Mormon History 1830-1844

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Selected Collections has an inadequate table of contents and no index, which makes the task of finding specific images even more difficult. This list is intended to reduce the pain. I will add detail as time permts.
Documents Years Created Volume:Disk Notes
Amasa Lyman Collection 1832–1877 1:37
Architectural Drawings 1:18
Nauvoo Temple 1841–1846 1:18
Salt Lake Temple 1853–1893 1:18
Book of Commandments, Law and Covenants, Book A 1832 1:19
Book of Commandments, Law and Covenants, Book B June 12, 1833 1:19
Book of Commandments, Law and Covenants, Book C 1834 1:19
Brigham Young Letterpress Copybooks 1844–1879 1:21–25
August 1844–January 1886 1:21
January 1866–November 1875 1:22
November 1875–September 1877 1:23
Typescript index 1:24 Ignore the first contents page on the disk. It doesn't correspond to the next level.
Typescripts (January 1866–September 1879)   1:25 Includes letters by secretaries, clerks, John W. Young, Daniel H. Wells, George Q. Cannon, and others after Brigham's demise on August 29, 1877.
Charles C. Rich 1832–1908 1:36  
Church Architect's Office Salt Lake Temple Architectural Drawings 1853–1893 1:18
Church Historian's Office General Church Minutes 1839–1877 1:18
Church Historian's Office History of the Church
[aka Manuscript History of the Church]
1839–[1882] 1:1–16
December 1805–April 1833 1:1 Begins: "Owing to the many reports which have been put in circulation by evil disposed and designing persons ..." Joseph Smith—History
April 1833–December 1852 1:2
January 1853–December 1858 1:3
January 1859–March 1863 1:4
March 1863–August 1865 1:5
August 1865–April 1868 1:6
April 1868–May 1870 1:7
May 1870–November 1871 1:8
November 1871–December 1872 1:9
December 1872–March 1874 1:10
April 1874–April 1875 1:11
April 1874–October 1876 1:12
October 1876–January 1878 1:13
January 1878–February 1879 1:14
February 1879–December 1879 1:15
January 1880–April 1880 1:16
Church Historian's Office Journal 1844–1879 1:17
Erastus Snow Journal 1835–1851 1:31
Erastus Snow Journal 1856–1857 1:19
Franklin D. Richards Journal 1844–1854 1:34–35
George A. Smith Papers 1834–1875 1:32–33
History of George A. Smith by Himself   1:32 box 1, fd 1
Incoming letters 1854–1855 1:32 box 5, fd 1–10
Incoming letters 1856–1860 1:32 box 5, fd 11 –22
Incoming letters 1861–1864 1:32 box 6, fd 1–12
History of George Albert Smith by Himself (and journal) 1817–1847 1:33 fd 10
Family Correspondence 1:33 fd 11–24
Blessings 1:33 fd 25
Genealogy 1:33 fd 26
Genealogy book 1:33 fd 27
Richard Lyman family genealogy paper 1:33 fd 28
Three biographical/autobiographical sketches of George A. Smith 1:33 fd 29
Biographical sketch of John Smith (1781–1854) 1:33 box 10 fd 30
Biographical sketch (1830–1870) of Silas Sanford and Jesse Nathanial Smith 1:33 fd 31
Biographical sketch (1804–1870) of Elias Smith 1:33 fd 32
Biographical sketch (1822–1870) of Silas and Asael Smith (1773–1848) 1:33 fd 33
Biographical sketch (1828–1870) of John Lyman 1:33 fd 34
Letters from Humphrey and John H. Gould (1870–1874) 1:33 fd 35–36
Smith family notes (1776–1795) 1:33 fd 37
Miscellaneous family documents 1:33 fd 38
J. Golden Kimball Journal 1883–1887 1:38
J. Golden Kimball Journal 1895–1908 1:38
James G. Bleak Annals of Southern Utah Mission 1898–1907 1:19

Joseph F. Smith Incoming Correspondence

1855–1918 1:27–28
Letters to and from Joseph F.'s wife, Levira (1859–1867) 1:27
Empty envelopes 1:27
Letters from Levira's sister, Mary, and brother, Samuel H. B. Smith, to Levira (1860–1862) 1:27
Miscellaneous letters (1885–1886)1:28
Joseph F. Smith Journal 1:26 Several folders of account books and misc. scraps in addition to the items enumerated below.
Reminiscences [sic] (1838–1848) 1:26 Single document in two files.
January 1856–October 20, 1857 1:26
April 27, 1860–November 4, 1864 1:26 October–November 1864 entries are in 1871 volumes.
November 5, 1871–December 31, 1871 1:26
May 21–25, 1877 1:26
September 22, 1869–September 15, 1874 1:26
September 1, 1875–April 26, 1876 1:26
January 1, 1879–May 3, 1881 1:26
January 1, 1883–December 31, 1883
1:26 Very brief entries, often one line per day.
February 17, 1909–April 1, 1909 1:26
April 25, 1912–November 16, 1912 1:26 Poetry, account books, emigration procedures, ephemera.
Joseph F. Smith Letterpress Copybooks 1875–1918 1:29–30
January 17, 1875–March 19, 1895 1:29
September 4, 1896–March 17, 1917 1:30
Joseph Smith Collection 1827–1844 1:20
Diaries 1:20
November [28], 1832–December 5, 1834
September 22, 1835–April 3, 1836
April 16, 1839–October 1839

