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Nephi L. Morris papers, 1870-1943

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Morris, Nephi Lowell, 1870-1943
Title
Nephi L. Morris papers
Dates
1870-1943 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 linear feet, (7 boxes)
Collection Number
MS 0097
Summary
The Nephi L. Morris papers (1870-1943) consist of materials related to Morris' political, ecclesiastical, and business affairs. Nephi Lowell Morris (1870-1943) was educated at the Brigham Young Academy and the University of Utah, served in various capacities in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was a popular speaker on religious and political subjects.
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.

Some 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. Photocopies are available in the collection for research use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Nephi Lowell Morris was born 2 October 1870 to Elias and Mary Lois Walker Morris, prominent Utah pioneers. He received his early education in the Salt Lake Public Schools and in 1886 entered Brighan Young Academy. He later studied at the University of Utah. At the age of 20, Morris entered the roller mills business. In 1891, he was assigned as a special missionary for the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association to Cache, Oneida, and Malad Stakes. In January 1892 he was appointed an election Judge for the Territory of Utah. On 2 December 1892, he left for a mission to Great Britain where he first served in Manchester, later becoming president of the London conference. He returned to Salt Lake City in August of 1895. Upon the death of his father in 1898, Nephi was called to fill three positions of responsibility. His father had been bishop of the Fifteenth Ward and Nephi was called as second counselor in the new bishopric. He succeeded his father as director and treasurer of the Cambrian Association. And he was elected president of Elias Morris and Sons Company, subsequently becoming its manager. In the business realm he was also one of the organizers of the Ashton Fire Brick and Tile Company and of the Deseret Federal Building and Loan Association. He was at one time a member of the State Industrial Commission and at the time of his death the secretary-treasurer of the Pacific National Life Assurance Company. In 1904, when the old Salt Lake Stake was divided he became the president of what remained Salt Lake Stake and held that position until 1929. His other religious activities included regular contributions to the Improvement Era, the magazine of the Mutual Improvement Association with which he had been involved since 1891, and the authoring of books on religious topics including the popular Prophecies of Joseph Smith and Their Fulfillment. Morris married Harriet Hooper Young on 5 June 1907 and was survived by his sons Lowell, Willard, and Richard and his daughters Mary, Barbara, Ruth, and Harriett. Morris was a popular public speaker on religious and political subjects. Through the years of his radio addresses on KSL's Church of the Air Morris became well known and widely respected. Morris was a Republican member of the State Legislature in 1904. His political involvement led to two unsuccessful bids for the governorship of Utah, the first on the Progressive ticket in 1912 and the second on the Republican ticket in 1916, the year of his re-entry into the party. He was an outspoken advocate of prohibition over which he participated in a long-standing controversy with Reed Smoot. His community involvement included work with the Sons of the Utah Pioneers and the Salt Lake City Board of Education to which he was elected in 1934. He became its vice-president in 1936 and in 1938 was elected president, a position he held at the time of his death.

Nephi Lowell Morris died on 5 April 1943.

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Content Description

The Nephi L. Morris papers (1870-1943) are comprised of a variety of materials reflecting Morris' varied interests and involvements in community, religion, politics, and business. Two boxes of correspondence evidence the continuance of his various concerns spanning the years 1885-1941 and include letters from prominent political, religious, and business leaders including Simon Bamberger, Heber J. Grant, and Thomas Kearns. The political materials serve as a record of his activities, involvement, and commitment as a member of the Republican and Progressive parties and include an incomplete copy of a speech of reconciliation at the time of his re-entry into the Republican party in 1916. Considerable material concerning Reed Smoot indicates the continuing controversy between the two men. The Progressive party in Utah and the question of prohibition are well represented. Morris' religious thought is reflected in copies of his radio speeches delivered on KSL's Church of the Air, in a pamphlet titled, "The Story of the Discovery of the Book of Mormon," and in the miscellaneous articles and notes he collected. Morris' community involvement is in evidence in materials concerning the Cambrian Association, Sons of the Utah Pioneers, and the Salt Lake City Board of Education.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed by Linda Herrick in 1975.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Correspondence

    • Description: Governor Simon Bamberger to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Charles S. Burton to Nephi L. Morris.
      Dates: 1891; 1916
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: (Senator) Frank J. Cannon to Nephi L. Morris

      Two original letters 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.

