J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
B.H. Roberts papers
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry), 1857-1933
MS 0106
10 linear feet
23 boxes
1825-1976
The B.H. Roberts papers (1825-1976) consist of an autobiography of Roberts, genealogical information, journals, correspondence, scrapbooks, poems, speeches, commentaries on religious subjects, LDS missionary materials, articles, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and books. The significance of these papers is manifested in Roberts' discussion of church-state relations the multi-volume history of the LDS church, the investigation of the scriptural origins of the LDS faith, the reflections upon and analysis of theological and philosophical topics, and the formulation of the church's missionary pedagogy.
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Brigham Henry Roberts was born on 13 March 1857 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. He emigrated to the United States arriving in Salt Lake City in October 1866. A year later Roberts was baptized into the LDS Church. Between 1871 and 1874, B.H. labored at the Dry Canyon Mine after which he resided in Centerville for three years learning to be a blacksmith. In the autumn of 1877 Roberts enrolled at the University of Deseret and completed the two-year course in one year, graduating at the head of his class. A few months later B. H. married Sarah Louisa Smith, the first of his three polygamous marriages. Following graduation B.H. taught school. In early 1880 Roberts was called on his first mission which was known as the Southern States Mission. Prior to his release from his duties in 1882, he was appointed as the president of the Tennessee Conference of the Southern States Mission.
Roberts commenced his career in the world of journalism when he became the associate editor the of the "Salt Lake Herald" in 1886. Before the end of the year B.H. was arrested and charged with unlawful cohabitation. After posting bail, the LDS Church sent him on a mission to England thus assisting him in evading the law. For the next two years Roberts continued his journalistic endeavors working as assistant editor of the "Millenial Star". Upon the completion of his second missionary stint in 1888, B.H. was selected to serve as one of seven members of the First Council of the Seventy, a membership in which he maintained for forty-five years. In 1924 he was promoted to the post of senior president of the First Council of the Seventy. During his third term of missionary service when he presided over the church's Eastern States Mission (1922-1927), Roberts established the first missionary training school. As a pedagogical leader in the LDS Church, B.H. strove to create a curriculum which would instruct the students how to use tracting, preaching, and extemporaneous speaking in their efforts to persuade people to join the LDS Church. He also was very interested in identifying what should be the prerequisite qualifications and personal attributes necessary for all would-be missionaries. An additional part of his exemplary service to the LDS Church was related to his involvement in the church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. Roberts was a member of the Committee of Control, chaired the Committee on Vocations and Industries, and in 1916 wrote "The Church as an Organization for Social Service".
During the process of the Utah territory becoming a state, Roberts participated actively in Utah politics as a prominent member of the Democratic Party. Subsequent to serving a delegate to the Utah State Constitutional Convention in 1894, B.H. was chosen to be the party's candidate for membership in the United States House of Representatives. Losing the 1895 election, he complained that the pro-Republican LDS Church general authorities had contributed significantly to his defeat when they openly criticized him for not obtaining their approval. The leadership's rationale for this position was to prevent church officials seeking political office from failing to carry out their assigned responsibilities. Thus began a long personal and partisan conflict between Roberts, the Council of Twelve Apostles, and President Heber J. Grant. B.H. frequently contended that the LDS Church improperly interfered in Utah politics and alleged that the church dominated state government in violation of prescriptions found in the church's "Doctrine and Covenants". In 1898 Roberts was elected to serve in the United States House of Representatives, but because of anti-LDS sentiment, his 1889 conviction of the charge of unlawful cohabitation for which he served five months in a federal penitentiary, and his openly polygamous lifestyle, the U.S. House of Representatives nullified his election.
Roberts was an avid reader of a panoply of religious and secular subjects and possessing an inquisitive mind, he was willing to study topics which challenged his well-established belief system. A prolific author, B.H. published numerous books, pamphlets, and articles, the bulk of which appeared in the years of 1888-1909. An Assistant Church Historian (1902-1933), Roberts concentrated many of his works upon the history of the LDS religion. B.H.'s publications included a biography of President John Taylor, a multi-volume history of the LDS Church, the travails which the members encountered in Nauvoo and Missouri, and theological discourses. Some of his scholarly labors were not published during his lifetime. Two such manuscripts were by-products of Roberts' investigation of the historicity of the Book of Mormon. They were entitled "A Book of Mormon Difficulties: A Study" and "A Book of Mormon Study". B.H. commenced his research on the origins of the Book of Mormon in 1921 and reported his January 1922 findings to President Heber J. Grant and the Council of Twelve. When four and one-half months later Roberts was appointed as President of the Eastern States Mission, he decided to withhold the submission of a second report to the General Authorities which included more problems related to the question of the Book of Mormon's authenticity. In 1927 B.H. sent Richard R. Lyman a copy of some comparisons between the Book of Mormon and Ethan Smith's "View of the Hebrews" the latter of which predated the former by seven years, was published in Vermont, and was widely available throughout New York and New England. Roberts informed Lyman that these materials called "A Parallel" represented less than one fourth of the total number of similarities which he had uncovered.
