Asael Carlyle Lambert papers, 1929-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lambert, A. C. (Asael Carlyle), 1893-1983
Title
Asael Carlyle Lambert papers
Dates
1929-1983 (inclusive)
Quantity
18.5 linear feet, (59 boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder, and 4 microfilm reels)
Collection Number
MS 0035
Summary
The Asael Carlyle Lambert papers (1929-1983) document the lifetime search of Asael Carlyle Lambert that began when, as a teacher of comparative religion at Brigham Young University, he sought answers to questions propounded by his students. Part of the collection covers the history and development of early LDS scriptures. The documents also trace the economic, political, and sociological situations of the LDS Church, including Joseph Smith Jr., and his life and activities pursuant to the founding and development of LDS theology. There is material dealing with practices, rituals, and doctrines propounded by the Church's early leaders. The material includes a comparative study of LDS theology with Freemasonry, other secret societies, and quasi-religious organizations. Also present are Lambert's notebooks, as well as documents relating to the study of Utah's school system. Lambert (1893-1983) was a noted figure in education, administration, and planning in Utah, Idaho, and California.
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

For many years Asael Carlyle Lambert was an outstanding figure in education, administration, and planning in Utah, Idaho, and California. Primarily, from 1925 through 1950, he was directly associated with Brigham Young University. During these years he served Brigham Young University as professor of Education, professor of Educational Administration, dean of the Graduate School, and as administrative director of University Libraries. During this period he was also active as consultant and analyst on problems of public school organization, support, and administration; problems of state government; financing of public education; and other educationally related public concerns. Some of the programs he surveyed and reported on were the Sevier County Consolidated School District; Provo City School District; Alpine Consolidated School District; school districts within the counties of Carbon, Tooele, San Pete, and Box Elder; Salt Lake School District; the State Department of Public Instruction; Utah State Teachers Association; and others. For each of these studies a prepared report was filed. Lambert served the State of Utah as consultant, editor, and compiler of the Governor's Fact-Finding Body in 1940. In addition, he assisted the Utah Legislative Committee on Utah Governmental Units, The Tax Study Committee of the Utah State Legislature, and the Utah Legislative Council. He was special consultant to the governor of the State of Utah on Organization and Administration of Public Education and of Public Relief and Assistance from January to March of 1950. He was professional director of the Utah Governor's School Study Committee, 1963-1964. For several years, 1952 to 1970, he was consultant and writer of Special Research Reports for the president of Brigham Young University. His duties in California from 1951-1962 included executive dean and dean of the College, Los Angeles State College and successively administrative dean, dean of the College, and director of the Building Program and Projects of Los Angeles State College, including the San Fernando Valley State College. He held many positions in the priesthood quorums in wards and stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lambert attended Ricks College, Idaho; Brigham Young University, Utah; and Stanford University, California, from which institution he received his Ph.D. in 1935. He received awards for outstanding scholarship from each institution he attended. He held membership in many scholarly organizations and is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, and Who Knows - And What.

Asael Carlyle Lambert was born in Kamas, Utah, on 9 March 1893. In 1916 he married Florence Smith Ballif. They were the parents of six children. After his first wife's death, he married Margaret Sayer Marr in 1949. Lambert died in 1983.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Asael Carlyle Lambert papers (1929-1983) document Lambert's life as a Utah and California educator. Part of the collection covers the history and development of early Latter-day Saint scriptures. It contains origins, developments, criticisms, analyses, and exposes of these scriptures. It traces economic, political, and sociological situations and implications resulting from the gathering and the early migrations of the large numbers of people involved in this religious movement, once objectionable to many of their fellow citizens. A related section deals with Joseph Smith Jr., his life, and his activities pursuant to the founding and development of Mormonism. There is material dealing with practices, rituals, and doctrines propounded by the early Latter-day Saint leaders. The material includes a comparative study of LDS theology and Freemasonry--the rites, symbols, oaths, historical development, and their inter-relationships. It contains pamphlets and papers written and published by various researchers. Lambert extends this comparison to the symbols, oaths, and rituals of other secret societies and to quasi-religious organizations. In some instances these findings appear to him to be correlated with Latter day Saint practices and teachings. The collection contains Lambert's notebooks, which are philosophical in nature and discuss the findings and conclusions resulting from his detailed, deep search for the truth behind the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He investigates, in depth, such subjects as "The Name of God,""The Devil,""The Serpent,""The Moon,""Blood," etc., as factors or components of religion or of secret societies.

The last part of the collection is material relating to the study of Utah's school systems--its taxation loads, teachers, buildings, and administration--made by a Utah School Study Committee of which Dr. Lambert was staff director. This study was made during the administration of Governor George D. Clyde. There is also a report of the Los Angeles State College classroom capacity. There are also two oversize portfolios of facsimiles relating to the Book of Mormon and The Book of Abraham, and a separate chart pertaining to the editions of The Doctrine and Covenants.

Boxes 50-57 and 59 consist of primarily of unpublished and published notebooks written by A. C. Lambert. They include handwritten, typewritten, bound volumes, and copies of his notebooks. Lambert writes about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith, Jr., symbols, and spirituality. In Box 57, the volume begins on volume 5. Volumes 1-4 were not received. Oversize box 58 consists of an bound volume entitled Facsimiles from The Book of Mormon: As Printed in Numerous Places Since 1842.

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

Purchased from and donated by A. C. Lambert in 1970.

Addenda received in 1973, 1996, and 1999.

Separated Materials

See also the Asael Carlyle Lambert photograph collection (P1021) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Note