      Dates: 1896; 1898
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: George M. Cannon to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1885; 1891
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: J. Reuben Clark, Jr. to Nephi L. Morris

      One original letter has been removed and placed in Reserve. A photocopied version is available in the collection for access purposes. Access to the original must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

      Dates: 1901
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Heber J. Grant to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1899-1936
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Joseph Howell to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1909; 1914
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Thomas Kearns to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1901; 1902
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Elias Morris to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1889-1895
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Nephi L. Morris

      Copies of Morris' correspondence to various individuals and groups, arranged by date.

      Dates: 1894-1926
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Morris family
      Dates: 1886-1941
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: A. Milton Musser to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1901
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: George W. Perkins to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1914
      Container: Box 1, Folder 13
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: George D. Pyper to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1892-1937
      Container: Box 1, Folder 14
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: George D. Pyper - Birthday Tributes

      A tribute written by Nephi L. Morris, also copies of letters by Morris to friends of Pyper requesting their autographs for a specially bound copy of Pyper's "The Romance of an Old Playhouse" to be presented to him, along with replies to Morris' letters.

      Dates: 1939
      Container: Box 1, Folder 15
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: George Albert Smith to Nephi L. Morris

      One original letter has been removed and placed in Reserve. A photocopied version is available in the collection for access purposes. Access to the original must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Joseph F. Smith to Nephi L. Morris

      Five original letters 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.

      Dates: 1901-1909
      Container: Box 1, Folder 17
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Reed Smoot and Nephi L. Morris

      Eight original letters 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.

      Dates: 1902-1919
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: James E. Talmage and Nephi L. Morris

      Three original letters 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.

      Dates: 1920-1926
      Container: Box 1, Folder 19
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: R. M. Bryce Thomas to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1901-1902
      Container: Box 1, Folder 20
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Orson Ferguson Whitney to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1900
      Container: Box 1, Folder 21
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Seymour B. Young to Nephi L. Morris
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box 1, Folder 22
      Location: Correspondence

  • Correspondence, Alphabetical

    • Description: Correspondence, A

      Adams, Rufus to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Anderson, Edward H. to Nephi L. Morris, 1902, 1926; Ashton, E. T. to Nephi L. Morris, 1894.

      Dates: 1894-1926
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, B

      Bain News Service to Nephi L. Morris; Barton, James L. to Nephi L. Morris, 1921; Beal, Thomas A. to Nephi L. Morris, 1926; Brimhall, George H. to Nephi L. Morris, 1920, 1926.

      Dates: 1920-1926
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, C

      Call, Israel to Nephi L. Morris, 1922; Cheever, Grace L. (Smith) to Nephi L. Morris, 1935; Colton, Don B. to Nephi L. Morris, 1935; Cutler, H. S. to Nephi L. Morris, 1912; Cutler, John C. to Nephi L. Morris, 1899, 1903, 1919.

      Dates: 1899-1935
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, D-G

      Doyle, John T. to Nephi L. Morris, 1909; Driggs, Howard R. to Nephi L. Morris, 1937; Eichnor, Dennis C. to Nephi L. Morris, 1900; Fairbanks, Avard to Nephi L. Morris; Giles, James A. to Nephi L. Morris, 1941; Goff, Virginia to Nephi L. Morris, 1935.

      Dates: 1900-1941
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, H

      Hays, Will H. to Nephi L. Morris, 1918; Hendrickson, J. A. to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Hewlett, Lester F. to Nephi L. Morris, 1935; Horsley, John H. to Nephi L. Morris, 1909; Hubbard, W. E., 1893; Hyde, George L. to Nephi L. Morris, 1921; Hyde, William A. to Nephi L. Morris, 1912.

      Dates: 1893-1935
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, I-K

      Irvine, Alonzo Blair to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Ivins, Anthony W. to Nephi L. Morris, 1926; James, John to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Johnson, J. M. to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Kay, Hyrum to Nephi L. Morris 1929; Kent, Charles to Nephi L. Morris, 1935; Kimball, E. H. to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Kimball, J. Golden to Nephi L. Morris, 1916.

