Overview of the Collection Creator Fielding, R. Kent (Robert Kent), 1920- Title R. Kent Fielding papers Dates 1840-1998 (inclusive) 1840 1998 Quantity 6.5 linear feet Collection Number Accn1722 Summary The R. Kent Fielding papers (1840-1998) consist of Fielding's writings and the research materials he gathered for them. The collection reflects his interest in the history of the LDS Church, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and his transition from being a member of the LDS Church to being a secular humanist. 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 Content Description The R. Kent Fielding papers (1840-1998) consist of correspondence, teaching materials, lectures, maps, and Fielding's writings along with the research materials he gathered for them. Robert Kent Fielding (b. 1920) was a former student and member of the department of history at Brigham Young University. The collection reflects his interest in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), as well as his transition from a practicing member of the LDS Church to a secular humanist in 1960. 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 R. Kent Fielding papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 1
Preferred Citation Initial Citation: R. Kent Fielding papers, Accn 1722, [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Citations: Accn 1722. Administrative Information Acquisition Information 1 folders 1-2 were donated in September 1998. 1 folder 3 through 5 were donated in April 2004. es 6-13 and CDs were donated in July 2005. Separated Materials Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1264). Processing Note Processed by Heather Harkness in 1998. Addendum processed by Lisa DeMille in 2004 and Lindsey Moore in 2006. Detailed Description of the Collection Papers and Research, 1958-1997 1 1 1 "The Concept of Stages in Mormon Historical Development" 1958 2 "Growing Up Mormon" 1997 3 "The Gunnison Massacre: Causes and Consequences" 1992 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 2
4-7 "The Gunnison Massacre: Cold and Well Covered Trails" 1991 Papers and Research, 1998 2 2 1-3 "John Gunnison and the Mormons" 4-6 "The Trials of John D. Lee" 1998 Papers and Research, 1979-1983 3 3 1-2 "Who Killed Captain Gunnison?" 1983 3 Roger Hirson and James Lineberger, John D. Lee and the Mountain Meadows Massacre 1979 Papers and Research, 1850-1992 4 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 3
4 1-2 Roger Hirson, The Mountain Meadows Massacre 1978-1979 3 Biographies 4 Conover Family Genealogy 5 Copyright Information 1980 6 Benjamin and Cornelia Ferris Correspondence and photocopies of research documents. 1870-1981 7 Thomas Flint Diary, Photocopy 1851-1855 8 Gunnison Memorial Foundation 1992 9 Gunnison Murder Trials Typescripts and photocopies of research documents. 1850 Research, 1840-1994 5 5 1 Heap-Beal Journal, Typescript 1854 2 Hymns 3 Andrew Love Journal, Photocopy 1852-1875 4 Microfilm Resources 1978-1979 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 4
5 Notes 6 Outlines 7 Purchase Orders 1980 8 Research Materials, Photocopies and Typescripts 1840-1980 9 Sanpete County, Utah 1947 10 Correspondence and Brochures 1980-1994 Personal Chronicles and BYU Subjects, 1945-1997 6 6 1-3 "Fielding Chronicles" 1945-1978 4 Sterling McMurrin, "Toward a Christian Ethic" 5 "The Lee Letters" 1960 6 BYU Memos, Reports and Policies 1953-1960 7 BYU Speeches 1952-1964 8 University Definition papers Includes: Howard Jones, "The Function of a University;" Archibald MacLeish, "What Is a True University;" and Earl J. McGrath, "Academic Freedom and Academic Responsibility." 1959 9 BYU Intellectual Committee 1953 10 Indiana University papers 1955 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 5
11 Leonard J. Arrington Articles Includes "Objectives of Mormon Economic Policy," "Planning an Iron Industry for Utah," and "Religion and Planning in the Far West: The First Generation of Mormons in Utah." 1956-1958 12 Richard D. Poll, "The Political Reconstruction of Utah Territory" 1958 13 "Mormonism and the Avoidance of Sectarian Stagnation" LDS Liberalism and History, 1894-1976 7 7 1 "Confession of Saint Robertus" 2 "Historical Perspectives for a Liberal Mormonism" 1960 3 Mormon Liberalism 1922-1954 4 LDS History General Subjects 1947-1960 5 "Dedication of the Houghton Site Marker" 1994 6 Seventy-First Annual Conference 1901 7 Eugene Campbell and Fred Gowans, "Fort Suppy" 1976 8 Notes on Joseph Smith's Vision 9 "Growth of a Standard of Orthodoxy" 10 "Kirtland, Ohio, in Mormon History" 11 "The Gospel Comes to Kirtland" http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 6
