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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
- Subject Files
- Religion Course 138: Religious Problems
- Palmer Correspondence and Personal Materials
- Lecture Notes
- An Insider's View of Mormon Origins , Manuscripts
- Mormon Origins , Correspondence and Reviews
- Mormon Origins , Footnote Source Material
- Mormon Origins , Preface Research
- Joseph Smith as a Translator and Revelator
- Book of Mormon Authorship
- The Bible in the Book of Mormon
- Evangelical Protestantism in the Book of Mormon
- Moroni and The Golden Pot
- Witnesses of the Golden Plates
- Priesthood Restoration
- The First Vision
- The Incomparable Jesus
- General Research
- Large Maps and Drawings
- Correspondence and L.D.S. Church's Reaction to "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins"
- Correspondence and General Materials
- Names and Subjects
Grant H. Palmer papers, 1788-2015
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Palmer, Grant H.
- Title
- Grant H. Palmer papers
- Dates
- 1788-2015 (inclusive)17882015
- 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
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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
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 | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Harrison Burgess |
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1 | 2-3 | Abraham H. Cannon |
1879-1895 |
1 | 4 | Thomas A. Clawson |
1893-1920 |
1 | 5 | Oliver Cowdery |
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1 | 6 | Kenneth W. Godfrey |
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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 |
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1 | 13 | Heber C. Kimball |
1839-1883 |
1 | 14 | George Laub |
1845-1858 |
1 | 15 | William Law |
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1 | 16 | N. B. Lundwall |
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1 | 17 | Richard R. Lyman |
1947-1963 |
1 | 18-19 | T. Edgar Lyon, Oral History |
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2 | 1 | Wandle Mace Biography |
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2 | 2-3 | Magic and Treasure-Digging -- Mormonism |
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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 | |
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Box | Folder | ||
4 | 1 | Introduction |
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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 |
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4 | 10 | On Danites |
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4 | 11 | Evaluating Sources of Information in the Church |
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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 |
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5 | 8 | Interesting Statements by the First Presidency |
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5 | 9 | Keys to Temple Worship |
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5 | 10 | Marriage of Christ |
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5 | 11 | Obstacles Overcome by General Authorities |
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5 | 12-13 | Patriarchial Blessings of Leaders |
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6 | 1-5 | Polygamy |
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6 | 6 | Problems Facing the Church |
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6 | 7-8 | Readings on Treasure Hunting -- Mormonism |
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7 | 1 | Rods and Seer Stones |
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7 | 2 | Max Skousen, "The Temple Endowment" |
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7 | 3 | Temple Exposes |
1846-1972 |
7 | 4 | Testing Joseph Smith as a Witness |
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7 | 5 | Schisms in the Church |
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7 | 6 | Why Variations in the First Vision |
Palmer Correspondence and Personal MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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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
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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 |
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8 | 10 | "God and Man", Manuscript |
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8 | 11 | "The Patriarchal Order On Earth Today", Manuscript |
Lecture NotesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
9 | 1-2 | Life of Jesus Outline and Maps |
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9 | 3 | Parables of Jesus |
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9 | 4 | Miracles of Jesus |
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9 | 5 | Prophet and Priest, Jesus and Pharisees Comparison |
1977 |
9 | 6-7 | Life of Paul Outline |
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9 | 8 | General Epistles Outline |
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10 | 1-2 | Book of Mormon Outline and Maps |
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10 | 3 | Izapa Stela 5, Lehi Stone |
1961-1968 |
11 | Lecture Notes on the Doctrine and Covenants |
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12 | 1 | Book of Moses Notes |
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12 | 2 | Pearl of Great Price Creation Accounts |
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12 | 3 | Notes on Evolution |
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12 | 4 | Book of Abraham Notes |
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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 |
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13 | Lecture Notes on American Religions |
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14 | 1-4 | Church Presidents Notes |
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14 | 5 | Notes on Modern Prophets and the World |
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15 | 1-2 | Notes on Courtship and Marriage |
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15 | 3 | Notes on Doctrine and Philosophy |
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16 | 1-2 | Notes on Man Becoming God |
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16 | 3-4 | Notes on Mormon Doctrine of Deity |
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16 | 5 | Notes on the Old Testament |
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17 | Lecture Notes on the Plan of Salvation |
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18 | 1 | Notes on Religious Problems |
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18 | 2-4 | Notes on Science and Religion |
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19 | Lecture Notes on Zion Past, Present, and Future |
An Insider's View of Mormon Origins, ManuscriptsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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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.