Roberts died on 27 September 1933 in Salt Lake City.
(Roger V. Paxton composed the biographical sketch and the scope and content note.)
The B.H. Roberts papers (1825-1976) consist of an autobiography of Roberts, genealogical information, journals, correspondence, scrapbooks, poems, speeches, commentaries on religious subjects, LDS missionary materials, articles, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and books. The significance of these papers is manifested in Roberts' discussions of church-state relations, the multi-volume history of the LDS Church, the investigation of the scriptural origins of the LDS faith, the reflections upon and analysis of theological and philosophical topics, and the formulation of the church's missionary pedagogy.
Please contact the Manuscripts Curator to access the following books and bound pamphlets: 1) 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon, 2) 1825 edition of Ethan Smith's View of the Hebrews, 3) 1884 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, 4) Strang pamphlets, including letters of Joseph Smith to James Strang and Winfield Watson to B. H. Roberts, and 5) 1832 copy of The Camp-Meeting Hymn Book.
Digitized diaries from Box 2.
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Donated by Adele W. Parkinson, Virginia D. Roberts, and Thom D. Roberts in 1976, 1978, and 1979.
Donated by Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah in 1980.
Donated by Adele W. Parkinson in 1991.
Purchased from Curt Bench in 2002.
Processed by Marlene Lewis in 1980-1981.
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Thatcher, Moses, 1842-1909
Russell, I. K. (Isaac K.)
Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941
Grant, Heber J. (Heber Jeddy), 1856-1945
Talmage, James E. (James Edward), 1862-1933
Woolley, Ann Everington Roberts
Bullion Beck Mining Company
United States. Congress. Senate--Contested elections
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American
Latter Day Saints--Government relations
Church and state--Latter Day Saints
Polygamy
Latter Day Saints--Utah--Political activity--History
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Personal
I
1855-1976
Autobiographical and Genealogical Materials
1855-1976
"Life Story of B. H. Roberts" Parts 1-2
1
1-2
Typescript Copy of the "Life Story of B.H. Roberts"
1
3
Letter of Sterling M. McMurrin Concerning the Authenticity of the Life Story of B. H. Roberts
1976
1
4
Autobiographical Materials
1
5
Genealogical Materials: Almanack for 1855
1855
1
6
Certificate of Citizenship
1882
1
7
Missionary Certificate and Lecture Flier
1886-1887
1
8
This folder contains photocopied versions for access purposes. The original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Genealogical Materials: Record of Temple Work
1869-1930
1
9
Copy of Record of Temple Work
1869-1930
1
10
Patriarchal Blessings
1875-1902
1
11
Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association Materials
1912-1913
1
12
Identification Card
1
13
World Fellowship of Faith Program Materials
1933
1
14
Copies of World Fellowship of Faith Program Materials
1933
1
15
Diary and Journals
1882-1894
Diary: Tennessee
1882-1883
2
1
Journal
1884-1885
2
2
Journal
1886-1887
2
3
Journal
1890-1893
2
4
Journal
1894
2
5
Copy of Diary
1882-1883
2
6
Copy of Journal
1884-1885
2
7
Copy of Journal
1886-1887
2
8
Copy of Journal
1890-1893
2
9
Family Biographical Materials
1862-1934
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company Promissory Note and Receipts
1862-1880
3
1
Copy of Emigrating Fund Promissory Note and Receipts
1862-1880
3
2
Correspondence: Celia Roberts to Her Grandmother
1891-1892
3
3
Copy of Correspondence: Celia Roberts to Her Grandmother
1891-1892
3
4
Georgia Roberts Livingston: "Life Story of Celia Dibble Roberts"
3
5
Biographical Sketch: Ann Reed Everington
1934
3
6
"The Life Story of Ann Reed Everington"
3
7
Newspaper Clippings
1908-1909
3
8
Obituaries
1910-1931
3
9
Obituaries of B. H. Roberts
1933
3
10
Tributes to B. H. Roberts
1920-1933
3
11
Levi Edgar Young: "President Brigham H. Roberts"
1933
3
12
Adah Roberts Naylor: "An Immigrant Mother and Her Son"
1934
3
13
Correspondence
II
1877-1965
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother
1877-1882
4
1
Copies of Correspondence with His Mother
1877-1882
4
2
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother
1883-1885
4
3
Copies of Correspondence with His Mother
1883-1885
4
4
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother
1886-1888
4
5
Copies of Correspondence with His Mother
1886-1888
4
6
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother
1889-1906
4
7
Copies of Correspondence with His Mother
1889-1906
4
8
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother
1906
4
9
Letter is entitled ""God's Herald of the Resurrection--Woman".