      Dates: 1916-1935
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, L

      Lewis, W. J. to Nephi L. Morris, 1920; Low, Ivy (Griggs) to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Lund, Anthon H. to Nephi L. Morris, 1920; Lyon, T. Edgar to Nephi L. Morris, 1935.

      Dates: 1916-1935
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, M

      McCornick, William Sylvester to Nephi L. Morris, 1900; McMurrin, J. L. to Nephi L. Morris, 1899; Mays, James H. to Nephi L. Morris, 1920; Meriwether, Coleman to Nephi L. Morris; Murdock, Victor to Nephi L. Morris, 1913.

      Dates: 1899-1920
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, N-P

      Nelson, Joseph to Nephi L. Morris, 1903; Osborne, Thomas to Luzi Barone, 1914; Paxman, James W. to Nephi L. Morris, 1909; Photos, George N. to Nephi L. Morris, 1916.

      Dates: 1903-1916
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, R

      Reeves, Charles M. to Nephi L. Morris, 1902; Richards, Franklin S. to Nephi L. Morris, 1902; Richards, Morgan to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Ririe, Joseph to Nephi L. Morris, 1921.

      Dates: 1902-1921
      Container: Box 2, Folder 10
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, S-T

      Saxey, A. to Nephi L. Morris, 1908; Seegmiller, William W. to Nephi L. Morris, 1915, 1916; Shepherd, Joseph R. to Nephi L. Morris, 1928; Swan, Clifford L. to Nephi L. Morris, 1922; Thomas, D. H. to Nephi L. Morris, 1916.

      Dates: 1908-1928
      Container: Box 2, Folder 11
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, W

      Warner, M. M. to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Washburn, W. S. to Nephi L. Morris, 1909; Wells, John to Nephi L. Morris, 1920; Wells, Junius F. to Nephi L. Morris, 1901, 1920; West, James E. to Nephi L. Morris, 1936; Whitney, H. G. to Nephi L. Morris, 1903, 1910.

      Dates: 1901-1936
      Container: Box 2, Folder 12
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Correspondence, Y

      Young, Levi Edgar to Nephi L. Morris, 1916; Young, John W. to Nephi L. Morris, 1895; Young, (Col.) Willard to Nephi L. Morris, 1919.

      Dates: 1895-1919
      Container: Box 2, Folder 13
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical
    • Description: Miscellaneous Correspondence
      Dates: 1902-1939
      Container: Box 2, Folder 14
      Location: Correspondence, Alphabetical

  • Political Materials

    • Description: American Party--Utah

      Political tracts, "Equal Rights to All. Is the Right of Self-Defense to be Denied the Mormon People?" signed Nephi L. Morris; "Strife and Bitterness in Utah--Avowed Aim of the American Party Leaders--Democratic Support of Their Policy," accredited to Salomon F. Kimball campaign; "What is the Issue in Salt Lake County and which Ticket Should be Voted in Order to Defeat the American Party." 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.

      Dates: 1908
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Democratic Party--Utah

      Political tract, "Some Planks from the State Democratic Platform Adopted June 11, 1914." This folder contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

      Dates: 1914
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: League of Nations

      Newsclippings concerning the covenant.

      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: League of Nations

      Newsclippings concerning proposed changes and amendments to the covenant.

      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 3, Folder 4
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: League of Nations

      Miscellaneous newsclippings concerning the League of Nations.

      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: League of Nations

      Handwritten and typewritten notes related to the League of Nations, some on stationary with the letterhead "Utah Branch, League to Enforce Peace," citing Nephi L. Morris as state chairman.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 6
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: League of Nations--Pamphlets

      The Covenanter--Letters on the Covenant of the League of Nations by William Howard Taft, George W. Wickersham, A. Lawrence Lowell, Henry W. Taft; "First Report of the Conference Committee of the League to Enforce Peace."

      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 3, Folder 7
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: League of Nations--Resolution of LDS Church

      Resolution of the LDS Church membership in favor of the League to Enforce Peace.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 8
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: League of Nations--Senate Speeches

      Hiram W. Johnson, of California, speech in the Senate of the United States; Covenants of Peace and Articles of Association of the League of Nations, printed for the information of the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate.

