Newly Accessible Collections, April 2025

By Jeff Morley, Church History Library

22 April 2025

Explore dozens of newly accessible collections to enable your research wherever you are in the world.

In this month’s newly accessible collections, discover dozens of digitized photographs, including photos of missionaries serving in the Scandanavian Mission from 1901 to 1905. You may also find interest in Joseph Smith’s power of attorney document created on February 1, 1841. This document appoints Isaac Galland and Hyrum Smith as attorneys over Joseph’s business matters.

Another collection of note is the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan from 1948 to 1980, written by Terry G. Nelson.

Please note: You may need to log in to view certain collections online. For more information on how the Church History Library determines access to materials, please see the library’s access policy.

Local Record Collections

Dublin Branch general minutes, 1901–1975 (LR 2338 11)

Chesterfield Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1840–1902, 1951–1978 (LR 1644 2)

Kansas Conference manuscript history and historical reports, 1831, 1846–1902, 1934 (LR 4321 2)

Las Vegas 21st Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1964–1983 (LR 4721 2)

Manuscript Collections

Hyrum L. Bair journals transcript, undated (MS 21056)

Louisa Lula Green Richards letters, 1867, 1875, 1888 (MS 35466)

Joseph Smith power of attorney, 1841 February 1 (MS 27082)

Oral History Collections

Konrad M. Nagele oral history: Frankfurt, Germany, 1991 September 18–19 (OH 1565)

Photograph Collections

Anderson family photographs, circa 1900–1904 (PH 6721)

Fotografias de pioneiros da Igreja em Brasil, circa 1938–1945 (BR-01-00247)

Fra President Heber J. Grant’s besok i Norge, 1937 (PH 6895)

George D. Grant and family photograph, circa 1875 (PH 12818)

Kirtland, Ohio, circa 1900 (PH 3568)

Lion House photograph, circa 1901 (PH 12790)

Missionaries serving in the Scandinavian Mission, 1901–1905 (PH 11957)

Salt Lake Missionary Home photograph, 1932 (PH 1244)

Salt Lake Tabernacle photograph, circa 1875 (PH 12809)

Scandinavian Mission photographs, 1905–1907 (PH 7070)

Sydney Ward member photographs, circa 1962 (AU-01-00001)

Print and Rare Collections

Apple seeds: musical drama for Beehive Girls (M285.3 Y78a 1976 no. 2)

Book of Mormon songs for children / music by Lynn S. Lund ; lyrics by Mabel Jones Gabbott, Gerald N. Lund, Shawn M. Stringham ; stories by Gerald N. Lund ; illustrated by Lester Lee (M222.085 L962b 1996)

Culture for missionaries : Japan (M256.1 C967JPN 1982)

Eternal as ev’ry spring: an operetta in two acts / by Leland Homer Gentry and William H. Green, Jr. (M285.34 G339e 1958)

Gesang boek (M285.2 H99sAFR 1971?)

Himnos para coros de la Sociedad de Socorro: (SSA) (M285.12 H996SPAm 1976)

Hymn preludes for piano (M285.6 H996p 1977)

Hymn preludes for piano. Finnish (M285.6 H996pFIN 1977?)

Hymn preludes for piano. Korean (M285.6 H996pKOR 1977)

Hymns for Relief Society choirs. Japanese (M285.12 H996JPN 1976)

Hymns for semi-annual conference, Latter-day Saints, held January 8, 1905 (M285.1 H996f 1905)

A history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan from 1948 to 1980 / by Terry G. Nelson. (M275.2 N431h 1986)

A history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Singapore: journey to stakehood 1964–1997 / Pang Beng Ling (M275.975 L755h 1997)

Inni per i cori della Società di Soccorso: (SSA) (M285.12 H996ITA 1976)

Instructions for ward historical record (M200.2 S6535i 192-?)

It begins with balloons: [piano/vocal score] / words and music by Joyce O. Evans, R. Paul Thompson (M285.34 I88p 1966-1967)

Joseph! Joseph!: the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith (M285.301 G259j 2004)

Ko e Tohi Hiva ʻa e kau fine ʻofa (M285.22 T645TON 1963)

Lieder für den FHV-Chor: (SSA) (M285.12 H996GER 1976)

Monday night Mormon style: script for the 1973 MIA stake parent and youth program / written by Donnetta D. Willis with Klea E. Worsley and Ronald Q. Frederickson ; music by Larry Bastian ; lyrics by L. Clair Likes, Ronald Q. Frederickson, Klea E. Worsley (M285.34 M741 1973)

Newel K. Whitney Store and Museum: a restored 1830s country store and post office in Kirtland, Ohio (M277.71 N543 1987)

The origin and history of the Mormons with reflections on the beginnings of Islam and Christianity / translated by Heinz F. Rahde and Eugene Seaich. (M272 M612u)

Praise ye the Lord!: choral parts (with selected instrumental parts) (M285.3 M993m 1958 no. 2)

Praise ye the Lord: complete MIA festival (M285.3 M993m 1958)

Preludios de himnos para piano (M285.6 H996pSPA 1977)

Preludios para piano (M285.6 H996pPOR 1977)

Record day appointed: Salt Lake City, March 14, 1901 : to presidents of stakes and missions and bishops of wards (M200.2 F527re 1901)

Record keeping: to presidents of stakes and missions, bishops of wards, and other presiding authorities (M200.2 F527r 1902)

Sunday morning at our house: a three act musical comedy / music and lyrics by Carol Biggs Daniels ; story by Alice Joy Doiel. (M285.34 D186s 1961)

This is life eternal / by Allie Howe (M285.34 H855t 1956)

Torium Reid obituary, circa 2002 (NZ-01-00030)

Where there is a will: an operetta for use in the M.I.A / story and lyrics by Elsie T. Brandley ; music by J. Spencer Cornwall (M285.34 C821w 1933?)

Young Women logo [picture] (51954)