1879
2 6
Alexander Neibaur
1845-1914
2 7
Hugh Nibley
1948-1979
2 8-9
Max H. Parkin, "The Nature and Cause of Internal and External Conflict of the Mormons in Ohio"
1966
2 10
Reed Peck
1839
2 11
W. W. Phelps
1833-1862
2 12
Orson Pratt
1919-1972
3 1
Samuel Richards
1846-1902
3 2
Willard Richards
1837-1851
3 3
Michael S. Riggs, "'Because of My Oath as a Danite,' A Biographical and Sociological Sketch of Justus Morse"
1991
3 4
B. H. Roberts
1884-1898
3 5
Ebenezer Robinson
1889-1891
3 6-7
School of the Prophets
1832-1883
3 8
Emma Smith
1866-1976
3 9
Jesse N. Smith
1839-1906
3 10
John Henry Smith
1881-1900
3 11
William Smith
1841-1925
3 12
Eliza R. Snow
1911-1973
3 13
Allen Stout
1838-1844
3 14
Temples
1845-1893
3 15
Temples -- Salt Lake
1880-1972
3 16
Jens Christian Anderson Weibye, Daybooks
1871-1891
3 17
Lyman Wight
1903

Religion Course 138: Religious ProblemsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 1
Introduction
4 2
1826 Court Documents of Joseph Smith
1886-1988
4 3-4
Adam-God Theory
1852-1983
4 5-6
Blacks and the Priesthood
1951-1978
4 7
Blood Atonement
1916-1970
4 8
Business Holdings of the LDS Church
1978-1991
4 9
Culture and the Gospel
4 10
On Danites
4 11
Evaluating Sources of Information in the Church
4 12
First Presidency Letters
1961-1979
5 1-2
Fraudulent Documents
1908-1976
5 3
History of the Church in Politics
1877-1978
5 4
History of the Temple Endowment
1849-1971
5 5
History of the Word of Wisdom
1972
5 6
Mark Hoffman's Forged Documents
1985-1987
5 7
Individual Apostasy
5 8
Interesting Statements by the First Presidency
5 9
Keys to Temple Worship
5 10
Marriage of Christ
5 11
Obstacles Overcome by General Authorities
5 12-13
Patriarchial Blessings of Leaders
6 1-5
Polygamy
6 6
Problems Facing the Church
6 7-8
Readings on Treasure Hunting -- Mormonism
7 1
Rods and Seer Stones
7 2
Max Skousen, "The Temple Endowment"
7 3
Temple Exposes
1846-1972
7 4
Testing Joseph Smith as a Witness
7 5
Schisms in the Church
7 6
Why Variations in the First Vision

Palmer Correspondence and Personal MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
8 1
Correspondence and Articles on Palmer Being Disfellowshipped
2002-2005
8 2
Arguments for Church Court
2004
8 3
Disfellowship Timeline
2002-2004
8 4
Correspondence and Debate Over The Golden Pot
2004
8 5
Personal Correspondence on Mormonism
1977-2003
8 6
Correspondence with Louis Midgley
2002-2003
8 7
Palmer Account of Seer Stones at Church Headquarters
2003-2004
8 8
PBS Documentary "The Mormons" Materials
2006-2007
8 9
Palmer's Early Writings
8 10
"God and Man", Manuscript
8 11
"The Patriarchal Order On Earth Today", Manuscript

Lecture NotesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
9 1-2
Life of Jesus Outline and Maps
9 3
Parables of Jesus
9 4
Miracles of Jesus
9 5
Prophet and Priest, Jesus and Pharisees Comparison
1977
9 6-7
Life of Paul Outline
9 8
General Epistles Outline
10 1-2
Book of Mormon Outline and Maps
10 3
Izapa Stela 5, Lehi Stone
1961-1968
11
Lecture Notes on the Doctrine and Covenants
Folder
12 1
Book of Moses Notes
12 2
Pearl of Great Price Creation Accounts
12 3
Notes on Evolution
12 4
Book of Abraham Notes
12 5
Klaus Baer, Book of Abraham Correspondence
1968-1982
12 6
Grant Heward, Book of Abraham Correspondence
1966-1975
12 7
Wesley P. Walters, Book of Abraham Correspondence
1967-1981
12 8
John Wilson and Richard Parker, Book of Abraham Correspondence
1954-1968
12 9
Notes on the Articles of Faith
13
Lecture Notes on American Religions
Folder
14 1-4
Church Presidents Notes
14 5
Notes on Modern Prophets and the World
15 1-2
Notes on Courtship and Marriage
15 3
Notes on Doctrine and Philosophy
16 1-2
Notes on Man Becoming God
16 3-4
Notes on Mormon Doctrine of Deity
16 5
Notes on the Old Testament
17
Lecture Notes on the Plan of Salvation
Folder
18 1
Notes on Religious Problems
18 2-4
Notes on Science and Religion
19
Lecture Notes on Zion Past, Present, and Future