September 3, 1838–October 6, 1838

April 22, 1839–October 20, 1839
December 21, 1842–March 10, 1843
March 10, 1843–July 14, 1843
Letter Books
Joseph's 1832 history Joseph's 1832 History
August 1829 to August 1834
October 1838 to February 1843
Joseph's 1838–1839 history Joseph Smith—History "Owing to the many reports …"
Indexes
Rigdon Smith company records
Letters Sent
Undated letter To Newel K. Whitney re: Doctor P. Hurbut suit
Undated note For Amos Fielding re: Preston emigration
July 22, 1831 To Martin Harris
Letters Received 1:29–30  
Petitions, Addresses, and Legal Papers
Financial Papers, Certificates, Miscellany, and Oversize documents
Supplement
Journal History    

[1830]–June 30, 1847
July 1, 1847–June 30, 1855
July 1,1855–June 30, 1861
July 1, 1861–December 31, 1867
January 1, 1868–December 1871
January, 1872–September 30, 1875
October 1, 1875–October 31, 1878
November 1, 1878–February 28, 1881
March 1, 1881–November 30, 1882
December 1, 1882–May 31, 1884
June 1, 1884–June 30, 1885
July 1, 1885–July 31, 1886
August 1, 1886–September 30, 1887
October 1, 1887–January 31, 1889
February 1, 1889–March 31, 1890
April 1, 1890–December 31, 1891
January 1, 1892–August 31, 1893
September 1, 1893–February 28, 1895
March 1, 1895–June 30, 1896
July 1, 1896–July 23, 1897
July 24, 1897–August 31, 1898
September 1, 1898–July 31, 1899
August 1, 1899–June 15, 1900
June 16, 1900–October 31, 1901
November 1, 1901–July 31, 1903
August 1, 1903–June 30, 1905
July 1, 1905–February 28, 1907
March 1, 1907–July 31, 1908
August 1, 1908–March 31, 1910
April 1, 1910–November 30, 1911
December 1, 1911–November 30, 1913
December 1, 1913–January 31, 1916
February 1916–January 31, 1918
February 1, 1918–December 31, 1919
January 1, 1920–April 30, 1922
May 1, 1922–December 31, 1923
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Kirtland High Council Minutes (December 1832–November 1837) 1:19
Lorenzo Snow Journal and Letterbook 1836–1845 1:31
Lorenzo Snow Journal and Letterbook 1872 1:31
Manuscript History of the Church (complete) 1839–[1882] 1:1– 16 Church Historian's Office History of the Church
  December 1805–August 30, 1834
misc. papers, genealogy
1:20 v. 1 Joseph Smith—History "Owing to the many reports …"

  August 30, 1834–November 2, 1838
misc. papers
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  November 2, 1838–July 31, 1842 1:1 v. 3
  Table of sources 1841–1857 1:1 v. 4
  August 1, 1842–July 1, 1843 1:1 v. 5
  July 1, 1843–May 2, 1844 1:1 v. 6
  May 1, 1844–August 8, 1844 1:1 v. 7
  December 1805–April 1833 1:1 v. 8 Joseph Smith—History "Owing to the many reports …"
  April 1833–August 1834 1:2 v. 8
  September 1, 1834–November 2, 1838 1:2 v. 9
  November 2, 1838–July 31, 1842 1:2 v. 10
  August 1, 1842–June 30, 1843 1:2 v. 11
 

July 1, 1843–July 19, 1843

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  August 9, 1844–December 1844 1:2 v. 13  
  July 1, 1845–December 31, 1845 1:2 v. 14
  January 1, 1846–June 30, 1846 1:2 v. 15
  July 1, 1846–December 13, 1846 1:2 v. 16
  January 1, 1847–December 29, 1847 1:2 v. 17
  January 1, 1848–December 1848 1:2 v. 18
  January 1, 1849–December 26, 1849 1:2 v. 19
  January 1850–December 1850 1:2 v. 20
  January 1, 1851–December 1851 1:2 v. 21
  January 1, 1852–December 1852 1:2 v. 22

Nauvoo Stake High Council Court Papers

1839–1844 1:19
Nauvoo Temple Architectural Drawings 1841–1846 1:18
Orson Pratt Autobiography and Journal 1833–1847 1:31
Pottowattamie High Council Conference Minutes 1848–1851 1:19
Pottowattamie High Priests Quorum Minutes 1848–1851 1:19
Relief Society Minutes 1842–1844 1:19
Revelations Collections 1831–1867 1:19
Kirtland Revelation Book
  1:19, fd. 1
Book of Commandments: Books A, B, C 1:19, fd. 2
Individual revelations 1:19, fd.3–104
    D&C 7, 20, 42, 45, 52, 56, 72, 85, 87 (2), 88, 92, 103, 105, 112, 117–124, 127, 128, 132, 136 (multiple); portions of D&C 35, 36; documents related to D&C 3; revelations of July 17, 1831 (2), January 5, 1834, November 7, 1835, January 7, 1838, January 12, 1838, Jnuary 22, 1841, July 27, 1842    
Salt Lake Temple Architectural Drawings 1853–1893 1:18
Teachers Quorum Minutes 1834–1845 1:19
Willard Richards Papers 1821–1854 1:31
William Weeks Nauvoo Architectural Drawings 1841–1846 1:18
Winter Quarters Municipal High Council Correspondence

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