Processed by Elizabeth Newby and Lisle G. Brown in 1972.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I:  L.D.S. Church ScripturesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Published and Unpublished Revelations
Box Volume
1 1
Original Texts on the Law of Tithing and the Law of Consecration
The form in which the revelation on tithing has been printed in the Book of Commandments and the Doctrine and Covenants. Also includes a letter to Carlyle Lambert.
1 2
Changes which Joseph Smith, Jr., made in his Revelations on the Law of Consecration and on the Divining Rod or Gift of Aaron
Comparisons between these revelations as they were originally published in the Book of Commandments and later in the Doctrine and Covenants.
1 3
Joseph Smith's Revelation on the Divining Rod or "The Gift of Aaron"
Changes made in the text of the early revelation concerning the divining rod as published in official editions of the Doctrine and Covenants from 1876. Also includes letters to Carlyle Lambert, as well as statements by A. C. Lambert on his feelings and motivations.
1 4
Notes on the Book, Latter-day Revelation, and an Analysis of that Book
"The history of the vast changes that have been made in the prefatory notes to the revelations included in the Book of Doctrine and Covenants from the very first editions to the basic 1921 official edition and to the abridged edition of 1930 constitutes a major study in the latter-day saint revelations, and a most significant one."
1 5
The Coded Names of the Revelations
Photostats of an article, "Explanation of Substituted Names in the Covenants," taken from the Seer, Volume 2, Number 3.
1 6
The Localism of Joseph Smith's Revelations
Contains lists of specific places that occur in Joseph Smith's revelations, exclusive of the Bible, including names of places, proper names, and nouns from the Book of Mormon. It also lists hidden or coded proper names of persons, excluding Old Testament persons, titles, and places (original manuscript and mimeograph copy).
1 7
Some Unpublished Revelations
Includes letters concerning a search for a 1920 German edition of the Doctrine and Covenants; notes on revelations given to L.D.S. Church presidents, apostles, prophets, seers, and revelators, but never published. There are photocopies of John Taylor's revelations included in German (1893), Danish (1900), and Swedish (1928) editions of the Doctrine and Covenants. Also includes the following pamphlets: 1886 Revelation: A Revelation of the Lord to John Taylor; Four Rejected Revelations; Celestial Marriage; and The Angel of the Prairies: A Dream of the Future.
1 8
Latter-day Revelation
Contains original 35 mm. negatives and prints of this book.
2 1
The "Original" Revelations, A Private Notebook by A. C. Lambert (handwritten manuscript)
Contains the following divisions: Original Revelations, Many Early Revelations Were Not Published, Many Committees Worked on the Revelations, Creation of a "Sacred Treasury," and Major Changes Have Been Made in the Revelations and Commandments of God Given by Joseph Smith, Jr.
2 2
Revelations: Miscellaneous Notes
A discussion of various facets of revelations as recorded by the Mormons. There are also letters about rare books coming up for auction; data concerning en tries in the Book of Commandments; and Fawn Brodie's "Polygamy Shocks the Mormons," printed in American Mercury, April, 1946. Two letters, one to Dale Morgan and another to "Ariel," are included.
God and Mormon Revelations
Box Volume
3 1
Original Manuscript of the Study, Which God Gave the Revelations? (renamed Which God Spoke the Revelations to Joseph Smith, Jr.?), A Private Work by A. C. Lambert
Includes the primary handwritten work plus mimeograph studies by Lambert titled Which God Spoke the Revelations to Joseph Smith, Jr.? Some Tentative Conclusions; The Name of God; The Localism of Joseph Smith's Revelations; Turbulence and Turmoil Among the Early Mormons; Changing the Revelations (concerns the Divining Rod and Consecration of Property).
3 2
Which God Gave the Revelations to Joseph Smith, Jr.?
Copies of handwritten material and other material included at the end of the research portion of the original manuscript Which God . . ., and extra copies of the reorganized text of the latter pages of "conclusions" in the work Which God .... (See Bk 1 above)
3 3
Additional Names for God
Additional Names for God produced by Joseph Smith, Jr., in his "Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language." A. C. Lambert meant for this study to follow page 364 in Which God Gave the Revelations .... (See Bk 1 above)
3 4
Some Supplementary Notes on The Name of God
Includes studies on the history of the Creative Word of Power within Babylonian Legends; Making the Name to Flourish; etc. There is also a history on the Name of the Creator.
3 5
A Private Notebook About The Name of God
One portion of the larger work, In The Name of God.
Journal of Discourses
Box Volume
4 1
Index to the First Five Volumes of the Journal of Discourses
Bound edition of personally prepared index.
4 2
Index to the First Five Volumes of the Journal of Discourses
Master plates from which the volume was printed.
4 3
Index to the First Five Volumes of the Journal of Discourses
Unbound.
Book of Mormon
Box Volume
5 1
The "Caractors" of the Book of Mormon Plates
An analysis of the characters of the Book of Mormon plates, drawn by Joseph Smith. A companion volume is fBk 2.
5 2
An Outline for Studying the Book of Mormon
Outline for studying and analyzing the Book of Mormon on socio-economic, religious, historical, and artistic levels. (3 copies, plates, correspondence, and questions for the outline.)
Book of Commandments and Doctrine and Covenants
Box Volume
6 1
Notes on the Original A Book of Commandments made in the New York Public Library
A. C. Lambert examined the card file, carefully noting all information on the Book of Commandments and Doctrine and Covenants and then listed all editions which he personally examined. The notes would help in identifying various editions of these books. A Union List of the various editions is also included.
February 1948
7 1
Notes and Analyses of the Original Mormon Book A Book of Commandments
This notebook, largely handwritten, contains personal notes by A. C. Lambert on his activities and experiences while researching the Book of Commandments, and is, in part, a summation of his personal feelings and directions of his investigations on this topic. The notebook contains detailed material on the Book of Commandments and the Doctrine and Covenants, giving identification for early editions of these books as well as their history. There is also material from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on the "Literature of Controversy," and letters of the importance in L.D.S. Church work.
7 2
Notes and Collections on the Original Mormon Book, A Book of Commandments
Includes sections entitled: Is It Worth It? Producing the Book of Commandments; Things That Had to be Done; Various Title Pages. There is also material on the printing of the Book of Commandments, destruction of the printing press, hand presses, and typographical style of the book. There are a few notes on why the United Order failed.
8 1
A Chronology of A Book of Commandments
Contains notes on A Book of Commandments, 1833, and the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, as well as photostats of various issues of the Morning and Evening Star. There is also some material on the plurality of wives.
9 1
Texts of the Revelation, "The Vision"
Contains a history of this vision which later became Section 76 in the Doctrine and Covenants, as well as detailed notations on textual changes from the originally printed text.
February 1832
9 2
The Nauvoo and Liverpool Editions of the Doctrine and Covenants
Contains a meticulous comparison of the 1844, 1845, 1846, Nauvoo, Illinois, editions of the Doctrine and Covenants, as well as the 1845 and 1852 Liverpool, England, editions of the same book. A. C. Lamber notes: "I did the exhaustive detail study of these several printed texts in order (1) to identify a particular copy of the book for which its original title page was missing, and about the identity of which book there was some question,--which one of the three Nauvoo editions was it, really?"
9 3
Doctrine and Covenants and Latter-day Revelation
How the small book of selections from the full book of Doctrine and Covenants was made in 1930 to constitute Latter-day Revelation; and notes on changes that have been made at various times in the revelations.
10 1
A Chronological List of the Editions of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants Prior to publication of the pamphlet on the Published Editions
Notes on the chronology of the Doctrine and Covenants, including location of libraries owning copies of the various editions.
10 2
The Published Editions of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, In All Languages, by A. C. Lambert
Notes, manuscript, galley, and mimeograph and published copies.
1833-1950
10 3
The Published Editions of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants In All Languages, by A. C. Lambert
Mimeograph copy and handwritten notes titled "Re-Discovery of Hand-Written Copies of Original Revelations."
1833 to 1950
11 1
Figurative and Symbolical Language in the Mormon Doctrine and Covenants
A study of the use of figurative and symbolical language used by Joseph Smith in the revelations printed in the Doctrine and Covenants.
12 1
The Sabin List on A Book of Commandments and the Book of Doctrine and Covenants
A descriptive list of these two books as contained in Joseph Sabin's Dictionary of Books Relating to America, From Its Discovery to the Present Time, 1868-1892. (Additional handwritten material than in Book 2 following.)
12 2
The Sabin List on A Book of Commandments and the Book of Doctrine and Covenants
A carbon copy of the typed list of these two books as found in Sabin's Dictionary of Books Relating to America. Other Source Material on A Book of Commandments.
Book of Abraham and the Joseph Smith Papyri
Box Volume
13 1
The Book of Abraham
Notes, collections, negatives, and analyses of The Book of Abraham. This is a companion volume to fBk 1.
14 1
The Book of Abraham
Notes and collections of the facsimiles of The Book of Abraham. A detailed study, including A. C. Lambert's card file, converted to sheet form, on the sources for his studies. Also included is printed material, both Mormon and non-Mormon, on the facsimiles.
14 2
The Joseph Smith Papyri
The Bier Scene: Facsimile No. 1, Isis-Osiris, KA and BA. Collection of materials published by various authors on this facsimile.
14 3
The Book of Abraham
Original Manuscript Translation of the Book of Abraham, by Joseph Smith, Jr. A. C. Lambert states: "Here is a valid photographic reproduction, two sets, of the original manuscript translation that Joseph Smith himself and his immediate scribes made of the 'book of Abraham' and published in The Times and Seasons and then in The Pearl of Great Price .... I have followed the Joseph Smith papyri and the Pearl of Great Price since 1912. Some of my conclusions are written into these several notebooks in several places."
14 4
Joseph Smith's Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language
Joseph Smith's Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language That Went to B. Y. U. in 1935, and was Analyzed Secretly There. This original was owned by Grant Howard, and was xeroxed by A. C. Lambert.
14 5
Why Egyptologists Reject The Book of Abraham
Consisting of photomechanical reprints of Joseph Smith, Jr., as a Translator, by F.S. Spalding, D.D., and Joseph Smith as an Interpreter and Translator of Egyptian, by Samuel A. B. Mercer, Ph.D. (Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm Company, N.D.).
15 1
The Joseph Smith Papyri
Materials on the Joseph Smith Papyri recovered from the Metropolitan Museum of Art; "The Book of Abraham--A Product of the Nineteenth Century, A Critical Study," by Wesley N. Jones; xerox copy of a letter by Oliver Cowdery; and issues of The Salt Lake City Messenger, printed by Modern Microfilm Company.
15 2
The Joseph Smith Papyri
Handwritten notes on the questions: Which Papyri Did Joseph Smith Have? Which Fragments of Papyri Were Recovered from the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Photographs of the papyri with discussions concerning them.
15 3
The Joseph Smith Papyri
The "Translated" Book of Abraham and The Egyptian Characters That Precede Each of Its Paragraphs, The Numbers of Words in the Paragraphs, and Some Clippings on Ancient Egypt. "My Own Notes and Analyses on the Original 'Translation' of the Book of Abraham by Joseph Smith, Jr.," by A. C. Lambert.
15 4
The Joseph Smith Papyri
Photographs of Portions of the Recovered Joseph Papyri. A. C. Lambert notes: "Some Photographs of Parts of the Recovered Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri that I made before either University or church photographers worked on them. Dec. 12, 1967."
15 5
The Joseph Smith Papyri
Joseph Smith's "Eye of Ra," A Preliminary Survey and First Translation of Facsimile No. 2 in the Book of Abraham, by Dee Jay Nelson (Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm Company, 1968).
15 6
The Joseph Smith Papyri
The Joseph Smith Papyri, Part 2, Additional Translations and a Supplimental [sic] Survey of the Ta-shert-Min, Hor and Amen-Terp Papyri, by Dee Jay Nelson (Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm Company, 1968).
15 7
The Joseph Smith Papyri
"The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri--Translations and Interpretations [entire section with individual articles as follows]": "A Summary Report," by John A. Wilson; "The Joseph Smith Papyri: A Preliminary Report," by Richard A. Parker; "A Tentative Approach to the Book of Abraham," by Richard P. Howard; "The Source of the Book of Abraham Identified," by Grant S. Heward and Jerald Tanner; "The Book of Breathings (Fragment 1, the 'sensen' Text, with Restorations from Louvre Papyrus 3284)," translated by Richard A. Parker; and "Phase One," by Hugh Nibley, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume III (Summer, 1968).
15 8
The Joseph Smith Papyri
"The Breathing Permit of Hor, A Translation of the Apparent Source of the Book of Abraham," by Klaus Baer, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume III (Autumn, 1968).
15 9
The Joseph Smith Papyri
"Egyptian Papyri Rediscovered," by Jay M. Todd, The Improvement Era, Volume 71 (January, 1968).
15 10
The Joseph Smith Papyri
"New Light on Joseph Smith's Egyptian Papyri, Additional Fragment Disclosed," by Doyle L. Green, and "Background of the Church Historian's Fragment," by Jay M. Todd, The Improvement Era, Volume 71 (February, 1968).