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1985 |
20 | 2-3 |
Mormon Origins Original Manuscript |
2001 |
20 | 4-5 |
Mormon Origins Master Manuscript |
2002 |
20 | 6 | Pictures 1-57 |
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20 | 7 | Book Publicity |
2001-2004 |
Mormon Origins, Correspondence and ReviewsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Box | Folder | ||
24 | 1 | General Research |
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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 | |
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Box | Folder | ||
25 | 1 | General Research |
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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 | |
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Box | Folder | ||
26 | 1 | General Research |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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27 | 8 | Parallelomania |
2002 |
Evangelical Protestantism in the Book of MormonReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
28 | 1 | General Research |
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28 | 2 | Book of Mormon Anti-Christs |
1984 |
28 | 3 | Jacob-Alma 42 Phraseology |
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28 | 4 | M. T. Lamb, The Golden Bible
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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 | |
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Box | Folder | ||
29 | 1 | General Research |
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29 | 2-3 |
The Golden Pot
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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 | |
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Box | Folder | |
30 | 1-2 | General Research |
30 | 3 | Oliver Cowdery |
30 | 4 | David Whitmer |
Priesthood RestorationReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
31 | 1 | General Research |
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31 | 2 | Elders' Journal |
1837-1838 |
31 | 3 | Ron Barney Priesthood Paper |
1988 |
The First VisionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
32 | 1 | General Research |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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35 | 8 | Canadian Copyright for Book of Mormon |
1872-1886 |
35 | 9 | Review of Church History in the Fulness of Times
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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.
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1829-1983 |
36 | 3 | Thomas Stuart Ferguson Documents, Articles, Correspondence |
1952-1990 |
36 | 4 | Foreign Archeaological Finds |
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36 | 5 | Freemasonry |
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36 | 6 | Freemasonry and Mormon Temple Ritual |
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36 | 7 | Notes on Fundamentalism |
1982-1988 |
36 | 8 | Douglas C. Hill, John Wesley and the Rise of Mormonism |
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36 | 9 | Marvin S. Hill, Articles on Early Church History |
1976-1980 |
36 | 10 | E. D. Howe, Mormonism Unvailed
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1834 |
37 | 1 | Kelley and Braden Debate |
1913 |
37 | 2 | LDS Church Leadership Debate on Mormon Doctrine
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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 |
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37 | 6 | Ray Matheny's Adam-ondi-Ahman Excavation and Correspondence with Hugh Nibley |
1987-1996 |
37 | 7 | Dale Morgan, Mormon Origins Manuscript |
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37 | 8 | Sterling M. McMurrin, Writings |
1959-1960 |
37 | 9-10 | Newspaper Articles |
1828-1893 |
38 | 1-3 | Leon Otten, Doctrine and Covenants Commentary |
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38 | 4 |
Palmyra Reflector
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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 |
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39 | 5 | Joseph Smith and Adultery Accusations |
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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 |
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39 | 9 | Dan Vogel, Joseph Smith's Family Dynamics |
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39 | 10 | Index to Diary of Ernest L. Wilkinson |
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39 | 11-12 | Wilford Woodruff Journals, Selections and Index |
Large Maps and DrawingsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
40 | 1 | Holy Land and Mormon Trail Maps, Andromeda Galaxy Picture |
1947-1960 |
40 | 2 | Kurt Gray, Original Drawings For Mormon Origins
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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