An Insider's View of Mormon Origins, ManuscriptsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
20 1
Paul Pry Jr., "New York Mormonism"
This is a paper that Palmer wrote under a pseudonym. This paper was the beginning manuscript of what would later become An Insider's View of Mormon Origins.
1985
20 2-3
Mormon Origins Original Manuscript
2001
20 4-5
Mormon Origins Master Manuscript
2002
20 6
Pictures 1-57
20 7
Book Publicity
2001-2004

Mormon Origins, Correspondence and ReviewsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
21 1-2
Correspondence
2002-2007
21 3
Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies Reviews
2003-2004
21 4
Internet Reviews
2003-2007
21 5
Other Reviews of Mormon Origins
2002-2007

Mormon Origins, Footnote Source MaterialReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
22 1
Source Material for Preface Footnotes
1967-1998
22 2
Source Material For Chapter One Footnotes
1842-1987
22 3
Source Material For Chapter Two Footnotes
1830-2003
22 4
Source Materials For Chapter Three Footnotes
1828-1998
22 5-6
Source Material For Chapter Four Footnotes
23 1
Source Material For Chapter Five Footnotes
1826-1995
23 2
Source Materials For Chapter Six Footnotes
1829-1998
23 3
Source Material For Chapter Seven Footnotes
1831-1996
23 4
Source Materials For Chapter Eight Footnotes
1818-1996
23 5
Source Material For Conclusion Footnotes
1828-1984

Mormon Origins, Preface ResearchReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
24 1
General Research
24 2
Debates on Uses of Mormon History
1960-1992
24 3
Feelings Irreliable As Source of Knowledge
1977-1987

Joseph Smith as a Translator and RevelatorReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
25 1
General Research
25 2
Joseph Smith and the Anthon Transcript
1980
25 3
Joseph Smith and the Book of Abraham
1835-1990
25 4
Joseph Smith and the Kinderhook Plates
1964-1970
25 5
Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
1867-1984
25 6
Magic in Northeast America

Book of Mormon AuthorshipReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
26 1
General Research
26 2
Book of Mormon a Modern Book Readings
1970-1989
26 3
Book of Mormon Wordprints
1998
26 4
Rick Grunder, Mormon Parallels
1987
26 5
Lehi and Joseph Smith Sr. Comparisons
26 6
Spaulding Manuscript
1840-1982
26 7
View of the Hebrews Parallels
1961

The Bible in the Book of MormonReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
27 1
General Research
1980-1994
27 2
Bible Phrases in the Book of Mormon
1964-1983
27 3
Book of Mormon an Ancient Document Readings
1985-1989
27 4
Critique of Chiasmus
1973-2001
27 5
First Nephi 13 Plain and Precious Things Lost
27 6
Lehi's Family and Pre-Exile Israel
1964-1987
27 7
Mike Marquardt and Wesley P. Walters, Bible Texts in the Book of Mormon
27 8
Parallelomania
2002

Evangelical Protestantism in the Book of MormonReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
28 1
General Research
28 2
Book of Mormon Anti-Christs
1984
28 3
Jacob-Alma 42 Phraseology
28 4
M. T. Lamb, The Golden Bible
1887
28 5-6
Protestant Theology in the Book of Mormon
1837-1986
28 7
G. S. Tanner, Religious Environment in Which Mormonism Arose
1931

Moroni and The Golden PotReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
29 1
General Research
29 2-3
The Golden Pot
29 4
E. T. A. Hoffmann, Best Tales
1967
29 5
Three Forms of Moroni
1833-1987
29 6-7
Treasure Digging and Early American Magic