Copy of Correspondence with His Mother
1906
4
10
Correspondence: From Son and From Daughter
1895-1918
4
11
Copies of Correspondence Located in Folder 11
1895-1918
4
12
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Wife, Sarah Louisa Smith Roberts
1880-1896
4
13
Copies of Correspondence with His Wife, Sarah Louisa Smith Roberts
1880-1896
4
14
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Sister, Polly Day
1914
4
15
Copy of Correspondence with His Sister, Polly Day
1914
4
16
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Daughter, Georgia Roberts
1922-1927
4
17
Copies of Correspondence with His Daughter, Georgia Roberts
1922-1927
4
18
Correspondence: John Morgan to B. H. Roberts
1888
4
19
Copy of Correspondence: John Morgan to B. H. Roberts
1888
4
20
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Moses Thatcher
1896
4
21
Copy of Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to MosesThatcher
1896
4
22
Correspondence: Emmeline B. Wells
1910
4
23
Copy of Correspondence: Emmeline B. Wells
1910
4
24
Correspondence: John R. Richardson
1912
4
25
Correspondence: A. Ezra Gull
1922
4
26
Correspondence: Heber J. Grant
1912
4
27
Copies of Correspondence: Heber J. Grant
1912
4
28
Correspondence: Nicholas G. Morgan
1917
4
29
Copy of Correspondence: Nicholas G. Morgan
1917
4
30
Correspondence: Deseret Book Company
!927-1933
4
31
Copies of Correspondence with Deseret Book Company
1927-1933
4
32
Correspondence: Bernard Moses
1931
4
33
Copies of Correspondence with Bernard Moses
1931
4
34
Correspondence: James E. Talmage
1933
4
35
Copies of Correspondence with James E. Talmage
1933
4
36
Correspondence
1911-1965
4
37
Correspondence: Isaac K. Russell
1912-1922
Letter: Isaac Russell to Bishop Spalding
1912
5
1
Copy of Isaac Russell's Letter to Bishop Spalding
1912
5
2
Correspondence: Isaac Russell
1920
5
3
Copy of Correspondence with Isaac Russell
1920
5
4
Correspondence: Isaac Russell to Heber J. Grant
1920
5
5
Correspondence: Heber J. Grant to Isaac Russell
1920
5
6
Copies of Correspondence: Heber J. Grant to Isaac Russell
1920
5
7
Correspondence: John A. Widtsoe to Isaac Russell
1920
5
8
Copy of Correspondence: John A. Widtsoe to Isaac Russell
1920
5
9
Correspondence: Isaac Russell
1921-1922
5
10
Copies of Correspondence with Isaac Russell
1921-1922
5
11
Correspondence: Isaac Russell to Heber J. Grant
1922
5
12
Isaac K. Russell's Rocky Mountain Bear Story
5
13
Scrapbooks and Notes
III
Scrapbook and John Taylor's Correspondence
1871-1889
6
1
Poetry: "Reflections Inspired by Once More Standing on the Banks of the Missouri River"
1880
6
2
Copy of Roberts' Poem re Reflections on the Missouri River
1880
6
3
Scrapbook: Newspaper Clippings
1894-1899
6
4
Song: "Many Happy Returns of the Day"
1924
6
5
Copy of "Many Happy Returns of the Day"
1924
6
6
Subject Record and General Notes
6
7
Copy of Subject Record and General Notes
6
8
Thought Book
6
9
Copy of Thought Book
6
10
"Notes on Lindbergh"
6
11
Assorted Materials
1901-1933
6
12
H. Michael Marquardt's Recommendations for Documents of B. H. Roberts
1977
6
13
Newspaper Clippings: Congressional Controversy
1898
7
The L.D.S. Church and Utah Politics
1898-1928
Document: Certificate of Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
1898
8
1
Copy of Certificate of Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
