B. H. Roberts papers,

Overview of the Collection Creator Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry), 1857-1933 Title B. H. Roberts papers Dates 1825-1976 (inclusive) 1825 1976 Quantity 10 linear feet Collection Number Ms0106 Summary The B. H. Roberts papers (1825-1976) consist of an autobiography of Roberts, genealogical information, journals, correspondence, scrapbooks, poems, speeches, commentaries on religious subjects, L. D. S. 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 L.D. S. church, the investigation of the scriptural origins of the Mormon faith, the reflections upon and analysis of theological and philosophical topics, and the formulation of the church's missionary pedagogy. 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: 801-581-8863 SPCreference@lists.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 Note 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 L.D.S. church sent him on a mission to England thus assisting him http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 1

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 Mormon 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 Gentiles 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. es 10 and 21. 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-mormon 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. 8. 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 Mormon religion. B. H.'s publications included a biography of President John Taylor, a multi-volume history of the LDS church, the travails which the Mormons encountered in Nauvoo and Missouri, and theological discourses. es 11-14 and 21. 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". es 16 and 18-19. 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" ( 17) 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. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 2

(Roger V. Paxton composed the biographical sketch and the scope and content note.) Content Description The B. H. Roberts papers (1825-1976) consist of an autobiography of Roberts, genealogical information, journals, correspondence, scrapbooks, poems, speeches, commentaries on religious subjects, L. D. S. missionary materials, articles, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and books. The significance of these papers is manifested in Roberts' discussions of church-state relations (box 8), the multi-volume history of the L. D. S. church (boxes 12-14), the investigation of the scriptural origins of the Mormon faith (boxes 16-19), the reflections upon and analysis of theological and philosophical topics (box 20), and the formulation of the church's missionary pedagogy (box 21). The following books and bound pamphlets are located in the safe: 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. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the B. H. Roberts papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: B. H. Roberts papers, Ms 106, [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Citations: Ms 106. Administrative Information Separated Materials Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0106). Acquisition Information 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. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 3

Processing Note Processed by Marlene Lewis in 1980-1981. Processed by Emma McFarland in 2011. Detailed Description of the Collection I: Personal, 1855-1976 Autobiographical and Genealogical Materials 1855-1976 1 1-2 "Life Story of B. H. Roberts" Parts 1-2 1 3 Typescript Copy of the "Life Story of B.H. Roberts" 1 4 Letter of Sterling M. McMurrin Concerning the Authenticity of the Life Story of B. H. Roberts 1976 1 5 Autobiographical Materials 1 6 Genealogical Materials: Almanack for 1855 1855 1 7 Certificate of Citizenship 1882 1 8 Missionary Certificate 1886 1 9 Genealogical Materials: Record of Temple Work 1869-1930 1 10 Copy of Record of Temple Work 1869-1930 1 11 Patriarchal Blessings 1875-1902 1 12 Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association Materials 1912-1913 1 13 Identification Card 1 14 World Fellowship of Faith Program Materials 1933 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 4

1 15 Copies of World Fellowship of Faith Program Materials 1933 Diary and Journals 1882-1894 2 1 Diary: Tennessee 1882-1883 2 2 Journal 1884-1885 2 3 Journal 1886-1887 2 4 Journal 1890-1893 2 5 Journal 1894 2 6 Copy of Diary 1882-1883 2 7 Copy of Journal 1884-1885 2 8 Copy of Journal 1886-1887 2 9 Copy of Journal 1890-1893 Family Biographical Materials 1862-1934 3 1 Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company Promissory Note and Receipts 1862-1880 3 2 Copy of Emigrating Fund Promissory Note and Receipts 1862-1880 3 3 Correspondence: Celia Roberts to Her Grandmother 1891-1892 3 4 Copy of Correspondence: Celia Roberts to Her Grandmother 1891-1892 3 5 Georgia Roberts Livingston: "Life Story of Celia Dibble Roberts" 3 6 Biographical Sketch: Ann Reed Everington 1934 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 5