12 "Organizational Development of the Church in the Kirtland Period" 13 "Conditions in Kirtland" 14 Letter From C. J. Holmes to Polly Greene 1894-1916 15 "Kirtland Exodus" 1954-1956 16 "Exodus from Ohio" LDS Kirtland History, 1945-1959 8 8 1 "Kirtland--The Year of the Locust" 2 "Kirtland, the Years of Decision" 3 "Kirtland--Stake of Zion" 4 "Kirtland Economic Development" 1959 5 Kirtland Land Information 1945 6 Kirtland Member Lists 7 Kirtland Court Information 8 Kirtland Notes 9 Bibliography 10 Tourist Information and Postcards 1950-1956 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 7
11 Puritan Essays and Notes Teaching Essays and Lecture Units, 1953-1968 9 9 1 "Leopold Ranke" 1953 2 "Ballad of American History" 1964 3 "United States and World Revolution" 1963 4 "Teaching and Learning Some Misconceptions" 1961 5 "The Dynamics of American History" 6 "Forgotten Frontiers of American Destiny" 1961 7 "Dynamics of Educational Change" 1968 8 History papers 1962-1964 9 Lectures 1953-1968 10 American Studies Discussion Materials 11 American Heritage Materials 12 World Civilization Teaching Units 13 History Outlines, Syllabi, and Exams 1965 14-17 Map Series Teaching Units http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 8
Higher Education, 1965-1978 10 10 1 Map Transparancies 2 "Analysis of Physical Facilities and Space Utilization" 1969 3 "Analysis of the Comprehensive Facilities Inventory" 1971 4 "A Pattern for Higher Education in Utah" 5-7 Higher Education papers 1965-1978 8 Higher Education Memos 1970-1978 Higher Education Publications, 1958-1978 11 11 1 Utah Coordinating Council of Higher Education 1967-1968 2 "Utah's Master Plan for Higher Education" 1968 3 "Emerging Designs for Education" 1968 4 "Staff Publications" 1965 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 9
5 "The Effect of Cause" 1964 6 "Continued Education for the Social Work Practitioner" 1968 7 Higher Education General Subjects 1958-1978 8 Juvenile Delinquency 1963-1965 9 PTA Speech 1964 10 Harvey Wheeler, "The Rise and Fall of Liberal Democracy" 1966 Correspondence, 1951-1978 12 12 1-4 Correspondence 1951-1964 5 Higher Education Correspondence 1968-1978 General Materials, 1948-1981 13 13 1 Poetry 1956-1976 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 10
2 Professional Data and Applications 3 "Remarks at the Funeral of Ada Forsberg Fielding" 1950 4 Speech at Tecnifax 1962 5 Essay Topics 1951-1978 6 Nephi Community Development Journal 1960 7 Book Reviews 1953-1965 8 Handbook of American History, Notes and Drafts 1960 9 Mailing Lists 10-11 Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) 1965-1966 12 David Basch, "Theory of Aesthetics" 1975 13 Julian Sohon, "Connecticut Minerals" 1951 14 "Connecticut Yankee Doodles" 1978 15 News Clippings 1948-1962 16 Redwing Book Invoices 1981 Fielding Biographical and Correspondence, 1959-2006 14 14 1 Fielding, Growing Up Mormon 1997 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 11
2 Ephraim E. Ericksen, Promising New in Mormon Philosophy Fielding's response to this speech got him in trouble with officials at BYU. 1959 3-6 Fielding Personal Correspondence and Journal Notes 1978-2006 7 Writings of R. Kent Fielding List 8 Fielding, Poetry 1992 9 Mormon History Association Proposals 1992-1994 10 Correspondence with New Hamshire Humanities Council 1992-1999 11 Southwestern Utah Correspondence and Documents 1992 Personal Correspondence, Notes and Shorter Writings, 1981-2005 15 15 1 Utah Humanities Council Documents and Correspondence 1992-2005 2 Utah Humanities Council Announcement 1994 3 Correspondence with Historical Organizations 1981-1983 4 Fielding, Speech to Humanists of Utah 1994 5 Fielding, Speech to Westerners 1993 6 Fielding, Brigham Young as Indian Affairs Superintendent 7 Fielding, Brigham Young the Mormon Mohamet 1993 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 12
