Archive: "Western and Mormon Americana" Category
New Exhibit: Early Mormon Currency and Financial Records
March 6, 2018 by Ryan K. Lee • currency, Kirtland Safety Society Bank, Kirtland Temple, Nauvoo Temple, United Order, ZCMI
We are pleased to announce a new exhibit now on display in L. Tom Perry Special Collections. It is titled "Mixing Money and Religion: Early Mormon Currency and Financial Records." This exhibit showcases various types of rare currency created and issued by the LDS Church in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Currency on display includes: …
Mormon economic history exhibit – Church History Symposium, March 1, 2018
February 8, 2018 by Ryan K. Lee • currency, economics, Kirtland Temple, Mormon, Nauvoo Temple
For those who are planning to attend the upcoming Church History Symposium at BYU on March 1, L. Tom Perry Special Collections will have on display a special exhibit of artifacts and documents from our collections related to the Symposium's theme of Mormon economic and financial history. On exhibit will be original Mormon currency from …
History of the Doctrine and Covenants exhibit
November 6, 2017 by Ryan K. Lee • Doctrine and Covenants, exhibit, James E. Talmage, manuscript revelations, Newel Kimball Whitney, Oliver Cowdery
A new exhibit titled "History of Doctrine and Covenants, 1833-1921" is on display now in L. Tom Perry Special Collections. This exhibit takes the viewer through the history of the Doctrine and Covenants, from handwritten manuscripts to being published in book form in 1835. Later editions with significant additions or deletions are also displayed, including the …
March 29, 2017 by Ryan K. Lee • Book of Commandments, Doctrine and Covenants, exhibit, James E. Talmage, manuscript revelations, Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner, Orson Pratt
We are pleased to announce a new exhibit in Perry Special Collections that takes the viewer through the history of the Doctrine and Covenants, from handwritten manuscripts to broadsides, to being published in book form in 1835. The highlight of the exhibit is BYU's only copy of the Book of Commandments, predecessor to the Doctrine and …
"My Soul Delighteth in the Song of the Heart": Hymns and Hymnbooks of the Restoration – an exhibit
November 7, 2016 by Ryan K. Lee • A collection of sacred hymns, Emma Smith, hymnbooks, hymns, Kirtland Temple, Parley P. Pratt, William Wines Phelps
A new exhibit on the Foundations of the Restoration is on display now in L. Tom Perry Special Collections. The title of the exhibit is "'My Soul Delighteth in the Song of the Heart': Hymns and Hymnbooks of the Restoration," and items on display include a copy of the first LDS hymnbook produced by Emma Smith and William …
Shakespeare in Territorial Utah
October 10, 2016 by Maggie Kopp • exhibit
With a copy of Shakespeare's First Folio in Salt Lake City this month, L. Tom Perry Special Collections is celebrating with our colleagues at the Salt Lake City Public Library by creating a small exhibit on the history of Shakespeare performance in 19th century Utah. "For So Work the Honey Bees": Shakespeare in Territorial Utah …
Latter-day Saint Poetry
August 26, 2016 by Greg Seppi • 1840 Manchester hymnal, A collection of sacred hymns, European Mission, mission of the Twelve Apostles to Europe
The Latter-day Saints who joined the LDS Church in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales occasionally included budding poets and lyricists in their numbers. Like many Christian denominations of the 19th century, the Latter-day Saints enjoyed singing and hymns. New hymns and Mormon-themed poems began to emerge immediately after the first conversions and baptisms, though the …
19th Century Mormon Women and Work in the West, Part II
March 31, 2016 by Greg Seppi • Mormon Women, Utah women's history
Practically all women in Utah following the establishment of a Mormon settlement near Salt Lake would have worked extremely hard to support their families through basic agriculture, such as farming and ranching. Yet the circumstances of Mormon women were often unique. While a non-Mormon woman in the 19th Century might need to support herself and …
Compiling the Doctrine and Covenants, 1830-1921 : an exhibit
March 17, 2016 by Ryan K. Lee • Doctrine and Covenants, James E. Talmage, manuscript revelations, Newel Kimball Whitney, Oliver Cowdery
A new exhibit on the history of the Doctrine and Covenants is on display now in L. Tom Perry Special Collections. The title is "Compiling the Doctrine and Covenants, 1830-1921," and this exhibit takes the viewer through the history of the Doctrine and Covenants, from handwritten manuscripts to broadsides, to being published in book form …
19th Century Advertising by Mormon Women Part 1
March 16, 2016 by Greg Seppi • Hanna S. Ells, Mormon Women, newspapers
On March 3rd, I gave a presentation at the Church History Symposium entitled "'Her knowledge of business, and practical experience therein': 19th Century Advertising by Mormon Women." The presentation discussed examples of advertisements posted by women in Mormon newspapers, and also highlighted the other activities pursued by women. Starting today, and continuing until I run out …
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