II:  Joseph Smith, Jr.Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Volume
16 1
Early History of Joseph Smith
"The Farm Boy and the Angel," by Carl Carmer, American Heritage, Volume 13 (October, 1962), and "The Death of the Prophet," by Carl Carmer, American Heritage, Volume 14 (December, 1962).
16 2
Joseph Smith Letters
Photostatic copies of a letter written by Joseph Smith to Emma Smith, and photostatic copy of a license given to John Whitmer signed by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.
16 3
Joseph Smith and the Jews
Joseph Smith, Messiah of the Last Days. A brief discussion of Joseph's tying in the history of the Jews with his "History of the Nephites"--the Brass Plates with the Gold Plates; the Stick of Judah with the Stick of Joseph, Also, Joseph's extraordinary role as future Messiah as foretold by Isaiah as attested by Nephite prophets in the Book of Mormon--The Choice Seer--The Marred Servant--The Root of Jesse--The Unlearned Prophet, by Wesley M. Jones (Oakland, California: Privately Published, 1966).
16 4
Joseph Smith, Jr., A Magician in the Patterns of the Magus
Material concerned with Joseph Smith as a magician.
16 5
Joseph Smith's Manipulation of Vowels and Syllables
Handwritten notes of vowel and syllable manipulation in the Book of Mormon and other books.
16 6
The General Ignorance of Joseph Smith
Notes of excerpts and quotations to show the ignorance of Joseph Smith in the history of religions, survival of pagan gods, symbolism in religions, the "Name of God," the history and practice of the magi, etc.
16 7
"Why Did Joseph Smith, Jr., The Mormon Prophet, Seer, and Revelator of God, Go Into Freemasonry in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842?"
A study which raises the following questions: Why was Joseph Smith, Jr., anti-Mason in the Book of Mormon? Why did Joseph Smith, Jr., and his followers go into Masonry in Nauvoo, Illinois, and then go out of it? These questions are discussed at length in these facets: The two general positions that are taken by the Mormons and by the Masons; The several probable reasons why Joseph Smith, Jr., Prophet, Seer, and Revelator of God, went into Freemasonry in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842; Why Joseph Smith, Jr., the Mormon Prophet, Seer, and Revelator went out of Masonry; and some related problems on unclear dates and sequences, endowments, initiations, and other items that cannot be reconciled.
1842
16 8
"Why Did Joseph Smith, Jr., The Mormon Prophet, Seer, and Revelator of God, God Into Freemasonry in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842?"
Typed copy of Bk 7 above.
1842
Joseph Smith's "Epistole"
Box Volume
17 1
The "Epistole" of Liberty Jail
Vellum master plates on A. C. Lambert's study. The study contains a background of the "Epistole," based on economic problems and Missouri troubles. Also contains notes on Emma Smith, and a discussion of polygamy, records, and revelations. At the end of the book are vellum plates on early notes for the "Epistole."
17 2
The "Epistole" of Liberty Jail
Printed copy of Bk 1 above, without the early notes section.
17 3
The Text of Joseph Smith's Epistle of March 20-25, 1839
Copies of the text and analyses of the text as printed in the Deseret News and other places.
1839
18 1
Changes That Were Made in the Text of the Epistle Written in Liberty Jail by Joseph Smith, Jr.
Original analyses by A. C. Lambert. The "Epistole" text in Times and Seasons, Millennnial Star, etc.