8 General Writings on Mormon History 1993 9 Fielding Materials on Indians, Mormons, and the Gunnison Massacre 1983-1990 10 Keith Jeffreys, Screenplay and Related Documents R. Kent Fielding provided historical background for the screenplay of Keith Jeffreys. 11 Fielding, "Lamanite Redemption" With Long and Short Versions 1994 12 Fielding Notes on Mormon/Indian Relations 1993 13 Notes on John Hyde, Jr 14 Notes from the LDS Archives Fielding Writings and Correspondence on Gunnison Massacre, 1853-2001 16 16 1 Fielding, Documents Relating to the Gunnison Massacre 1853-1854 2 Gunnison Massacre Monument Committee Documents 1991-1993 3 Maps and Photographs for Unsolicited Chronicler 4 Gunnison Memorial Proposals 1992 5 Fielding, "Gunnison Massacre, Causes and Consequences" Drafts 1992 6-7 Fielding, "Footnotes to a Massacre" 1992 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 13
8 Source Materials and Notes for Unsolicited Chronicler 9 Unsolicited Chronicler Publicity 1993-1994 10-11 Reviews of The Unsolicited Chronicler 1993-2001 12 Fielding, John W. Gunnison and the Mormons Materials on the Gunnison Massacre, 1847-1990 17 17 1 John Williams Gunnison Biographical Materials 2 Gunnison Expedition Biographies 3 Family History of William Potter and Supporting Documents 1853-1967 4 Documents Relating to the Gunnison Massacre 1847-1858 5 Deseret News Articles 1850-1853 6 Deseret News Coverage of Cornerstones Ceremony 1853 7 Edward Hunter, Cornerstones Speech 1853 8 Gunnison Letter to Brigham Young and The Mormons Title Page 1853 9 Hildreth Incident Documents 10 Beckwith Journal 1852 11 Gunnison Expedition Documents and Beckwith Materials 1854-1990 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 14
12 Accounts of the Gunnison Massacre 1853-1933 13 Anson Call Journal Excerpts on Gunnison Massacre Gunnison Massacre and Utah Indian Affairs, 1852-2003 18 18 1 William Potter and the Valley of Death Given to Fielding by Michael D. Bradshaw. 1992 2 Beckwith Report and Journal Entries 3 Edward G. Beckwith Journal and Final Report Comparison 2003 4 United States Senate Documents 1852-1856 5 Fielding Article and Carrington Diary and Correspondence 1991 6-7 Gunnison Massacre Lesson Plans and Documents 8 Massacre Site Memorials 9 New Gunnison Massacre Marker 1993 10 Inventory of Federal Court Records of Utah 1982 11 Excerpts from the Congressional Globe 1852 12 Juanita Brooks, "Indian Relations on the Mormon Frontier" 1944 13 Dale L. Morgan, Administration of Indian Affairs in Utah 1948 14 Conway B. Sonne, "Royal Blood of the Utes" 1954 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 15
Utah Territory Between Massacres, 1851-1991 19 19 1 Summary of National Politics and Utah Events During the 1850s 2 Millenial Star Materials 1853-1857 3 Deseret News Articles 1854-1857 4 Notes from The Mormon 1855-1857 5 Reports on Utah Territory from National Newspapers 1854-1857 6 Jules Remy and Julius Brenchley, Observations on Mormons 7 Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ferris' Experiences in Utah Territory 8 Theater in Utah 1980 9 Howard A. Christy, "What Virtue There Is In Stone" 1991 10 Remembering Manti 11 Joseph L. Heywood Documents 1854-1856 12 Articles, Documents, and papers on Early Utah Territory 13 Captain Ingalls Documents 14 Documents on "Runaway" Territorial Officials 1851-1852 15 Non-Mormon Utah Territory Officials Documents 16 Sylvester Mowry Letters and Documents 1854-1952 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 16
Mountain Meadows Massacre and Other Subjects 20 20 1 Materials from the National Archives 2 Sections fom the Diary of Brigham Young and Speech 1855-1857 3 Sections from Diary of Thomas L. Kane 4 Utah Expedition Documents 1857-1858 5 Utah War and Mountain Meadows Notes 6 The Mountain Meadows Massacre, Contemporary Documents 1996 7 Carleton Report on Mountain Meadows Massacre 8 Charles W. Penrose, "The Mountain Meadows Massacre" 1906 9 Mountain Meadows and Other LDS Church Articles 1997-2000 10-11 The Trials of John D. Lee Materials 1998-1999 12 Screenplay- The Blood of Christ Does Not Atone 1998 13 Will Bagley Materials and Dave Bigler Materials 1999-2000 14 Reed C. Durham Jr, "Is There No Help For the Widow's Son?" 1974 15 Mormon Women's Issues 1877-1993 16 Photos from Utah State Historical Society Original photographs transferred to Multimedia Archives. 1992 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv84313 17
Four CDs in the Manuscripts Division CD Case Includes three CDs of the "Fielding Chronicles" and one CD of the "Dedication of the Houghton Site Marker." Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Mormon Church--History--Sources Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857--History--Sources Personal Names : Fielding, R. Kent (Robert Kent), 1920---Archives Finding aid created by Lisa DeMille 2004 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/xv84313 18