3 7 "The Life Story of Ann Reed Everington" 3 8 Newspaper Clippings 1908-1909 3 9 Obituaries 1910-1931 3 10 Obituaries of B. H. Roberts 1933 3 11 Tributes to B. H. Roberts 1920-1933 3 12 Levi Edgar Young: "President Brigham H. Roberts" 1933 3 13 Adah Roberts Naylor: "An Immigrant Mother and Her Son" 1934 II: Correspondence, 1877-1965 4 1 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother 1877-1882 4 2 Copies of Correspondence with His Mother 1877-1882 4 3 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother 1883-1885 4 4 Copies of Correspondence with His Mother 1883-1885 4 5 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother 1886-1888 4 6 Copies of Correspondence with His Mother 1886-1888 4 7 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother 1889-1906 4 8 Copies of Correspondence with His Mother 1889-1906 4 9 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Mother Letter is entitled ""God's Herald of the Resurrection-- Woman". 1906 4 10 Copy of Correspondence with His Mother 1906 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 6

4 11 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Father 1895-1918 4 12 Copies of Correspondence with His Father 1895-1918 4 13 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Wife, Sarah Louisa Smith Roberts 4 14 Copies of Correspondence with His Wife, Sarah Louisa Smith Roberts 1880-1896 1880-1896 4 15 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Sister, Polly Day 1914 4 16 Copy of Correspondence with His Sister, Polly Day 1914 4 17 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to His Daughter, Georgia Roberts 4 18 Copies of Correspondence with His Daughter, Georgia Roberts 1922-1927 1922-1927 4 19 Correspondence: John Morgan to B. H. Roberts 1888 4 20 Copy of Correspondence: John Morgan to B. H. Roberts 1888 4 21 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Moses Thatcher 1896 4 22 Copy of Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to MosesThatcher 1896 4 23 Correspondence: Emmeline B. Wells 1910 4 24 Copy of Correspondence: Emmeline B. Wells 1910 4 25 Correspondence: John R. Richardson 1912 4 26 Correspondence: A. Ezra Gull 1922 4 27 Correspondence: Heber J. Grant 1912 4 28 Copies of Correspondence: Heber J. Grant 1912 4 29 Correspondence: Nicholas G. Morgan 1917 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 7

4 30 Copy of Correspondence: Nicholas G. Morgan 1917 4 31 Correspondence: Deseret Book Company!927-1933 4 32 Copies of Correspondence with Deseret Book Company 1927-1933 4 33 Correspondence: Bernard Moses 1931 4 34 Copies of Correspondence with Bernard Moses 1931 4 35 Correspondence: James E. Talmage 1933 4 36 Copies of Correspondence with James E. Talmage 1933 4 37 Correspondence 1911-1965 Correspondence: Isaac K. Russell 1912-1922 5 1 Letter: Isaac Russell to Bishop Spalding 1912 5 2 Copy of Isaac Russell's Letter to Bishop Spalding 1912 5 3 Correspondence: Isaac Russell 1920 5 4 Copy of Correspondence with Isaac Russell 1920 5 5 Correspondence: Isaac Russell to Heber J. Grant 1920 5 6 Correspondence: Heber J. Grant to Isaac Russell 1920 5 7 Copies of Correspondence: Heber J. Grant to Isaac Russell 1920 5 8 Correspondence: John A. Widtsoe to Isaac Russell 1920 5 9 Copy of Correspondence: John A. Widtsoe to Isaac Russell 1920 5 10 Correspondence: Isaac Russell 1921-1922 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 8

5 11 Copies of Correspondence with Isaac Russell 1921-1922 5 12 Correspondence: Isaac Russell to Heber J. Grant 1922 5 13 Isaac K. Russell's Rocky Mountain Bear Story III: Scrapbooks and Notes 6 1 Scrapbook and John Taylor's Correspondence 1871-1889 6 2 Poetry: "Reflections Inspired by Once More Standing on the Banks of the Missouri River" 6 3 Copy of Roberts' Poem re Reflections on the Missouri River 1880 1880 6 4 Scrapbook: Newspaper Clippings 1894-1899 6 5 Song: "Many Happy Returns of the Day" 1924 6 6 Copy of "Many Happy Returns of the Day" 1924 6 7 Subject Record and General Notes 6 8 Copy of Subject Record and General Notes 6 9 Thought Book 6 10 Copy of Thought Book 6 11 "Notes on Lindbergh" 6 12 Assorted Materials 1901-1933 6 13 H. Michael Marquardt's Recommendations for Documents of B. H. Roberts 1977 7 Newspaper Clippings: Congressional Controversy 1898 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 9