      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 3, Folder 9
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: League to Enforce Peace--Utah Branch

      Correspondence to county chairmen containing resolutions adopted by the State Executive Committee, suggestions to county chairmen, a list of county chairmen, and a list of state committees.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 10
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Monroe Doctrine

      Typewritten text of a speech by Morris on the Monroe Doctrine. Handwritten notes on the Monroe Doctrine.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 11
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Morris, Nephi L. Chairman, Committee on University Site and Buildings--House of Representatives--Utah

      Copy of letter addressed to the Speaker of the House recommending appropriations and salary list for University of Utah employees.

      Dates: 1901
      Container: Box 3, Folder 12
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Morris, Nephi L.--Elections and Appointments

      Document signed by Elijah Sells, Secretary of the Territory of Utah, appointing Morris as an election judge in 1892; instructions for election judges; "List of Persons Voted for at a Municipal Election ... Utah Territory"; letter certifying Nephi L. Morris as an alternate to the Chicago National Convention of the Progressive Party; newsclipping naming Morris as newly elected president of the Salt Lake City Board of Education; Certificate of Election as member of the Board of Education.

      Dates: 1892-1938
      Container: Box 3, Folder 13
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Periodicals--Political (National)

      The Commoner, Lincoln, Nebraska, November 19, 1909 (Vol. 9, No. 45); Hughes Campaign Service Bulletin, October 19, 1916 (No. 11), October 26, 1916 (No. 12), November 2, 1916 (No. 13); The New Republic, New York, January 13, 1917 (Vol. 9, No. 115).

      Dates: 1909-1917
      Container: Box 3, Folder 14
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Periodicals--Political (Utah)

      Goodwin's Weekly, Salt Lake City, October 10, 1914 (Vol. 23, No. 16); April 8, 1916 (Vol. 26, No. 17); Kane County News, Kanab, Utah, April 2, 1915 (Vol. 7, No. 47); April 16, 1915 (Vol. 7, No. 49); The Progressive, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 17, 1914 (Vol. III, No. 8).

      This folder contains photocopied versions of the Kane County News 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.

      Dates: 1914-1916
      Container: Box 3, Folder 15
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Political Campaign - Nephi L. Morris - Financial Statement and Newsclippings
      Dates: 1912
      Container: Box 3, Folder 16
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Political Broadsides

      "The Next Communist President of the U.S.," broadside concerning Franklin D. Roosevelt; "Roosevelt's Supreme Council--Alien-Asiatic Revolutionaries Control U.S. Politico-Economic Power-Centers--Washington and New York," broadside concerning Roosevelt and his advisors; "To the Taxpayers of Salt Lake County." The tract decries the corruption of the Republican Commissioners of Salt Lake County, naming O. W. Carlson, C. Ray Walker and A. H, Crabbe and charges favoritism in the awarding of a printing contract; "Dr. E. G. Gowans--Non-Partisan Candidate for State Superintendent of Schools." Contains a record of Gowans' teaching experience, a section titled "The Non-Partisan Cause--What It Means in Education," "Dr. Gowans' Platform," and a list of the State Non-Partisan Education Committee; "High Ground is the Natural Home of Democracy and I Solemnly Protest against the Lowering of its Standard in Utah," signed Joseph Smith Hyde. Hyde opposes the Progressive-Democratic fusion.

      Four 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.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 17
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Progressive Party--Broadsides

      Broadside announcing a Progressive Party rally in Lehi listing Nephi L. Morris and George N. Lawrence as speakers; broadside announcing a Progressive Party mass meeting listing William E. Cadmus and Nephi L. Morris as speakers. Three 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.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 18
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Progressive Party--Correspondence

      Cadmus, William E. to Nephi L. Morris, 1914; Colby, Everett to Nephi L. Morris, 1917; Moon, A. S. to Nephi L. Morris, 1914; Perkins, George W. to Nephi L. Morris, 1916, 1918; Robertson, N, A. to Nephi L. Morris.

      Dates: 1914-1918
      Container: Box 3, Folder 19
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Progressive Party--Utah--Platform and Resolutions

      Progressive platform and "Progressive Resolutions Adopted at State-wide Conference, February 25, 1914."

      Dates: 1913; 1914
      Container: Box 3, Folder 20
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Progressive Party--Utah--Programs

      Program from state-wide Progressive Conference of Utah and Progressive Party Lincoln Day program.