1898
8
2
Document: Brief on Demurrer in Roberts' Case
1899
8
3
Copy of Brief on Demurrer
1899
8
4
Telegram
1899
8
5
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Richard R. Lyman
1908
8
6
Copy of Correspondence with Richard Lyman
1908
8
7
Correspondence: Charles W. Nibley to B. H. Roberts
1908
8
8
Copy of Nibley's Correspondence
1908
8
9
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Charles Nibley
1908
8
10
Copy of Roberts' Correspondence
1908
8
11
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Francis M. Lyman and the Council of Twelve
1909
8
12
Copy of Roberts' Correspondence
1909
8
13
Correspondence: Matthew F. Cowley to B. H. Roberts
1910
8
14
Copy of Cowley's Correspondence
1910
8
15
"Doctrine of the Church Respecting Earthly Governments--The Relations of Church and State"
8
16
Copy of "Doctrine of the Church Respecting Earthly Governments"
8
17
"Respecting the Relations of the Church to the State and the Use of What is Commonly Called 'Church Influence' in Politics"
8
18
Copy of "Respecting the Relations of the Church to the State"
8
19
"Mormon Church Influence in Utah Politics"
8
20
Copy of "Mormon Church Influence in Utah Politics"
8
21
"The Union of Church and State--The Domination of the State by the Church"
1907
8
22
Copy of "The Union of Church and State"
1907
8
23
Announcement of Roberts' Withdrawing His Candidacy for Governor of Utah
8
24
Copy of Roberts' Announcement Withdrawing His Candidacy for Governor of Utah
8
25
Reed Smoot, L.D.S. Church, and Polygamy Materials
8
26
Copy of Reed Smoot, L.D.S. Church, and Polygamy Materials
8
27
Senator Reed Smoot's Speech in Provo
1914
8
28
Copy of Reed Smoot's Speech in Provo
1914
8
29
Speech Related to the Senatorial and Congressional Campaigns
1914
8
30
Copy of Speech Related to the Senatorial and Congressional Campaigns
1914
8
31
"Senator Reed Smoot's Slander of Prersident Wilson"
1916
8
32
Copy of Roberts' Response to Smoot's Speech
1916
8
33
Speech Delivered at the Jefferson Day Banquet
1916
8
34
Copy of Jefferson Day Banquet Speech
1916
8
35
Speech Introducing William Jennings Bryan
1916
8
36
Copy of Speech Introducing William Jennings Bryan
1916
8
37
Correspondence: George E. Hill to B. H. Roberts
1928
8
38
Copies of Hill's Correspondence
1928
8
39
Correspondence: George H. Dern to B. H. Roberts
1928
8
40
Copy of Dern's Correspondence
1928
8
41
World War I and Military Service
1914-1933
Newspaper Clippings
1914-1920
9
1
"God and the World War of 1914"
1914-1915
9
2
Copies of "God and the World War of 1914"
1914-1915
9
3
"Agnostic View of God in the War"
1916
9
4
Copies of "Agnostic View of God in the War"
1916
9
5
"Christianity and the War"
1916
9
6
Copy of "Christianity and the War"
1916
9
7
Address: "The Great World Controversy"
1917
9
8
"Native Land An American War Song"
1917
9
9
Copy of "Native Land An American War Song"
1917
9
10
"My Reasons for Enlistment"
1917
9
11
Copy of "My Reasons for Enlistment"
1917
9
12
World War I Pamphlets
1917-1919
9
13
Copies of World War I Pamphlets
1917-1919
9
14
"A World Wide Application of the Monroe Doctrine, the Purpose of the Present World War"
9
15
B. H. Roberts' Chaplain Journal
1918
9
16
Copy of Roberts' Chaplain Journal
1918
9
17
Correspondence: J. J. McClellan
1918
9
18
Speech: "The Men Who Died of Spanish Influenza in the Camp of the 145th F. A."