The L.D.S. Church and Utah Politics 1898-1928 8 1 Document: Certificate of Election to the U.S. House of Representatives 8 2 Copy of Certificate of Election to the U.S. House of Representatives 1898 1898 8 3 Document: Brief on Demurrer in Roberts' Case 1899 8 4 Copy of Brief on Demurrer 1899 8 5 Telegram 1899 8 6 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Richard R. Lyman 1908 8 7 Copy of Correspondence with Richard Lyman 1908 8 8 Correspondence: Charles W. Nibley to B. H. Roberts 1908 8 9 Copy of Nibley's Correspondence 1908 8 10 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Charles Nibley 1908 8 11 Copy of Roberts' Correspondence 1908 8 12 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Francis M. Lyman and the Council of Twelve 1909 8 13 Copy of Roberts' Correspondence 1909 8 14 Correspondence: Matthew F. Cowley to B. H. Roberts 1910 8 15 Copy of Cowley's Correspondence 1910 8 16 "Doctrine of the Church Respecting Earthly Governments-- The Relations of Church and State" 8 17 Copy of "Doctrine of the Church Respecting Earthly Governments" http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 10

8 18 "Respecting the Relations of the Church to the State and the Use of What is Commonly Called 'Church Influence' in Politics" 8 19 Copy of "Respecting the Relations of the Church to the State" 8 20 "Mormon Church Influence in Utah Politics" 8 21 Copy of "Mormon Church Influence in Utah Politics" 8 22 "The Union of Church and State--The Domination of the State by the Church" 1907 8 23 Copy of "The Union of Church and State" 1907 8 24 Announcement of Roberts' Withdrawing His Candidacy for Governor of Utah 8 25 Copy of Roberts' Announcement Withdrawing His Candidacy for Governor of Utah 8 26 Reed Smoot, L.D.S. Church, and Polygamy Materials 8 27 Copy of Reed Smoot, L.D.S. Church, and Polygamy Materials 8 28 Senator Reed Smoot's Speech in Provo 1914 8 29 Copy of Reed Smoot's Speech in Provo 1914 8 30 Speech Related to the Senatorial and Congressional Campaigns 8 31 Copy of Speech Related to the Senatorial and Congressional Campaigns 1914 1914 8 32 "Senator Reed Smoot's Slander of Prersident Wilson" 1916 8 33 Copy of Roberts' Response to Smoot's Speech 1916 8 34 Speech Delivered at the Jefferson Day Banquet 1916 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 11

8 35 Copy of Jefferson Day Banquet Speech 1916 8 36 Speech Introducing William Jennings Bryan 1916 8 37 Copy of Speech Introducing William Jennings Bryan 1916 8 38 Correspondence: George E. Hill to B. H. Roberts 1928 8 39 Copies of Hill's Correspondence 1928 8 40 Correspondence: George H. Dern to B. H. Roberts 1928 8 41 Copy of Dern's Correspondence 1928 World War I and Military Service 1914-1933 9 1 Newspaper Clippings 1914-1920 9 2 "God and the World War of 1914" 1914-1915 9 3 Copies of "God and the World War of 1914" 1914-1915 9 4 "Agnostic View of God in the War" 1916 9 5 Copies of "Agnostic View of God in the War" 1916 9 6 "Christianity and the War" 1916 9 7 Copy of "Christianity and the War" 1916 9 8 Address: "The Great World Controversy" 1917 9 9 "Native Land An American War Song" 1917 9 10 Copy of "Native Land An American War Song" 1917 9 11 "My Reasons for Enlistment" 1917 9 12 Copy of "My Reasons for Enlistment" 1917 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 12