      Dates: 1914; 1916
      Container: Box 3, Folder 21
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Progressive Party--Utah--Speeches

      "Address delivered by Nephi L. Morris before a gathering of Progressives, commemorating the birth of Abraham Lincoln, held at Salt Lake City, Feb. 12, 1913"; "Remarks of Mr. Morris--The Progressive Movement is Greater Than the Progressive Party"; newsclipping report of a speech by Governor William Spry in Philadelphia, attached to the same page as an article reporting Progressive strength in Utah, with handwritten notes decrying Progressive-Republican amalgamation; "A Call to National Brotherhood"; "The Men at Armageddon," by Richard Harding Davis.

      Dates: 1913
      Container: Box 3, Folder 22
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Progressive Party--Utah--Tracts

      "How the Republican Party and Big Business Work in Unison in Salt Lake County" and "Party Loyalty." 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.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 23
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Prohibition--Speech and Statement by Nephi L. Morris
      Container: Box 3, Folder 24
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Prohibition--Tracts

      "The Betrayal of Utah, an Open Letter to Governor William Spry" and "By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them," political tract concerning prohibition and the relative stands of Simon Bamberger and Nephi L. Morris. 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.

      Dates: 1915
      Container: Box 3, Folder 25
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Republican Party

      Untitled, incomplete speech in which Morris criticizes the Wilson administration, mentions the Progressive-Republican reconciliation, and discusses key points of the Republican platform, including taxation of homes, workingmen's compensation, highway, prohibition and the public utilities commission. Also, speech headed "Address Delivered at Bingham on Saturday, Sept. 30th (no year)" in which Morris again discusses the Republican platform.

      Dates: 1916
      Container: Box 3, Folder 26
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Smoot, Reed Newsclippings
      Dates: 1907-1915
      Container: Box 3, Folder 27
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Smoot, Reed Political Tracts

      "Comment on Congress," "Correspondence between Senator Reed Smoot and N. V. Jones," "Fleshpots and Fusion--A Reply to Certain Republican Accusations and Charges," "Is Smoot for the Plain People?"

      Dates: 1914
      Container: Box 3, Folder 28
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Smoot, Reed "His Record in the Senate"

      This folder contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

      Dates: 1914
      Container: Box 3, Folder 29
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Smoot, Reed Senate Speeches

      "The Wilson-Underwood Tariff Bill and the American Sugar Industry," "Panama Canal Tolls," "Beet Industries." 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.

      Dates: 1913; 1914
      Container: Box 3, Folder 30
      Location: Political Materials
    • Description: Political Miscellaneous

      List of members of the Utah State Senate and House of Representatives; excerpt from The Outlook concerning Taft's views on Roosevelt; clipping from the Salt Lake Herald concerning the American party and the "band of twenty-six," along with handwritten notes on 1902 stationary; first page of a speech by Nephi L. Morris titled "Rededication of Americans to the Republic"; clipping from the Deseret Evening News, "Official Figures of Recent Elections for Nation, State, Legislative, Judicial and County Offices, as Finally Reported."

      Dates: 1915-1916
      Container: Box 3, Folder 31
      Location: Political Materials

  • Radio Speeches

    Delivered over Radio KSL by Nephi L. Morris. The speeches appear in various forms: newsclippings, printed galleys, typewritten drafts, handwritten notes. All materials relating to an individual speech have been filed with that speech.

    • Description: Correspondence Concerning Radio Addresses

      Includes several replies by Morris in addition to the letters addressed to him.

