UUM_Accn1001.xml Inventory of the Byron Marchant papers Marchant (Byron) papers Finding aid created by Scott Springer and Betsey Welland. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

1995 (last modified: 2018 and 2019)
295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 special@library.utah.edu https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/index.php
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-04-21. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Byron Marchant papers Marchant, Byron, 1941- ACCN 1001 1.5 linear feet 1885-2017 The Byron Marchant papers (1885-2017) contains writings on LDS early history. Included is a reproduction of an unpublished and published manuscript, "Sidney Rigdon, The Real Founder of Mormonism," by William Whitsitt (1885). A paper, "Mormon Exaggerations," and a transcript of a speech, "Mormonism's Connection to the British Enlightenment," both by Marchant, continue the development of the perspectives presented in Whitsitt's book. This collection also contains two pamphlets. The first, "Mormon Roots," is an expansion of Marchant's earlier work, "Mormon Exaggerations," adding sections on the ancestry and psychological makeup of Joseph Smith. "Mr. Joseph Smith, Jr." is an excerpt from Whitsitt's book on Sidney Rigdon. The books in the collection represent Marchant's translation and eidting work. English .

The Byron Marchant papers (1885-2017) contains writings on LDS early history. Included is a reproduction of an unpublished and published manuscript, "Sidney Rigdon, The Real Founder of Mormonism," by William Whitsitt (1885). A paper, "Mormon Exaggerations," and a transcript of a speech, "Mormonism's Connection to the British Enlightenment," both by Marchant, continue the development of the perspectives presented in Whitsitt's book. This collection also contains two pamphlets and two books. The first, "Mormon Roots," is an expansion of Marchant's earlier work, "Mormon Exaggerations," adding sections on the ancestry and psychological makeup of Joseph Smith. "Mr. Joseph Smith, Jr." is an excerpt from Whitsitt's book on Sidney Rigdon. The books in the collection represent Marchant's translation and eidting work.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Gift of H. Byron Marchant from 1995-2002.

Gift of H. Byron Marchant from 1995-2002.

Box 3 gift of H. Byron Marchant in 2017.

Processed by Scott Springer in 1995.

Addendum processed by Kirk A. Watson in 2002.

Box 3 processed by Betsey Welland in 2018.

 Latter Day Saint churches--History Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Manuscripts for publication Speeches (documents) "Sidney Rigdon, The Real Founder of Mormonism" 1885 1 1-17

By William H. Whitsitt. Folders 3-5 contain a photocopy of Whitsitt's book, Origin of the Disciples of Christ, 1888. This book was originally included as "Section the Second," in the original edition of "Sidney Rigdon, The Real Founder of Mormonism."

 "Mormon Exaggerations" 1988 1 18

A paper evaluating Mark Hoffman's "White Salamander" letter, Sidney Rigdon's "Gold Bible," and Joseph Smith's First Vision.

 "Mormonisn's Connection to the British Enlightenment" 1988 1 19

A speech, given in Salt Lake City, discussing connections between Mormonism and John Locke.

 Metamorphosis Publishing Catalogs 1989 1 20 "Revelation '78 Black Priesthood Altercation: How Colonial New England Helped Engineer the Racist Policy" 2 1-7 Mormon Roots; Mr. Joseph Smith, Junior 1994 2 8 Byron Marchant, "New England Patriots and Outlaws" 1995 2 9 Byron Marchant, "Mormon Roots" 1994 2 10 Published version of William H. Whitsitt, Sidney Rigdon, the Real Founder of Mormonism 2017 3 1-2

Edited by Byron Marchant.

 Bruno Bauer, Christ and the Caesars: The Origin of Christianity from the Mythology of Rome and Greece 2015 3 3

Translated from German to English by Helmut Brunar and Byron Marchant.