9 13 World War I Pamphlets 1917-1919 9 14 Copies of World War I Pamphlets 1917-1919 9 15 "A World Wide Application of the Monroe Doctrine, the Purpose of the Present World War" 9 16 B. H. Roberts' Chaplain Journal 1918 9 17 Copy of Roberts' Chaplain Journal 1918 9 18 Correspondence: J. J. McClellan 1918 9 19 Speech: "The Men Who Died of Spanish Influenza in the Camp of the 145th F. A." 1918 9 20 Copy of Roberts' Speech on Influenza Deaths 1918 9 21 Speech: Chaplain Roberts at Memorial Services 1918 9 22 Copy of Chaplain Roberts' Speech at Memorial Services 1918 9 23 Honorable Discharge Papers 1919 9 24 Copy of Honorable Discharge Papers 1919 9 25 World War I Casualty Losses 1919 9 26 "Defense of Peace Treaty" 1919 9 27 Copy of "Defense of Peace Treaty" 1919 9 28 Address: Unveiling of the Mormon Battalion Monument 1927 9 29 Program of the Dedication Services of the Monument to the Dead of the 145th U.S. Field Artillery 1927 9 30 Newspaper Clippings 1927-1933 9 31 Address: "A Plea for the Ultimate Abolishment of War" 1928 9 32 Armistice Day Sermon 1930 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 13

9 33 Address: "If Only America Is True to Itself!" 1930 9 34 Correspondence: Veterans Administration 1931 9 35 Copies of Correspondence with the Veterans Administration 1931 9 36 Agreement: Lewis A. Ramsey and B. H. Roberts 1933 9 37 Copy of Ramsey-Roberts Agreement 1933 Notes, Commentary, and Missionary Materials 1922-1935 10 1 Bible Companion: Miscellaneous Notes 10 2 Notes and Commentary: Religious Subjects Part I 10 3 Notes and Commentary: Religious Subjects Part II 10 4 Notes and Commentary: Religious Subjects Part III 10 5 Notes and Commentary: Religious Subjects Part IV 10 6 Personal Scriptural Reference Book 10 7 A Brief Series of Subjects on Fundamentals of the Gospel 10 8 Notes on Mormon History in the 1850s 10 9 Why Mormonism? and the Needed Qualifications of a Missionary 10 10 "A New Outlook upon Mormonism" 10 11 Eastern States Mission Materials 1922 10 12 Correspondence: Birthday Greetings 1923 10 13 Cumorah Conference Materials 1923 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 14

10 14 Correspondence: Eastern States Mission 1924-1935 Published Works 1900-1932 11 1 "The Missouri Persecutions" and "The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo" 11 2 "The 'Falling Away' or the World's Loss of the Christian Religion and Church" 1900 1931 11 3 "Rasha, the Jew" 1932 11 4 "Prophecy and Its Fulfillment" 1920 11 5 "The Larger Vision of Zion" 11 6 "The Lord's Day" 11 7 "The Second Coming of the Messiah" 11 8 Manuscript: "Economic Aspects of the Career of the Mormons-the New York-Ohio Period" 11 9 Copyright Documents 1907-1908 12 History of the Mormon Church: Volumes I-II 1909-1911 13 History of the Mormon Church: Volumes IV-V 1913-1914 14 History of the Mormon Church: Volume VI 1914-1915 Book of Mormon: Roberts' Notations 1830-1927 15 1-6 Book of Mormon: Roberts' Notations: Parts I-VI Stan Larson transcribed Roberts' notations from Roberts' copy of the first edition. 1830 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 15

15 7 Facsimiles from the Book of Abraham 15 8 Book of Mormon Notes 1911 15 9 B. H. Roberts: "Analysis of the Book of Mormon" 15 10 Autobiographical Material: "Joseph Smith's Account of the Origin of 'Mormonisn'" 15 11 Alexander Campbell: Delusions: An Analysis of the Book of Mormon" 1832 15 12 J. M. Sjodahl: "Book of Mormon Facts" 1922 15 13 Anthony W. Ivins: "The Book of Mormon Bears Witness of Christ" "Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study": Correspondence and Manuscript 1927 1921-1927 16 1 Correspondence: William E. Riter and James E. Talmage 1921 16 2 Copies of Correspondence: William E. Riter and James E. Talmage 16 3 Correspondence: William E. Riter Includes Book of Mormon questions which Mr. Couch submitted to Riter. 1921 1921-1922 16 4 Copies of Riter's Correspondence 1921-1922 16 5 Correspondence: George W. Middleton 1921 16 6 Copy of Correspondence: George W. Middleton 1921 16 7 Correspondence: R. V. Chamberlin 1921 16 8 Copy of Correspondence: R. V. Chamberlin 1921 16 9 Correspondence: B. H. Roberts to Heber J. Grant and Counsellors 1921 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 16