      Dates: 1935; 1938
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: The Book of Mormon and Fulfillment of Its Prophecies
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box 4, Folder 2
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Divine Authority Necessary
      Dates: 1927
      Container: Box 4, Folder 3
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Columbus and the Book of Mormon
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box 4, Folder 4
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Deals With Salvation for the Dead
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box 4, Folder 5
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: The Reformation--A Manifestation of Divine Purpose in History
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 6
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: The Reformation--Not an End, But a Means to an End
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 7
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: The Restoration to the Earth of the Knowledge of God
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 8
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Restoration of Divine Authority Through the Priesthood
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 9
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Book of Mormon
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 10
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Beliefs of the Latter-Day Saints
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 11
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: A Salvation Provided for the Dead
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 12
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Salvation for the Dead
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 13
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Prophecy, a Proof of Restoration
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 14
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: The Golden Rule, Natural Law and Idea of Progress
      Dates: 1932
      Container: Box 4, Folder 15
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: The Wider Hope--If Man Dies in Unbelief, Indifference or Disobedience May He Be Saved?
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box 4, Folder 16
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Love, Law and Progress--Three Fundamental Characteristics of the Gospel
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box 4, Folder 17
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Love, Law and Progress
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box 4, Folder 18
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Brigham Young's Qualities of Leadership
      Dates: 1936
      Container: Box 4, Folder 19
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: The How, When and Why of the Earth and Man--A Cosmogony Revealed Through Joseph Smith
      Container: Box 4, Folder 20
      Location: Radio Speeches
    • Description: Untitled

      Deals with the universality of the gospel.

      Container: Box 4, Folder 21
      Location: Radio Speeches

  • Speeches, Articles, and Notes

  • Subjects

    • Description: British Mission, Nephi L. Morris

      Programs for religious discussions and services. Some 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.

      Dates: 1892-1895
      Container: Box 6, Folder 1
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Cambrian Society, Salt Lake City

      Newspaper clipping, banquet program and copy of a speech by Morris for the St. David's Day celebration of the organization of Welch immigrants.

      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box 6, Folder 2
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: "Circular of Instructions to the Presidency of Stakes, Bishopric of Wards and Stake Tithing Clerks in Zion"

      This folder contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

      Dates: 1898
      Container: Box 6, Folder 3
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Latter-day Saints College--Constitution of the Alumni Association

      This folder contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

      Dates: 1899
      Container: Box 6, Folder 4
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: News clippings
      Dates: 1907-1939
      Container: Box 6, Folder 5
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Pratt, Parley P., "Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to All the Kings of the World, to the President of the United States of America, to the Governors of the Several States, and to the Rulers and People of All Nations"

      Photocopy, reprint and typed copy. Originally published in U.S.A., April 6, 1845 and in Liverpool October 22, 1845.

      Container: Box 6, Folder 6
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Programs and Invitations

      One original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. A photocopied version is available in the collection for access purposes. Access to the original must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

      Dates: 1896-1937
      Container: Box 6, Folder 7
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: "Prophecies of Joseph Smith and Their Fulfillment"

      Reviews of Morris' book from the Young Woman's Journal, the Relief Society Magazine, and the Millenial Star.

      Dates: 1920-1921
      Container: Box 6, Folder 8
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--"The Fulfillment of Latter-Day Prophecy," Parts I and II, by R. L. Fulk

      Part I: The Scattering; part II: The Re-Gathering. 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.

      Dates: 1923-1924
      Container: Box 6, Folder 9
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: The Sons of Utah Pioneers

      "A Six-Point, Twelve-Year Program proposed for Adoption by the Sons of Utah Pioneers at Their Annual Encampment, Aspen Grove, August, 1935."

      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box 6, Folder 10
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: "The Story of the Discovery of the Book of Mormon," by Nephi L. Morris

      This folder contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.

      Container: Box 6, Folder 11
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Sugar Beet Industry--Newsclippings
      Dates: 1915
      Container: Box 6, Folder 12
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Tributes and Funeral Sermons

      Tributes or funeral sermons for George Mousley Cannon, Brigham Frederick Grant, Andrew Jenson, Elias Morris, Charles Griffin Plummers, Ashby Snow, and Harriet Hooper Young.

      Dates: 1898-1942
      Container: Box 6, Folder 13
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Tributes to Nephi L. Morris

      Tributes to Morris as president of Salt Lake Stake for twenty-five years.

      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 6, Folder 14
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Wasatch Drive, Proposed Improvement of 1936

      Pamphlet urging the improvement.

      Dates: 1936
      Container: Box 6, Folder 15
      Location: Subjects
    • Description: Miscellany
      Container: Box 6, Folder 16
      Location: Subjects

  • Oversize

    • Description: Bull Moose Party Cartoon Blueprint
      Dates: 1912
      Container: Box 7
      Location: Oversize

Finding aid created by Linda Herrick.
1975 (last modified: 2019)

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