III:  L.D.S. Church HistoryReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Volume
19 1
John Corrill, Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints (Commonly Called Mormons) (St. Louis: Printed for the Author)
Correspondence regarding a search for this publication and a photocopy of the publication.
1839
19 2
John Whitmer's History (Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm Company)
Reprint of the history as published by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but also including chapters 20 through 22, which were not printed. This history was written by John Whitmer as Church Historian. In April 1838 Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon wrote Whitmer, saying he was an incompetent historian and requesting his history so they could correct it before publication. John Whitmer refused.
19 3
The "Original Reed Peck Manuscript" (photocopy, University of Utah Library)
Typescript of the manuscript which discusses the money and banking transactions of the Mormon Church in Ohio and Missouri, formation of a secret military society, and the Danites. John Corrill is mentioned with others in their attempts to resolve troubles between the Mormons and citizens in the surrounding counties in Missouri.
19 4
Documents on the Missouri Trials of the Captured Mormons
Xerox copy of Document containing the Correspondence, Orders, and C. in Relation to the Disturbances with the Mormons, published by the General Assembly of Missouri in 1841. The volume also contains notes on the translation of the Doctrine and Covenants into Hawaiian, the true origin of polygamy, "Second Elder" Oliver Cowdery's Renunciation of Mormonism and His "Defence" for So Doing . . . (Cleveland, Ohio: The Utah Gospel Mission, 1927), and other anti-Mormon tracts and pamphlets. Correspondence on this material is included.
19 5
Some Scattered Sources
Bibliography on Mormon sources, 1833-1947. Also contains photocopies of book reviews and articles published in Dialogue, A Journal of Mormon Thought.
19 6
Notes on Kirtland-Consecration-Common Stock-The Numerous Poor
"Conflict at Kirtland, A Study of the Nature and Causes of External and Internal Conflict of the Mormons in Ohio Between 1830 and 1838," by Max H. Parkin (Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, 1966). Copy of portions of this thesis.
19 7
"Hearts Made Glad," by Lamar Peterson
Excerpts on early history of Kirtland; arrival of converts; building of the temple; discussion of liquor; formation of the Temperance Society of 1826; Nauvoo the Beautiful--Wine, Women, and Woe; and Joseph Smith's many roles in Nauvoo. Also contains a bibliography pertaining to Joseph Smith's role in polygamy, swindling, etc.
19 8
Kirtland Period
"The Mormon Economy in Kirtland, Ohio," by R. Kent Fielding, Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 27 (October, 1959). Excerpts from "The Growth of the Mormon Church in Kirtland, Ohio," by R. Kent Fielding (Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University, 1957).
19 9
Brigham Young's Theory of Administrative Accountability
Photocopies of The Millennial Star (December 3, 1859) and History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ed. by B. H. Roberts (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912).
19 10
The Mormon Kingdom-The Council of Fifty
Material on the Council of Fifty--primarily a listing of entries taken from Juanita Brooks, ed., On the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1848-1861 (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1964), Volume 2, where the word "Council" is used.
19 11
The Mormon Manifesto or "Official Declaration" of 1890
"The Meaning of the Manifesto," by B. T. Jensen (1944).
1890
19 12
The Elders Journal, 1837-1838, edited by Joseph Smith. Photomechanical reprint (Salt Lake City: Modern Micro-film Company)
 1837-1838
20 1
The Kinderhook Plates
"Facsimile of the Brass Plates Recently Taken From a Mound in the Vicinity of Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois." Explanation of discovery and description of plates addressed "To the Editor of the 'Times and Seasons.'"
20 2
Miscellaneous Pamphlets
  • "The Third Season of Excavation at Hazor, 1957," by Yigael Yadin, The Biblical Archaeologist, Volume XXI (May, 1958)
  • "Social Control of Mental Defectives as a Mental Health Measure," by H. H. Ramsay, American Journal of Mental Deficiency, Volume L (July, 1945)
  • Problems in Mormon Text, by LaMar Petersen (Salt Lake City, 1957) (Mimeograph copy); Problems in Mormon Text, by LaMar Petersen (Salt Lake City, 1957)
  • Gods, Sex, and Saints: The Mormon Story, by George B. Arbaugh (Rock Island, Illinois, 1957)
  • No Ma'am, That's Not History, A Brief Review of Mrs. Brodie's Reluctant Vindication of a Prophet She Seeks to Expose, by Hugh Nibley (Salt Lake City, 1946)
  • "The One Mighty and Strong," by Joseph F. Smith, John R. Winder, and Anthon H. Lund, reprinted from Deseret News, November 13, 1905
  • "The United Order and Law of Consecration as Set Out In The Revelations of The Lord," by J. Reubon Clark, Jr., reprinted from the title Church News Section of the Deseret News
  • "A Statement Concerning 'The Sons of Aaron,'" by Joseph Fielding Smith, reprinted from the "Church News" Section of the Deseret News
  • "The Prophet Tells of the Spirit and Work of Elias," reprinted from the "Church News" Section of the Deseret News
  • The Holy Ghost Is Who and What, by Francis M. Darter (Salt Lake City)
  • The "Mormon" Proclamation [of June 27, 1844], by Francis M. Darter (Salt Lake City)
  • A Mysterious Preacher, Sermons of an Ancient Nephite (American) Prophet He Devinely Identified the L.D.S.; "Mormon" Church Also The "Kingdom of God" Being Within the U.S.A., by Francis M. Darter
  • Michael Adam God, From God to Man, "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil," Eden, "The Tree of Life," From Man to God, A Father's Love, Results of Calvary's Cross, The Patriarchal Order, by Francis M. Darter (Salt Lake City, 1949)
  • The Book of Commandments Controversy Reviewed, by Clarence L. Wheaton and Angela Wheaton (Independence, Missouri, 1950)
  • Indian Messiah, by Francis M. Darter (Salt Lake City, 1947)
  • God Will Send a Man, The Eighth President? by Francis Darter (Salt Lake City)
  • "The Book of Mormon, Is its modern claim to divine inspiration justified," "The Book of Mormon and the Bible," "Mormonism's New Doctrines," Awake! Volume XXXIV (January 22, 1953)
  • "A Bibliography of the Church of Jesus Christ, Organized at Green Oak, Pennsylvania, July, 1862," by Dale L. Morgan, Western Humanities Review, Volume IV (Winter, 1949-50)
  • The Glory of God is Intelligence, by Edwin A. Lee (address delivered at the inauguration of Howard S. McDonald as president of Brigham Young University, November 14, 1945), The Messenger, Volume 20, Number 10
  • Proposal For a Non-Partisan State Welfare Board, and a ingle Administrator, by A. C. Lambert (Provo, [1948])
  • Report and Recommendations of the Utah Legislative Council, by State of Utah (Salt Lake City, 1948)
  • "The Legend of the Three Nephites Among the Mormons," by A. E. Fife, The Journal of American Folk-Lore, Volume 53 (January-March, 1940)
  • "Popular Legends of the Mormons," by Austin E. Fife, California Folklore Quarterly, Volume I (April, 1942)
  • "The Bear Lake Monsters," by Austin E. Fife, Utah Humanities Review, Volume II (April, 1948)
  • "Folk Belief and Mormon Cultural Autonomy," by Austin E. Fife, Journal of American Folklore (January-March, 1948)
  • "Folkways of a Mormon Missionary in Virginia," by Austin E. Fife, Southern Folklore (June, 1952)
  • "The Huntington Library as a Research Center, 1925-1927," The Huntington Library Quarterly, Volume XI (May, 1948)
  • "Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery," handout; Aids to Research in the Huntington Library (San Marino, California, 1950)
21 1
The Great Dilemma of the Early Mormons, or the Voice of the Prophet, by A. C. Lambert (published sometime in the 1950s)
A study made by A. C. Lambert, containing the following divisions: What the Great Dilemma of the Early Mormons Was; The Promises That Were Made to the Early Mormons; The Promises That Failed; The Questions That Arose Because of the Failures; The Ideas and Doctrines That Were Advanced as Reconciliations for the Failures, for the Great Dilemma; The Practical Things Which the Mormons Actually Did As They Worked Out Solutions for Their Early Failures and Disappointments.
1950s
21 2
The Great Dilemma of the Early Mormons, or the Voice of the Prophet
Master plates.
21 3
The Section on "My Law"
Extract from The Great Dilemma of the Early Mormons (pp. 114-37).
22 1
Kirtland, Polygamy, Slavery
Notes on Kirtland, polygamy, and slavery as well as political and economic factors that contributed to the Mormon conflict in Ohio.
22 2
"Mormon Polygamy in Mexico"
History of Polygamy in Mexico following the 1890 Manifesto. Probably written by Stanley S. Ivins.
22 3
Polygamy, Manifestos
A. W. Ivins in Mexico; His Secret Book of Polygamous Marriages. Contains various manifestos against polygamy published by the L.D.S. Church.
23 1
Mountain Meadows Massacre
Notes, correspondence, and articles dealing with the massacre.