16 10 Copy of Correspondence to Heber J. Grant and Counsellors 16 11 Correspondence: Heber J. Grant and Council of Twelve Apostles 16 12 Copies of Correspondence with Heber J. Grant and Council of Twelve Apostles 16 13 Correspondence: Richard R. Lyman Includes a copy of Roberts' comparison of passages in the Book of Mormon and in Ethan Smith's "View of the Hebrews". 1921 1922-1923 1922-1923 1927 16 14 Copy of Correspondence with Richard R. Lyman 1927 16 15 "Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter I Linguistics 16 16 Copy of "Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter I Linguistics 16 17 "Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter II 16 18 Copy of "Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapter II 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"--Chapter III The Question of the Origin of Native American Races and Their Culture 16 21 "Book of Mormon Difficulties. A Study"--Chapters I-III Ethan Smith's "View of the Hebrews" 1825-1973 17 1-7 Ethan Smith" "View of the Hebrews or The Tribes of Israel in America"--Table of Contents, Chapters I-IV, Conclusion, and Appendix Second edition. The first edition was published in 1823. 1825 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 17

17 8 Copy of "A Parallel: Book of Mormon 1830 and View of the Hebrews 1823-1825" 17 9 Roberts' Comments re "Numerous and Startling Points of Resemblance and Suggestive Contact-A View of the Hebrews and the Book of Mormon" 17 10 Copy of Roberts' Comments re Numerous Points of Resemblance and Suggestive Contact between the View of the Hebrews and the Book of Mormon 17 11 Roberts' Notes on "View of the Hebrews" 17 12 M. D. C. Crawford: "The Master Weavers of the Desert Empire" 1916 17 13 Notes: Relationship of American Aborigines and Pacific Islanders 17 14 Notes from Josiah Priest's "Wonders of Nature and Providence" 1826 17 15 Assorted Materials 17 16 Correspondence: Heber Holt to Grant Ivins 1973 Manuscript: "A Book of Momon Study" 18 1 Chapter I : "Literature Available to Joseph Smith as a Ground-Plan for the Book of Mormon 18 2 Chapter II: Ethan Smith's Book, "View of the Hebrews", as Structural Material for the Book of Mormon 18 3 Chapter III: Outline of Book of Mormon Features 18 4 Chapter IV: "View of the Hebrews", and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon-- Time, Place and Race http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 18

18 5 Chapter V: "View of the Hebrews", and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon Relation of Gentile America to Hebrew America 18 6 Chapter VI: Migrations of Ethan Smith's "Ten Lost Tribes of Israel", and the Book of Mormon Peoples to the New World 18 7 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 18 8 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? 18 9 Chapter IX: Theory of Ten Lost Tribes Sustained by Argument 18 10 Chapter X: The Trait of the Worship of One God-Idolatry and Human Sacrifice Regard for the Poor: Polygamy and Chastity Parallels 18 11 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 18 12 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 18 13 Chapter XIII: The Messiah in the New World-Quetzalcoatl 18 14 Chapter XIV: The Imaginative Mind of Prophet Joseph Smith: Evidence of Its Existence-Examples of Its Force 18 15 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 19