1918
9
19
Copy of Roberts' Speech on Influenza Deaths
1918
9
20
Speech: Chaplain Roberts at Memorial Services
1918
9
21
Copy of Chaplain Roberts' Speech at Memorial Services
1918
9
22
Honorable Discharge Papers
1919
9
23
Copy of Honorable Discharge Papers
1919
9
24
World War I Casualty Losses
1919
9
25
"Defense of Peace Treaty"
1919
9
26
Copy of "Defense of Peace Treaty"
1919
9
27
Address: Unveiling of the Mormon Battalion Monument
1927
9
28
Program of the Dedication Services of the Monument to the Dead of the 145th U.S. Field Artillery
1927
9
29
Newspaper Clippings
1927-1933
9
30
Address: "A Plea for the Ultimate Abolishment of War"
1928
9
31
Armistice Day Sermon
1930
9
32
Address: "If Only America Is True to Itself!"
1930
9
33
Correspondence: Veterans Administration
1931
9
34
Copies of Correspondence with the Veterans Administration
1931
9
35
Agreement: Lewis A. Ramsey and B. H. Roberts
1933
9
36
Copy of Ramsey-Roberts Agreement
1933
9
37
Notes, Commentary, and Missionary Materials
1922-1935
Bible Companion: Miscellaneous Notes
10
1
Notes and Commentary: Religious Subjects Part I
10
2
Notes and Commentary: Religious Subjects Part II
10
3
Notes and Commentary: Religious Subjects Part III
10
4
Notes and Commentary: Religious Subjects Part IV
10
5
Personal Scriptural Reference Book
10
6
A Brief Series of Subjects on Fundamentals of the Gospel
10
7
Notes on Mormon History in the 1850s
10
8
Why Mormonism? and the Needed Qualifications of a Missionary
10
9
"A New Outlook upon Mormonism"
10
10
Eastern States Mission Materials
1922
10
11
Two original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Photocopied versions are available in the collection for access purposes. Access to the originals must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Correspondence: Birthday Greetings
1923
10
12
Cumorah Conference Materials
1923
10
13
Correspondence: Eastern States Mission
1924-1935
10
14
Published Works
1900-1932
"The Missouri Persecutions" and "The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo"
1900
11
1
"The 'Falling Away' or the World's Loss of the Christian Religion and Church"
1931
11
2
"Rasha, the Jew"
1932
11
3
"Prophecy and Its Fulfillment"
1920
11
4
"The Larger Vision of Zion"
11
5
"The Lord's Day"
11
6
"The Second Coming of the Messiah"
11
7
Manuscript: "Economic Aspects of the Career of the Mormons-the New York-Ohio Period"
11
8
Copyright Documents
1907-1908
11
9
History of the Mormon Church: Volumes I-II
1909-1911
12
History of the Mormon Church: Volumes IV-V
1913-1914
13
History of the Mormon Church: Volume VI
1914-1915
14
Book of Mormon: Roberts' Notations
1830-1927
Book of Mormon: Roberts' Notations: Parts I-VI
1830
15
1-6
Stan Larson transcribed Roberts' notations from Roberts' copy of the first edition.
Facsimiles from the Book of Abraham
15
7
Book of Mormon Notes
1911
15
8
B. H. Roberts: "Analysis of the Book of Mormon"
15
9
Autobiographical Material: "Joseph Smith's Account of the Origin of 'Mormonisn'"
15
10
Alexander Campbell: Delusions: An Analysis of the Book of Mormon"
1832
15
11
J. M. Sjodahl: "Book of Mormon Facts"
1922
15
12
Anthony W. Ivins: "The Book of Mormon Bears Witness of Christ"
1927
15
13
"Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study": Correspondence and Manuscript
1921-1927
Correspondence: William E. Riter and James E. Talmage
1921
16
1
Copies of Correspondence: William E. Riter and James E. Talmage
1921
16
2
Correspondence: William E. Riter
1921-1922
16
3
Includes Book of Mormon questions which Mr. Couch submitted to Riter.