IV:  L.D.S. Church and MasonryReturn to Top

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Mormon Temple Ceremonies
Box Volume
24 1
Published Exposes of the Mormon Temple Secret Endowment Ceremonies, Oaths and Ritual
Includes three volumes. Volume 1: A. C. Lambert notes: "Some exposes that exist in printed form have not yet been collected and included in this 'book,' but all that are known to this notemaker and to one or two reliable students of this field are listed here, by date, if the date has been determined, and by the place in which a copy exists if it has not already been obtained and included here." Volume 2: A. C. Lambert notes: "In this volume two of the published exposes are items collected after the large book of exposes had become filled and unwieldy to handle. In this volume two are entries of existing exposes still not collected and included; the work and expense, of collecting copies of the published exposes is virtually endless." Volume 3: A Supplement to the Published Exposes of the Mormon Temple Ceremonies of Endowment.
24 2
"The Endowment Ceremonies in the Mormon Temple," The Mystery of Mormonism, by Stuart Martin (London: Odhams Press Limited.)
Photostatic copy and typed version of Chapter 17, an expose of the Mormon Temple ceremonies.
Van Dusen Pamphlets-S. H. Goodwin Pamphlets
Box Volume
25 1
The Van Dusen and Goodwin Pamphlets
Detailed analyses of the various editions of the pamphlets on the Mormon Temple ceremonies, published in the Van Dusen pamphlets between 1847 and 1938, and the Goodwin pamphlets, published between 1921 and 1938. Methods for identifying the various editions of the pamphlets are included.
25 2
Locating and Collecting the Van Dusen Pamphlets
Correspondence concerning A. C. Lambert's search for the Van Dusen pamphlets.
Mormon Temple Ceremonies Exposes
Box Volume
26 1
Salt Lake Tribune Expose
Notes, correspondence, etc., concerning the expose and the Reed Smoot Senate Hearings concerned with polygamy, as well as photocopies of the Tribune expose and a copy of U.S. Senate, Proceedings Before the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the United States Senate In The Matter of The Protests Against the Right of Hon. Reed Smoot, A Senator From the State of Utah, To Hold His Seat, 59th Congress, 1st Session, Document 486.
February 12, 1906
26 2
Temple Mormonism, Its Evolution, Ritual and Meaning (New York: A. J. Montgomery)
Photocopy.
1931
26 3
Notebook on Mormon Temple Ceremonies
Includes Temple Marks; Degrees; Second Anointings; Celestial Masonry; Human Skeletons; The Searching Knife; The Devil's Apron; and The Oath of Vengeance.
26 4
"From Ear to Ear," The Mormon Temple Oaths
A discussion of oaths administered in the Mormon Temple ceremonies, as well as a manuscript by A. C. Lambert entitled "Academic Freedom at Brigham Young University and the Temple Oaths," and a preliminary sketch titled "The Ethical Problem in the Mormon Temple Ceremonies."
Mormonism and Masonry
Box Volume
27 1
Mormonism and Masonry
Notebook on the similarity of Mormon Temple ceremonies and Masonic rituals. There are also some materials on the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
28 1
Mormonism and Masonry: Similarities, Identities
A comparison of Mormon and Masonic symbols and rituals. Most of the material is handwritten. There are some hand-drawn illustrations, pictures, etc.
28 2
Mysteries, Initiations, Degrees, Ceremonies, and Symbols
A set of notes on a variety of topics, including comparisons of Mormonism, Masonry, and other secret societies; duplicate notes on the Serpent; legends concerning Christ's return to Egypt as the age of twenty-five; details of Masonic symbols found elsewhere in the books of notes; history of ancient religions concerned with mysteries; and legends concerning the "Thirty Pieces of Silver." Much of this material is located in other notebooks.
28 3
Masonry, General Notes
Contains catalogues of books on the occult, secret societies, Masonry, etc.
29 1
Mormonism and Masonry, A Private Notebook, by A. C. Lambert
Divisions in the book include Mormonism and Masonry, A Tabooed Subject; The Traditional Mormon Story about Mormons and Masons; Why Did the Mormons Go Into Free masonry in Illinois; For What Things Were the Mormon Lodges of Freemasonry Criticized; Other Major Criticisms that were Made Against the Mormons; Joseph Smith at Carthage Jail; A Summary Chronology of Some Major Events; Concerning the Origins of the Temple Mysteries; What Is To Be Said of Joseph Smith's Anti-Masonry of 1830; The Significant Language of Symbols; Some Illustrative Symbols That are Common, More or Less in the Mystery Systems that Include the Mormons and the Masons; The Particular Symbol of the Apron; Some Common Elements in Masonry and Mormonism; Some Concepts that Appear to be Common, More or Less, To Many Mystery Systems, Including Those of the Mormons and the Masons; Some Pros and Cons About the Mormon Temple Oaths; Mormon "Blood Atonement"; The Sophistry That the Initiate Takes the Mormon Blood Oaths of His "Own Free Will and Choice"; The University and the Temple; A Conversation with a Mason-Mormon Stake President; The Triangle, Pyramid, and All-Seeing Eye; Illustrations of a Few Primary Symbols--Circle, Square, Triangle, and the All-Seeing Eye of God.
29 2
Mormonism and Masonry, A Private Notebook, by A. C. Lambert
Master plates.
29 3
The Apron
Notes on the Mormon Temple apron and the Masonic apron.
30 1
Mormonism and Masonry in Nauvoo, Illinois
Contains notes on development of Masonry in Nauvoo, including copies of chapters from Kenneth W. Godfrey, "Causes of Mormon Non-Mormon Conflict in Hancock County, Illinois, 1830-1846" (Ph.D. dissertation, Brigham Young University, 1967); Max H. Parkin, Conflict at Kirtland (Salt Lake City, 1966), and Francis Michael Darter, "The Origin of the Temple Veil" (lecture, November, 1955). There is also a complete copy of James C. Bilderback, "Masonry and Mormonism, Nauvoo, Illinois, 1841-1847" (Master's thesis, State University of Iowa, 1937).
30 2
Mormonism and Masonry
Contains typed copies of A Bibliography on Masonry in Joseph Fort Newton, The Builders, a 1946 printing, as he lists titles, without date and publisher; "Some Sources on Masonry," and "A Note on the Morgan Affair," in Eugen Lennhoff, The Freemasons, The History, Nature, Development and Secret of the Roval Art, trans. by Einar Frame (New York: Oxford University Press, 1934); S. H. Goodwin, P.G.M., Mormonism and Masonry, A Utah Point of View (Salt Lake City: Grand Lodge F. and A. M. of Utah, 1925); S. H. Goodwin, P.G.M., Additional Studies in Mormonism and Masonry (Salt Lake City, 1932).
31 1
Mormonism and Masonry
Material consisting of handwritten notes, excerpts from publication Jack H. Adamson, "The Treasure of the Widow's Son"; Temple Work (Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm Company, [1969]); and William J. Whalen, Handbook of Secret Organizations (Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Bruce Publishing Company, [1966]). There is a section of about 150 pages containing notes written by A. C. Lambert titled "Some Scattered Notes of 20-30 Years Ago," which contains accounts of encounters, interviews, meetings, etc., with persons in regard to Mormon Temple oaths and covenants.
31 2
On The Search for a Magician In Or Around Palmyra, New York, in the Time of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Correspondence and notes concerning a search for a magician active in the Palmyra region during the time of Joseph Smith, and Joseph Smith's possible influence by this individual--fBk 2 is a companion volume to this notebook.
Mormonism, Masonry, Magic, and Secret Societies
Box Volume
32 1
Masonry and Magic
Excerpts from Arthur E. Waite, The Mysteries of Magic (London, 1897); A. E. Waite, The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry (London: Rider & Co. Pasternoster House, E. C.,1937); and A. E. Waite, The Real History of the Rosicrucians (London: George Redway, 1887).
32 2
Secret Societies
Notes on the Rosicrucians, Masons, Gnostics, etc.