Witnesses of the Golden PlatesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
30 1-2
General Research
30 3
Oliver Cowdery
30 4
David Whitmer

Priesthood RestorationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
31 1
General Research
31 2
Elders' Journal
1837-1838
31 3
Ron Barney Priesthood Paper
1988

The First VisionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
32 1
General Research
32 2
W. H. and E. L. Kelley Interviews
1881-1989
32 3
Walters the Magician

The Incomparable Jesus Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
33
Early Drafts
2002-2005
Folder
34 1
Advance Reading Copy, Final Draft
2005
34 2
Artwork
2003-2005
34 3
Correspondence
2005-2007
34 4
Publicity and Publication Agreements
2002-2005
34 5
Notes and Research
1916-2003

General ResearchReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
35 1
Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
1973-1990
35 2
Steve Benson's Debate with Two LDS Apostles
2002
35 3
Francis Gladden Bishop's Description of 116 Lost Manuscript Pages
1851
35 4
Blacks and the First Presidency
1966
35 5
Notes on the Book of Jasher
1829-1956
35 6
Book of Mormon Geography
1834-1986
35 7
George T. Boyd Writings
35 8
Canadian Copyright for Book of Mormon
1872-1886
35 9
Review of Church History in the Fulness of Times
1991
35 10
Ken Clark, Shooting the Messenger
2004
35 11
The Denver Post, "Utah, Inside the Church State"
1982
35 12
Dodging and Dissembling Prophet?
1997
35 13
Early Book of Mormon Reviews
1830-1986
36 1-2
Early Statements on Mormonism
These two folders contain statements on early Mormonism from Harmony, Pennsylvania, and Bainbridge, Colesville, Manchester, and Palmyra, New York.
1829-1983
36 3
Thomas Stuart Ferguson Documents, Articles, Correspondence
1952-1990
36 4
Foreign Archeaological Finds
36 5
Freemasonry
36 6
Freemasonry and Mormon Temple Ritual
36 7
Notes on Fundamentalism
1982-1988
36 8
Douglas C. Hill, John Wesley and the Rise of Mormonism
36 9
Marvin S. Hill, Articles on Early Church History
1976-1980
36 10
E. D. Howe, Mormonism Unvailed
1834
37 1
Kelley and Braden Debate
1913
37 2
LDS Church Leadership Debate on Mormon Doctrine
1960
37 3
LDS Church Statistics
1995-2005
37 4
Truman G. Madsen Writings
1951-1976
37 5
The Makers of the Marvelous in the Book of Mormon
37 6
Ray Matheny's Adam-ondi-Ahman Excavation and Correspondence with Hugh Nibley
1987-1996
37 7
Dale Morgan, Mormon Origins Manuscript
37 8
Sterling M. McMurrin, Writings
1959-1960
37 9-10
Newspaper Articles
1828-1893
38 1-3
Leon Otten, Doctrine and Covenants Commentary
38 4
Palmyra Reflector
1829-1831
38 5
Ardis E. Parshall, "Pursue, Retake and Punish"
2005
38 6
Patriarchal Blessings and Related Documents
1834-1877
38 7
Three Editions of the Pearl of Great Price
1851-1888
39 1
Debate over B. H. Roberts' Book of Mormon Studies
1932-1986
39 2
Richard C. Russell, Mistaken Mormon Exegesis
2006
39 3
Douglas F. Salmon, "As Translated Correctly"
2002
39 4
James S. Johnson, Walking Tour of Salt Lake City Cemetery
39 5
Joseph Smith and Adultery Accusations
39 6
Rodney Stark, "The Rise of a New World Faith"
1984
39 7-8
Mark D. Thomas, Listening to a Voice from the Dust
39 9
Dan Vogel, Joseph Smith's Family Dynamics
39 10
Index to Diary of Ernest L. Wilkinson
39 11-12
Wilford Woodruff Journals, Selections and Index

Large Maps and DrawingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
40 1
Holy Land and Mormon Trail Maps, Andromeda Galaxy Picture
1947-1960
40 2
Kurt Gray, Original Drawings For Mormon Origins
2001
40 3
R. Wilkinson, Large Velvet Picture of Joseph Smith