Copies of Riter's Correspondence
1921-1922
16
4
Correspondence: George W. Middleton
1921
16
5
Copy of Correspondence: George W. Middleton
1921
16
6
Correspondence: R. V. Chamberlin
1921
16
7
Copy of Correspondence: R. V. Chamberlin
1921
16
8
Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Heber J. Grant and Counsellors
1921
16
9
Copy of Correspondence to Heber J. Grant and Counsellors
1921
16
10
Correspondence: Heber J. Grant and Council of Twelve Apostles
1922-1923
16
11
Copies of Correspondence with Heber J. Grant and Council of Twelve Apostles
1922-1923
16
12
Correspondence: Richard R. Lyman
1927
16
13
Includes a copy of Roberts' comparison of passages in the Book of Mormon and in Ethan Smith's "View of the Hebrews".
Copy of Correspondence with Richard R. Lyman
1927
16
14
"Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter I Linguistics
16
15
Copy of "Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter I Linguistics
16
16
"Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter II
16
17
Copy of "Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter II
16
18
"Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter III The Question of the Origin of Native American Races and Their Culture
16
19
"Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter III The Question of the Origin of Native American Races and Their Culture
16
20
"Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapters I-III
16
21
Ethan Smith's "View of the Hebrews"
1825-1973
Ethan Smith" "View of the Hebrews or The Tribes of Israel in America"--Table of Contents, Chapters I-IV, Conclusion, and Appendix
1825
17
1-7
Second edition. The first edition was published in 1823.
Copy of "A Parallel: Book of Mormon 1830 and View of the Hebrews 1823-1825"
17
8
Roberts' Comments re "Numerous and Startling Points of Resemblance and Suggestive Contact-A View of the Hebrews and the Book of Mormon"
17
9
Copy of Roberts' Comments re Numerous Points of Resemblance and Suggestive Contact between the View of the Hebrews and the Book of Mormon
17
10
Roberts' Notes on "View of the Hebrews"
17
11
M. D. C. Crawford: "The Master Weavers of the Desert Empire"
1916
17
12
Notes: Relationship of American Aborigines and Pacific Islanders
17
13
Notes from Josiah Priest's "Wonders of Nature and Providence"
1826
17
14
Assorted Materials
17
15
Correspondence: Heber Holt to Grant Ivins
1973
17
16
Manuscript: "A Book of Momon Study"
Chapter I : "Literature Available to Joseph Smith as a Ground-Plan for the Book of Mormon
18
1
Chapter II: Ethan Smith's Book, "View of the Hebrews", as Structural Material for the Book of Mormon
18
2
Chapter III: Outline of Book of Mormon Features
18
3
Chapter IV: "View of the Hebrews", and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon-- Time, Place and Race
18
4
Chapter V: "View of the Hebrews", and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon Relation of Gentile America to Hebrew America
18
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Chapter VI: Migrations of Ethan Smith's "Ten Lost Tribes of Israel", and the Book of Mormon Peoples to the New World
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Chapter VII: "View of the Hebrews" and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon The American Race Separated into Civilized and Barbarous in Both Books
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Chapter VIII: "View of the Hebrews" and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon Did the Suggested Traits of Civilization in Ethan Smith's Book Suggest the Traits of the Nephite Civilization?
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Chapter IX: Theory of Ten Lost Tribes Sustained by Argument
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9
Chapter X: The Trait of the Worship of One God-Idolatry and Human Sacrifice Regard for the Poor: Polygamy and Chastity Parallels
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10
Chapter XI: Miscellaneous Traits Common to Ethan Smith's "View of the Hebrews" and the Book of Mormon: The Lost Book of God The Culture of a Written Language Migrations A Touch of Egypt
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Chapter XII: Miscellaneous Traits Common to the "View of the Hebrews" and the Book of Mormon Military and Sacred Towers From Monarchies to Republics Opposition in All Things The Hunter Feast and Laying the Foundation of Zion
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Chapter XIII: The Messiah in the New World-Quetzalcoatl
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Chapter XIV: The Imaginative Mind of Prophet Joseph Smith: Evidence of Its Existence-Examples of Its Force
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Chapter I: Internal Evidence That the Book of Mormon is of Human Origin-Considered. The Want of Perspective and Consistency in the Alleged Historical Incidents of the Book of Mormon
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Chapter II: Parallels in Nephite and Jaredite Traits and Incidents after Arrival in the New World: Things Miraculous That Test Credulity
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Chapter III: Parallels Found in Nephite Traits and Incidents in Different Periods: Anti-Christs
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Chapter IV: Parallels Continued, Miracles and Absurdities-The Question of History or Wonder-Tale
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Chapter V: Parallelism in the Book of Mormon: The Similarity of Conversions in the Different Periods of Book of Mormon History
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Chapter VI: Untitled
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Copies of the Manuscript "A Book of Mormon Study"
Copy of Chapter I: Literature Available to Joseph Smith as a Ground-Plan for the Book of Mormon
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Copy of Chapter II: Ethan Smith's Book, "View of the Hebrews" as Structural Material for the Book of Mormon
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Copy of Chapter III: Outline of Book of Mormon Features
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3
Copy of Chapter IV: "View of the Hebrews, and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon---Time, Place and Race
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4
Copy of Chapter V: "View of the Hebrews", and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon Relation of Gentile America to Hebrew America
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5
Copy of Chapter VI: Migrations of Ethan Smith's "Ten Lost Tribes of Israel", and the Book of Mormon Peoples to the New World
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Copy of Chapter VII: "View of the Hebrews" and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon The American Race Separated into Civilized and Barbarous in Both Books
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7
Copy of Chapter VIII: "View of the Hebrews" and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon Did the Suggested Traits of Civilization in Ethan Smith's Book Suggest the Traits of the Nephite Civilization?