V:  Symbols and SymbolismReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Volume
33 1
Symbols and Symbolism
Contains an extensive collection on the origin and history of symbolism in Asia, Egypt, etc.
33 2
Symbols in Masonry, etc.
A book of notes, extracts and other material on symbols, symbolism, the mysteries, etc.
34 1
Symbols and Symbolism
Drawings and master plates of symbols.
34 2
Symbols on the Exterior of the Great Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah
Notes and photographs on the symbols on the exterior of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, including David S. Andrew and Laurel B. Blank, "The Four Mormon Temples in Utah," Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Volume XXX (March, 1971).
34 3
Symbols--Circle, Pyramid, Triangle, Egyptian Mysteries
A. C. Lambert notes: "This volume of notes on symbols is a selection and a salvaging of material included at various times in many earlier notebooks. There are some duplications, but that is probably a minor matter."

VI:  Ancient BeliefsReturn to Top

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Blood Atonement and Blood Rites
Box Volume
35 1
Blood, A Private Notebook, by A. C. Lambert
Includes the following: Blood Atonement, as Taught By the Mormons or Latter-Day Saints, 1850-1858; Ideas Concerning "The Blood" in Religions and in Secret Societies; Human Sacrifice, a Literal Practice, Among the Israelites, and Among Peoples in Early Central America; Blood Rites, Spirits, God, and Human Sacrifice; Secret Societies Among the Christians; Yah weh the God of Blood Sacrifice and Blood Vengeance; Search for the Lost "True Name" of God.
35 2
Blood
Notes on blood rites, human sacrifice, etc.
35 3
Blood
Notes on the doctrine of Blood Atonement among the Mormons between 1851 and 1857 as well as material on blood sacrifice, human sacrifice, serpent worship, the devil's finger, etc.
36 1
Blood: Mormon Doctrines of Blood Atonement, Blood Vengeance, Sin, Oaths, and Covenants in the Period, 1851-1857, by A. C. Lambert
First plates.
1851-1857
36 2
Blood Rites
Notes on blood rites, secret societies, initiations, name, phallicism, spiritualism, devils, demons, spiritism, circumscision, staff, rod, serpent, etc.
36 3
"The Mormon Cry for Blood Vengeance," by A. C. Lambert
Handwritten manuscript on the Mormon Reformation of the 1850s, and the doctrine of Blood Atonement. Two divisions within the article are "The Cry For Blood Vengeance" and "Blood Vengeance Upon Individuals."
36 4
Blood Atonement and Killings
Copy of note cards kept by Stanley S. Ivins on Blood Atonement, Killings, etc.
The Serpent
Box Volume
37 1
A Private Notebook About The Serpent
A. C. Lambert writes: "For a long time I have wished to write something about the Serpent, the oldest and most widespread religious symbol probably in the world, and the character embedded irrevocably and illuminatingly in the Genesis version of the numerous ancient myths of the creation. The hundreds of serpent images and symbols that have been collected over the years in the working sheets of this Notebook are all omitted here. So, too, are nearly all the references. This is a condensed notebook, not an academic treatise."
37 2
A Private Notebook About The Serpent
Copy of Bk 1 above and an article titled "Close-Up/William Haast, Sparring Partner to Cobras, Most Snake-Bitten Man," Life Magazine (June, 1968).
37 3
The Serpent
A. C. Lambert writes: "Many hundreds of pages of notes, pictures, clippings, extracts, etc., etc., were assembled at one time over the years antecedent to a book on The Serpent that I once wrote. Most of those voluminous notes and clippings have been thrown out. Some have been given at times to interested students. Some typical ones are retained here as supports for the work on The Serpent."
The Devil
Box Volume
38 1
"The Devil," A Private Notebook, by A. C. Lambert
A. C. Lambert writes: "A Private Notebook Dedicated particularly to better information and the increased freedom of children." Titled "To Hell With The Devil," handwritten manuscript, copies of drawings and pictures of the devil, and collected material on the devil.

VII:  Miscellaneous StudiesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Volume
39 1
The Magus, or Celestial Intelligence; Being A Complete System of the Occult, by Francis Barrett (London)
Extracts from the book.
1801
39 2
Lehi's Tree
Material on Stela 5 from Izapa, Chiagas, Mexico, which is known among Mormons as "Lehi's Tree."
39 3
The Moon
Materials on the moon, moon worship, and speculation about it.
39 4
Miscellaneous Notes
Notes, clippings, and extracts on a variety of topics, mainly cults, drugs, and witch doctors.
39 5
"The Devilish Disk of Doom and Destruction Rooted in the False Myths of Creation," by A. C. Lambert
A. C. Lambert writes: "This is a somewhat confidential and non-released distillation of a lot of observations and philosophy,--built around all forms of sin-and-damnation preachers and revealers,--including trance revealers, clairvoyants, mystics, etc., . . . and prophesying doom, disaster, and destruction for those who do not 'believe' and repent and substitute the clear inner certain voice of (always my) God for their own 'inferior' thinking." Handwritten manuscript.
39 6
Notes on the Poro in Liberia, by George W. Harley (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology)
A study on a secret society for the initiation of boys into adulthood.
1941
40 1
Liberalism, Orthodoxy, And Related Matters, Including Hypocrites
Notes on orthodoxy and hypocrites among religions, including items on the "liberals" and "hypocrites" among the Mormons.
40 2
Spirituality, A Private Notebook, by A. C. Lambert
Discussion on some common aspects of spirituality including the Anemia Theory, Meditation Theory, Recluses, Ascetics (Holy Men), Secluded Mystics, Damnation-Denunciation Theory, etc.
40 3
Belief-Worship-Sin-Crime
Notes on the trends and concepts in religions.
40 4
The Moses Thatcher Case, by Stanley S. Ivins (Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm Company.)
40 5
Letter of Attorney G. A. Marr to B. H. Roberts, church historian
Copy of a letter concerning religious freedom and tolerance among Mormons and non-Mormons in Utah.
March 23, 1905