18 16 Chapter II: Parallels in Nephite and Jaredite Traits and Incidents after Arrival in the New World: Things Miraculous That Test Credulity 18 17 Chapter III: Parallels Found in Nephite Traits and Incidents in Different Periods: Anti-Christs 18 18 Chapter IV: Parallels Continued, Miracles and Absurdities- The Question of History or Wonder-Tale 18 19 Chapter V: Parallelism in the Book of Mormon: The Similarity of Conversions in the Different Periods of Book of Mormon History 18 20 Chapter VI: Untitled Copies of the Manuscript "A Book of Mormon Study" 19 1 Copy of Chapter I: Literature Available to Joseph Smith as a Ground-Plan for the Book of Mormon 19 2 Copy of Chapter II: Ethan Smith's Book, "View of the Hebrews" as Structural Material for the Book of Mormon 19 3 Copy of Chapter III: Outline of Book of Mormon Features 19 4 Copy of Chapter IV: "View of the Hebrews, and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon---Time, Place and Race 19 5 Copy of Chapter V: "View of the Hebrews", and the Ground Plan of the Book of Mormon Relation of Gentile America to Hebrew America 19 6 Copy of Chapter VI: Migrations of Ethan Smith's "Ten Lost Tribes of Israel", and the Book of Mormon Peoples to the New World 19 7 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 20

19 8 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? 19 9 Copy of Chapter IX: Theory of Ten Lost Tribes Sustained by Argument 19 10 Copy of Chapter X: The Trait of the Worship of One God-Idolatry and Human Sacrifice Regard for the Poor: Polygamy and Chastity Parallels 19 11 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 19 12 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 19 13 Copy of Chapter XIII: The Messiah in the New World- Quetzalcoatl 19 14 Copy of Chapter XIV: The Imaginative Mind of Prophet Joseph Smith: Evidence of Its Existence-Examples of Its Force 19 15 "A Book of Mormon Study" Part I 19 16 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 19 17 Copy of Chapter II: Parallels in Nephite and Jaredite Traits and Incidents after Arrival in the New World: Things Miraculous That Test Credulity 19 18 Copy of Chapter III: Parallels Found in Nephite Traits and Incidents in Different Periods: Anti-Christs http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 21

19 19 Copy of Chapter IV: Parallels Continued, Miracles and Absurdities-The Question of History or Wonder-Tale. 19 20 Copy of Chapter V: Parallelism in the Book of Mormon: The Similarity of Conversions in the Different Periods of the Book of Mormon History 19 21 Copy of Chapter VI: Untitled 19 22 "A Book of Mormon Study" Part II 19 23 Notes on the Book of Mormon Study Manuscript: "The Truth, The Way, The Life An Elementary Treatise on Theology" 1928-1932 20 1 Correspondence 1928-1932 20 2-8 Manuscript: "The Truth, The Way, The Life An Elementary Treatise on Theology" Chapters 4-5, 11-19, 22-23, 29, 36, 38, 46-48, and 50-53 are missing. Publications 1892-1933 21 1 List of the Works of B. H. Roberts 1892-1917 21 2 "A Sufficient Answer to Josephites" and "Succession in the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" 1894 21 3 "Pearl of Great Price" 1902 21 4 "The Seventy's Course in Theology" 1907 21 5 "The Falling Away, or The Universal Departure from The True Christian Faith In the Early Centuries" 21 6 L. D. S. Doctrine Concerning God http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 22

21 7 Pamphlets: "On Tracting", "Why Mormonism", and "Mormonism: Its Origin and History" 21 8 "Methods of Delivering the Message: Preaching" 1933 21 9 "Methods of Delivering the Message: Speaking" 1933 21 10 "Methods of Delivering the Message: The Narrative and Textual Methods of Speech" 1933 21 11 "Methods of Delivering the Message: Tracting" 1933 21 12 Articles in the "Deseret News" 1910-1933 21 13 Articles in the Deseret News": "New Dispensation Thoughts" 1930-1931 Books 1896-1899 22 1 "Byron's Poetical Works" 1896 22 2 "Poems of Robert Browning" 1896 22 3 "The Holy Bible" 1899 23 Newspaper Clippings 1894-1897 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Church and state--mormon Church Mormon Church--Government relations Mormons--Utah--Political activity--history Polygamy World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American Personal Names : Grant, Heber Jeddy, 1856-1945 Russell, I. K. (Isaac K.) Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 23

Talmage, James Edward, 1862-1933 Thatcher, Moses, 1842-1909 Woolley, Ann Everington Roberts Corporate Names : Bullion Beck Mining Company United States--Congress--Senate--Contested elections Titles within the Collection : Book of Mormon Book of Mormon--Sources Book of Mormon--Studying and teaching Finding aid prepared by Marlene Lewis 2016 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ About Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/cc-zero.shtml http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66726 24