Kirk Alan Watson papers, 1833-2004
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Watson, Kirk Alan
- Title
- Kirk Alan Watson papers
- Dates
- 1833-2004 (inclusive)18332004
- Quantity
- 3.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2124
- Summary
- The Kirk Alan Watson papers (1833-2004) contain documents, articles, and correspondence pertaining to Watson's research into the fundamentalist break offs from of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), beginning with early 1900s schisms such as the Eastmanites and moving through the formation of the "Woolley Group" that became the basis for LDS Fundamentalism, notorious for practicing polygamy.
- 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, French, Spanish; Castilian
Content Description
The Kirk Alan Watson papers (1833-2004) contain documents, articles, and correspondence pertaining to Watson's research into the fundamentalist break offs from of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), beginning with early 1900s schisms such as the Eastmanites and moving through the formation of the "Woolley Group" that became the basis for LDS Fundamentalism, notorious for practicing polygamy. The collection includes a selection of essays on the sociology of heresy, schism, and sect formation, then proceeds to the application of such to LDS historical episodes, as well as the reaction of the LDS Church to Fundamentalism.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Heresy and Fundamentalism
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Description: Sociology of HeresyDates: 1963-2003Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Ideological Hegemony and HeresyDates: 1974-2004Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Comparative FundamentalismDates: 1912-2004Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Social Science on New Religious MovementsDates: 1946-2003Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: LDS Church ReformsDates: 1987-2004Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: The Kirtland ApostasyDates: 1838-2004Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Heresy and the LDS ChurchDates: 1962-2002Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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LDS Fundamentalists
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Description: LDS Sects and SchismsDates: 1967-2004Container: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: Post-Manifesto Plural MarriagesDates: 1985-2003Container: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Ernest F. StermDates: 1901-1914Container: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: Samuel Eastman, "Reminiscences of My Life"Dates: 1914Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: Order of AaronDates: 1998Container: Box 2, Folder 5
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Description: LeBaron Ancestry and Priesthood ClaimDates: 1833-2003Container: Box 2, Folder 6-7
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Description: Joel LeBaronDates: 1961-2003Container: Box 2, Folder 8
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Description: Ervil LeBaronDates: 1963-2002Container: Box 3, Folder 1-2
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Description: Dayer LeBaronContainer: Box 3, Folder 3
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Description: Benjamin T. LeBaronDates: 1945-2003Container: Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: Ross W. LeBaronDates: 1936-2003Container: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: Ross W. LeBaron JrDates: 1977-2001Container: Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: Anti-LeBaron Literature
Includes Bruce R. McConkie, "Cultism as Practiced by the So-Called Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times."
Dates: 1959-1963Container: Box 3, Folder 7 -
Description: Fred C. CollierDates: 1975-1999Container: Box 3, Folder 8
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Description: Tom GreenDates: 1995-2003Container: Box 3, Folder 9
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Description: Robert R. BlackDates: 2001-2003Container: Box 3, Folder 10
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Description: Nathanial BaldwinDates: 1898-1992Container: Box 4, Folder 1
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Description: Abraham Teerlink, "The Gospel Journal"Dates: 1935Container: Box 4, Folder 2
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Description: Eugene Bigelow, "Zion Bondage and Redemption"Dates: 1927Container: Box 4, Folder 3
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Description: Ed Alder Letter to Owen AllredContainer: Box 4, Folder 4
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Description: Clyde NeilsenDates: 1941-1948Container: Box 4, Folder 5
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Description: Jesse B. StoneDates: 1933-1961Container: Box 4, Folder 6
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Description: Barnet Miles GilesDates: 1874-1999Container: Box 4, Folder 7
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Description: Alex JosephDates: 1975Container: Box 4, Folder 8
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Description: Kingston GroupDates: 1931-2004Container: Box 4, Folder 9
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Description: Art BullaContainer: Box 4, Folder 10
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Description: Robert C. Crossfield, "School of the Prophet"Dates: 1969Container: Box 4, Folder 11
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Description: Margarito Bautista, Fundamentalists in MexicoDates: 1936-1997Container: Box 4, Folder 12
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Description: Gerald W. PetersonDates: 1981Container: Box 4, Folder 13
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Description: John W. BryantContainer: Box 4, Folder 14
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Description: Heber J. BennionDates: 1923-1954Container: Box 4, Folder 15
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Description: The Woolley Story
Includes Fred Collier, "The Woolley Story: A Hairy Predicament."
Dates: 1945-2001Container: Box 5, Folder 1 -
Description: Moroni JessopDates: 1942-1950Container: Box 5, Folder 2
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Description: Joseph W. MusserDates: 1917-1992Container: Box 5, Folder 3
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Description: One Mighty and StrongDates: 1961-2003Container: Box 5, Folder 4
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Description: Louis Alma KelschContainer: Box 5, Folder 5
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Description: Laura Tree Zitting, "The Life of Charles Zitting"Dates: 1988Container: Box 5, Folder 6
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Description: Francis M. DarterDates: 1917-2002Container: Box 5, Folder 7-8
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LDS Response to Fundamentalism
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Description: The Davis Stake Patriarchs QuorumContainer: Box 6, Folder 1
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Description: Lawrence Foster, "A Little-known Defense of Polygamy"Dates: 1974Container: Box 6, Folder 2
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Description: The White Horse ProphecyContainer: Box 6, Folder 3
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Description: TruthDates: 1935Container: Box 6, Folder 4
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Description: The New EraDates: 1916-1933Container: Box 6, Folder 5
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Description: J. Max Anderson, "The Polygamy Story"Dates: 1979Container: Box 6, Folder 6
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Description: J. Max Anderson, "Mormon Fundamentalism"Container: Box 6, Folder 7
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Description: Independent FundamentalistsDates: 1918-2003Container: Box 6, Folder 8
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Description: LDS Response to FundamentalismDates: 1929-1998Container: Box 6, Folder 9
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LDS Fundamentalism
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Description: Anti-Fundamentalist ArticlesDates: 1966-1991Container: Box 7, Folder 1
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Description: Mace Church, "Further Light and Knowledge"Container: Box 7, Folder 2
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Description: Ken Driggs Essays
Included are "This Will Someday Be the Head and Not the Tail of the Church: History of the Mormon Fundamentalists at Short Creek," "Twentieth-Century Polygamy and Fundamentalist Mormons and Southern Utah," "Fundamentalist Attitudes toward the Church: The Sermons of Leroy S. Johnson," and "After the Manifesto: Modern Polygamy and Fundamentalist Mormons."
Dates: 1998-2001Container: Box 7, Folder 3 -
Description: Articles and Essays
Includes Martha Bradley, "The Woment of Fundamentalism: Short Creek 1953;" Omri Elisha, "Sustaining Charisma: Mormon Sectarian Culture and the Struggle for Plural Marriage;" Ralph Snow, "Polygamy and the Mormon People;" and Daymon Smith, "Secrecy and the Fetishism thereof: Mormon Fundamentalism and Valorizations of the Private Sphere."
Dates: 1909-2002Container: Box 7, Folder 4 -
Description: Recent FundamentalistsDates: 1937-2003Container: Box 7, Folder 5
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Description: Lynn Bishop and Stephen Bishop, "The Truth about John Woolley and Lorin Woolley"Dates: 1972Container: Box 7, Folder 6
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Description: Notes and General ItemsDates: 1868-2004Container: Box 7, Folder 7
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--Schisms
- Latter Day Saint fundamentalism
- Polygamy--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches
Corporate Names
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Eastmanites)
Form or Genre Terms
- Articles
- Correspondence