Correspondence and L.D.S. Church's Reaction to "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins"Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
41 1
B.Y.U. Graduate Course Papers
1973-1974
41 2
Correspondence: Brigham Young University Faculty
1977-1988
41 3
Correspondence: L.D.S. Church Educational System
1985-1990
41 4
Correspondence: Signature Books
1985-2002
41 5
Correspondence: Lavina Fielding Anderson
1998-2000
41 6
Correspondence: Robert J. Debry
1991-1998
41 7
Correspondence: Dan Vogel
1997-2012
41 8
Correspondence: Ed Wheeler
1988-1989
41 9
Correspondence
1985-2000
41 10
Louis Midgley's Notes on Grant Palmer's Book Signing
2002
41 11
Memo: Louis Midgley's Conversation with Grant Palmer
2003
41 12
Correspondence: Louis Midgley
2003
41 13
Palmer's Comments on Midgley and Book Reviews of "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins"
2004
41 14
Timeline of Events with Stake President Adams
2002-2004
41 15
Timeline of Evenrts with Palmer's Stake President
2003-2010
41 16
Palmer's Notes re Meeting with President Keith Adams and Bishop Dale Openshaw
2003
41 17
Correspondence: Paul V. Johnson
2003
41 18
Palmer's Notes re Meeting with President Keith Adams and Bishop Burt Ringwood
2003
41 19
Correspondence: J. Keith Adams
2004
41 20
Notice of a Disciplinary Council to Consider Ending Church Discipline: Procedures of the Council
41 21
Palmer's Notes re Stake Disciplinary Council
2004
41 22
Palmer's Letter to President Monson
2004
41 23
Palmer's Notes for the Media
2004
41 24
Correspondence: President Keith Adams
2004
41 25
Correspondence: Lavina Fielding Anderson
2004-2014
41 26
Correspondence: Todd Compton
2004
41 27
Correspondence: Keith Moore
2004
41 28
Correspondence: Ron Priddis
2004
41 29
Correspondence: Gregory A. Prince
2004-2005
41 30
Corrrespondence: John Rayl
2004
41 31
Correspondence: Bill Russell
2004-2005
41 32
Correspondence: Richard C. Russell
2004-2013
41 33
Correspondence: Ron Scott
2004
41 34
Correspondence: Ed Wheeler
2004
41 35
Correspondence: David Wright
2004
41 36
Correspondence
2004-2005
41 37
Letters to the Editor
2004-2013
41 38
Radio Interview with Grant Palmer
2004
41 39
Newspaper Articles
2004
41 40
"Is There Any Value to Excommunication?"
2004
41 41
Support Grant Palmer Materials
2004
41 42
Palmer's Notes on the Golden Pot
2004
41 43
Golden Pot Correspondence
2004
41 44
Letters to Newspaper Editors
2005
41 45
"My Years in the Church Education System"
1967-2001
41 46
Richard C. Russell's Comments on His Termination with the Church Educational System
2004
41 47
"The Born Again Saint"
2007

Correspondence and General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
42 1
Sunstone Symposium Commentary: "What is anti-Mormon?"
2003
42 2
Mormon Stories: An Interview with Grant Palmer
2006
42 3
Correspondence: Palmer's Interview on P.B.S. Documentary, "The Mormons"
2006-2007
42 4
Newspaper Clippings: P.B.S. Documentary, "The Mormons"
2007
42 5
Correspondence: President Jon W. Parker and Bishop Clint Cannon
2009
42 6
Article: "Religious Feeling and Truth"
2010
42 7
Correspondence Re Palmer's Relinquishing Membership in the L.D.S. Church
2010
42 8
Palmer's Notes Re Meetings with an Unidentified Member of the First Quorum of the Seventy
2012-2013
42 9
Palmer's Observations
2012
42 10
Article: "Did Joseph Smith Commit Treason in His Quest for Political Empire in 1844?"
2012
42 11
Lecture: "Joseph Smith's Changing View of God as Seen in His First Version Accounts"
2013
42 12
"Sexual Allegations against Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Polygamy in Nauvoo"
2014
42 13
"Joseph Smith, Captain Kidd, Cumorah and Moroni"
2014
42 14
University of Utah Interview: "Notes on Joseph Smith, Money-Digging and Seer Stones"
2015
42 15
Palmer's Response to David Gates' Essay
2015
42 16-20
Correspondence
2010-2015
42 21
Assorted Materials
2002-2013

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint doctrine
  • Latter Day Saints--Biography--Sources