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Copy of Chapter IX: Theory of Ten Lost Tribes Sustained by Argument
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9
Copy of Chapter X: The Trait of the Worship of One God-Idolatry and Human Sacrifice Regard for the Poor: Polygamy and Chastity Parallels
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10
Copy of Chapter XI: Miscellaneous Traits Common to Ethan Smith's "View of the Hebrews" and the Book of Mormon The Lost Book of God The Culture of a Written Language Migrations A Touch of Egypt
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11
Copy of Chapter XII: Miscellaneous Traits Common to the "View of the Hebrews" and the Book of Mormon Military and Sacred Towers From Monarchies to Republics Opposition in All Things The Hunter Feast and Laying the Foundation of Zion
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12
Copy of Chapter XIII: The Messiah in the New World-Quetzalcoatl
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13
Copy of Chapter XIV: The Imaginative Mind of Prophet Joseph Smith: Evidence of Its Existence-Examples of Its Force
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14
"A Book of Mormon Study" Part I
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15
Copy Chapter I: Internal Evidence That the Book of Mormon is of Human Origin-Considered. The Want of Perspective and Consistency in the Alleged Historical Incidents of the Book of Mormon
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16
Copy of Chapter II: Parallels in Nephite and Jaredite Traits and Incidents after Arrival in the New World: Things Miraculous That Test Credulity
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17
Copy of Chapter III: Parallels Found in Nephite Traits and Incidents in Different Periods: Anti-Christs
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Copy of Chapter IV: Parallels Continued, Miracles and Absurdities-The Question of History or Wonder-Tale.
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Copy of Chapter V: Parallelism in the Book of Mormon: The Similarity of Conversions in the Different Periods of the Book of Mormon History
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Copy of Chapter VI: Untitled
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"A Book of Mormon Study" Part II
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Notes on the Book of Mormon Study
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Manuscript: "The Truth, The Way, The Life An Elementary Treatise on Theology"
1928-1932
Correspondence
1928-1932
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Manuscript: "The Truth, The Way, The Life An Elementary Treatise on Theology"
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Chapters 4-5, 11-19, 22-23, 29, 36, 38, 46-48, and 50-53 are missing.
Publications
1892-1933
List of the Works of B. H. Roberts
1892-1917
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"A Sufficient Answer to Josephites" and "Succession in the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints"
1894
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"Pearl of Great Price"
1902
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3
"The Seventy's Course in Theology"
1907
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4
"The Falling Away, or The Universal Departure from The True Christian Faith In the Early Centuries"
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5
L. D. S. Doctrine Concerning God
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6
Pamphlets: "On Tracting", "Why Mormonism", and "Mormonism: Its Origin and History"
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7
"Methods of Delivering the Message: Preaching"
1933
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"Methods of Delivering the Message: Speaking"
1933
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"Methods of Delivering the Message: The Narrative and Textual Methods of Speech"
1933
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10
"Methods of Delivering the Message: Tracting"
1933
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Articles in the "Deseret News"
1910-1933
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12
Articles in the Deseret News": "New Dispensation Thoughts"
1930-1931
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Books
1896-1899
"Byron's Poetical Works"
1896
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"Poems of Robert Browning"
1896
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2
"The Holy Bible"
1899
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3
Newspaper Clippings
1894-1897
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