VIII:  PublicationsReturn to Top

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Modern Microfilm Publications
Box Volume
41 1
The Case Against Mormonism, by Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Volume 1-3
 1967-1969
41 2
The Mormon Kingdom, by Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Volume 1
 1969
41 3
Issues of The Salt Lake City Messenger
42 1
Mormonism (A Study of Mormon History and Doctrine)
42 2
Mormonism, Shadow or Reality? by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
 1964
42 3
Joseph Smith's Egyptian Alphabet & Grammar
42 4
Issues of The Salt Lake City Messenger
42 5
Joseph Smith's Strange Account of the First Vision, also A Critical Study of the First Vision, by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
42 6
Temple Mormonism, An Expose of the Temple Ceremony, photomechanical reprint of Temple Mormonism, Its Evolution, Ritual and Meaning (New York: A. J. Montgomery)
 1964, 1931
42 7
Changes in the Pearl of Great Price, introduction by Jerald and Sandra Tanner, photomechanical reprint of The Pearl of Great Price Being a Choice Selection from the Revelations, Translations, and Narrations of Joseph Smith . . . (Liverpool: F. D. Richards)
 1851

IX:  Oversized VolumesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Volumes
oversize-box Volume
58 1
Book of Abraham
The Three Facsimiles From The Book of Abraham as they have been published at various times since 1842. Negatives made and photographs assembled by A. C. Lambert. Companion volume to Bk 1, Bx 13.
map-case-folder
1
Book of Mormon
The "Caractors" of the Book of Mormon From Which the Book of Mormon was Written and the Source of Those "Caractors" in Books of Magic. Companion volume to Bk 1, Bx 5 and Bk 2, Bx 31.
1
Doctrine and Covenants
Original Chart Prepared by A. C. Lambert titled Published Editions of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1950

X:  School ReportsReturn to Top

These reports and studies were prepared by A. C. Lambert in his professional capacity as an educator.

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Box
43
Los Angeles State College
Box Volume
43 1
A Two-Year Period of Transition in the Building Program of Los Angeles State College
Personal copy of a report prepared by A. C. Lambert while chairman of the Building Committee of Los Angeles State College, 1963 (contains photographs).
43 2
A Two-Year Period of Transition in the Building Program of Los Angeles State College
Same as Bk 1 above, except does not contain photographs (2 copies bound together).
43 3
The Capacity of General Classrooms and of College Plants
1954
44
Utah School Study Committee
Box Volume
44 1
The Book of Findings and Research, by the Staff of the Utah School Study Committee, A. C. Lambert Director
 1963-1964
44 2
Salaries of Utah Teachers, by A. C. Lambert and S. W. Neville
 1964
44 3
Utah's Several Systems of Education, A Short Report on Organization
1964
45
Utah School Study Committee
Box Volume
45 1
Private Notebook and Record
This is a personal notebook of interviews, telephone conversations, and written notes concerning the Utah School Study Committee. A. C. Lambert notes: "This volume of sheets is a running notebook or semi-office file that I made as the somewhat hectic and typically confused work of the Utah School Study Committee went forward. It is raw and original . . . ."

XI:  PublicationsReturn to Top

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Box Volume
46 1
Irene Briggs Woodford, "The 'Tree of Life' in Ancient America: Its Representations and Significance"; Thomas Stuart Ferguson, "Joseph Smith and American Archaeology"; M. Wells Jakeman, "An Unusual Tree-of-Life Sculpture From Ancient Central America," Bulletin of the [Brigham Young] University Archaeological Society (Number 4)
 1953 March
46 2
Brigham Young University, Reply of Brigham Young University to Request of the Utah Education Association, April 15, 1963. (Reply to letter dated March 21, 1963, from John C. Evans, executive secretary of the U.E.A. requesting support of resolutions adopted by the U.E.A. and requesting cooperation in their execution.)
46 3
Olive Woolley Burt, American Murder Ballads and Their Stories (New York: Oxford University Press)
 1958
46 4
E. M. Butler, Myth of the Magus (Cambridge: University Press)
 1948
46 5
E. M. Butler, Ritual Magic (Cambridge: University Press)
 1949
46 6
Richard Cavendish, The Black Arts (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons)
 1967
46 7
James R. Clark, The Story of the Pearl of Great Price (Salt Lake City: Bookeraft, Inc.)
 1955
46 8
Count Goblet d'Alviella, The Migration of Symbols (New York: The Viking Press) (Reproduction of the whole of the original work as published in 1894.)
 1958
46 9
Arkon Daraul, A History of Secret Societies (New York: The Citadel Press)
 1961
46 10
Jean Doresse, The Secret Books of The Egyptian Gnostics (New York: The Viking Press)
 1958
47 1
F. Henry Edwards, A Commentary on the Doctrine and Covenants (Sections 1-131) (Independence, Missouri: Herald Publishing House)
 1938
47 2
Loren Eiseley, Firmament of Time (New York: Atheneum Publishers)
 1960
47 3
Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken and Stanley Schachter, When Prophecy Fails (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press)
 1956
47 4
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Prepared for the Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, and Published by Its Authority
 1919
47 5
Manly Palmer Hall, The Adepts in the Western Esoteric Tradition. Part I, Orders of the Quest (Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, Inc.)
 1949
47 6
Manly Palmer Hall, The Adepts in the Western Esoteric Tradition. Part II, Orders of the Great Work (Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, Inc.)
 1949
47 7
Manly Palmer Hall, The Adepts in the Western Esoteric Tradition. Part III, Orders of Universal Reformation (Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, Inc.)
 1949
47 8
Manly Palmer Hall, Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians (Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, Inc.)
 1952
47 9
Hal Hougey, The Truth About the "Lehi Tree-of-Life" Stone (Concord, California: Pacific Publishing Company)
 1963
47 10
M. Wells Jakeman, Stela 5, Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico. A Major Archaeological Discovery of the New World (Provo: Brigham Young University)
 1958
47 11
Hargrave Jennings, The Rosicrucians: Their Rites and Mysteries. Fifth Edition Revised. (London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited.)
47 12
Weston LaBarre, They Shall Take Up Serpents: Psychology of the Southern Snake-Handling Cult (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press)
 1962
48 1
C. W. Leadbeater, The Masters and the Path (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theological House)
 1959
48 2
Seton Lloyd, The Art of the Ancient Near East (New York: Frederick A. Praeger Publisher)
 1961
48 3
Richard R. Mathison, Faiths, Cults and Sects of America From Atheism to Zen (Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.)
 1960
48 4
A. C. Moorhouse, The Triumph of the Alphabet: A History of Writing (New York: Henry Schuman)
 1953
48 5
Captain William Morgan, Freemasonry Exposed (Chicago: Ezra A. Cook)
 1872
48 6
Joseph W. Musser, Celestial or Plural Marriage: A Digest of the Mormon Marriage System as Established by God Through the Prophet Joseph Smith (Salt Lake City: Author)
 1944
48 7
Hugh Nibley, No, Ma'am, That's Not History: A Brief Review of Mrs. Brodie's Reluctant Vindication of a Prophet She Seeks to Expose (Salt Lake City: Bookeraft)
 1946
48 8
Zelia Nuttall, The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civiliations. A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religions, Sociological and Calendrical Systems. Archaeological and Ethnological Papers of the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Volume II
 1901
48 9
The Rev. Charles Francis Potter, The Lost Years of Jesus Revealed (Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc.)
 1958
48 10
Edmond Ronayne, Ronayne's Hand-Book of Freemasonry (Chicago: Ezra A. Cook, Publisher)
 1953
48 11
Edmond Ronayne, Freemasonry at a Glance: The Illustrated Secrets of Thirteen Degrees of Freemasonry (Chicago: Ezra A. Cook, Publisher)
 1904
48 12
Edmond Ronayne, The Master's Carpet; or Masonry and Baal-Worship Identical (Chicago: Ezra A. Cook Publications, Inc.)
 1955
Folder
49 1
Jabez Richardson, Richardson's Monitor of Free-Masonry; Being a Practical Guide to the Ceremonies in All the Degrees Conferred in Masonic Lodges, Chapters, Encampments, &c. (Chicago: Ezra A. Cook, Publisher, Inc.)
 1950
49 2
George E. Simons, Standard Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason (Chicago: Ezra A. Cook, Publisher)
 1947
49 3
Wallace Turner, The Mormon Establishment (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company)
 1966
49 4
Arthur Edward Waite, The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross; Being Records of The House Of The Holy Spirit In Its Inward And Outward History (New Hyde Park, New York: University Books)
 1961
49 5
Arthur Edward Waite, The Book of Ceremonial Magic (New Hyde Park, New York: University Books)
 1961
49 6
Alan W. Watts, Myth and Ritual in Christianity (London and New York: Thames and Hudson)
 1954
49 7
Robert Wauchope, Lost Tribes & Sunken Continents: Myth and Method in the Study of American Indians (Chicago: University of Chicago Press)
 1962
49 8
Ernest L. Wilkinson, The Return of Full Value. An Address by President Ernest L. Wilkinson at the Faculty Workshop of Brigham Young University (Provo: Brigham Young University)
 1959
49 9
George Hunt Williamson, Other Tongues--Other Flesh(Amherst, Wisconsin: Amherst Press)
 1953
49 10
Marc Haven, Rituel de la Maconnerie Egyptienne. Les Maitres de L'Occultisme (Nice: Editions Des Cahiers Astrologiques)
 1948
49 11
Jess Stearn, The Door to the Future (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.)
 1963
49 12
W. Gordon Hackney, First Presidency Repudiates the Key Doctrine of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young ([Salt Lake City: Author].)
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Volume
50 1-4
A. C. Lambert "Magic Squares, Talismans, and The Jupiter Talisman Owned and Worn by Joseph Smith, Jr.: A Private Notebook"
 1975 April
50 5
A. C. Lambert "Magic Squares, Talismans, and The Jupiter Talisman Owned and Worn by Joseph Smith, Jr.: A Private Notebook"
Addendum.
1960
Folder
51 1
Joseph Smith's Bainbridge, N.Y. Court Trials by Rev. W. P. Walters
Marissa, Ill. Copy of typescript.
51 2
W. J. McCormick Occultism - The True Origin of Mormonism (Raven Publishing Company)
 1967
51 3
Inquire Within Trail of the Serpent (The Christian Book Club of America)
 1969
51 3-25
A. C. Lambert "A Study That Gives Some Special Attention to Martin Harris: A Private Notebook"
 1976
Volume
52 1-3
A. C. Lambert "The Most Probable Sources of the Book of Mormon 'Characters': A Private Notebook"
 1972, 1974
53 1
A. C. Lambert "Portrait The Man"
Includes notes, photocopies, excerpts, sources, and printed materials.
53 2
A. C. Lambert "Trinosophie II"
Sources and extracts.
53 3
A. C. Lambert handwritten notes on symbols
Includes notes and printed materials.
53 4
A. C. Lambert "Serpent Uroboros Rebis"
Includes notes and printed materials.
54 1
A. C. Lambert "Trinosophie Asc. Mas."
54 2
A. C. Lambert "Trinosophie The Man"
54A 3
A. C. Lambert "Egyptian Masonry Alchemy Trinosophie The Man"
55 1
A. C. Lambert "Trinosophie Concepts Symbols Notes Dup. MPH Commentaries"
55 2
A. C. Lambert notebook
First page reads "Concerning The Masters".
55 3
A. C. Lambert notebook
First page reads "Some things in some of these noes are 'sure as hell'…
55 4
A. C. Lambert notebook
First page of the notebook is a copy of Ten Lectures by Rudolf Steiner The Spiritual Hierarchies and Their Reflection in the Physical World
55 5
A. C. Lambert notebook "Concerning Immortality and Eternal Life"
56 1
A. C. Lambert "Angels, Gods, and Future Kingdoms"
Copy of 1974 notebook. Including some aspects of Mormon Temple Religion and Freemasonry.
56 2
A. C. Lambert "A Few Words About Obedience to the Mormon Law of Tithing: A Private Notebook"
Salt Lake City, Ut.
1967
A. C. Lambert "The Great Changes That Were Made in the Revelation on the Consecration of Properties and in the Revelation on the Divining Rod"
Copy.
Box Volume
56 4
A. C. Lambert "The Wealth and Power of the Mormon Church: A Private Notebook"
Copy of 1978 May notebook.
56 5
A. C. Lambert "Some Additional Notes about A Book of Commandments for the Government of the Church of Christ"
Copy of 1979 August notebook.
57 5
A. C. Lambert "Mormonism and Freemasonry Similarities and Differences: A Private Notebook"
Copy of 1976 July 4 notebook. Note: Volumes 1-4 are not part of this box.
57 6
A. C. Lambert "Mormonism and Freemasonry Why Did Joseph Smith and His Mormons Go Into Freemasonry in Nauvoo, Ill., in 1841-1842, And Then Go Out of It Again In 1843: A Private Notebook"
Copy of 1977 August notebook.
Folder
59 1
A. C. Lambert Obedience to the Mormon Law of Tithing: A Private Notebook" (Salt Lake City, Ut.)
Bound volume.
1967
59 2
A. C. Lambert "A Few Words Concerning 'Hypocrites,' 'Compromisers,' and Varient Mormon 'Liberals'
Computer printout.
Before 1983
59 3-5
A. C. Lambert "Spirituality: A Private Notebook"
 undated
59 6-9
"The 'Epistole' of Liberty Jail"
 undated

MicrofilmReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Reel
1
A. C. Lambert Van Dusen pamphlets
2
A. C. Lambert Van Dusen pamphlets, miscellanea
3
A. C. Lambert Trinosophie manuscript and printed versions
4
Paul Chacornack Le comte de Saint Germaine
Microfilm of 1947 copy.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Education--Utah
  • Freemasonry
  • Latter Day Saint churches--Photographs
  • Latter Day Saints and Freemasons
  • Latter Day Saints--Sacred books--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Personal Names

  • Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844

Form or Genre Terms

  • Notebooks
  • Pamphlets
  • Reports

Finding aid created by Elizabeth Newby and Lisle G. Brown.
1972 (last modified: 2019 and 2024)

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