Newly Accessible Collections, August 2025

By Jeff Morley, Church History Library

18 August 2025

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

August’s newly accessible collections include Apostle John A Widstoe’s diaries and notebook he kept from 1881–1952 and President Lorenzo Snow’s stake correspondence from 1898–1952. You may also find interest in the 1902 photograph of the International Council of Women Officers taken in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as a genealogical record of Apostle Parley P. Pratt and his wife, Mary Wood Pratt, circa 1868–1910.

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Church Record Collections

John A. Widtsoe diaries and notebooks, 1881–1952 (CR 712 1)

Lorenzo Snow stake correspondence, 1898–1901 (CR 1 173)

Manuscript Collections

Henry John collection, 1869–1922 (MS 13085)

Record of Parley Parker Pratt and Mary Wood Pratt family, circa 1868–1910 (MS 36527)

Samuel W. Richards affidavit, 1903 December 11 (MS 3961)

Photograph Collections

International Council of Women Officers, 1902 (PH 99)

"Tennessee's Mormon Massacre" historic marker, Cane Creek, Tennessee, 1967 (PH 415)

Print and Rare Collections

Akoakoga fakavae o te tala ‘lei (1990) (M230 G6762TVL 1990)

Balduin Möllhausen, Karl May and the Mormons: the portrayal of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 19th century German literature / by Cameron Blair McMurtrey. (M274.3 M168b 2008)

A collection of sacred hymns, for the use of the Latter Day Saints / selected and published by J.C. Little and G.B. Gardner. (M285.2 L778c 1844 no. 2)

Family guidebook. Akan-Twi (M256 F198TWI 2001)

Family guidebook. Sinhalese (M256 F198SNH 1983)

Family guidebook. Tamil (M256 F198TAM 1982?)

Family guidebook. Tamil (M256 F198TAM 2003)

Family guidebook. Telugu (M256 F198TEL 1981)

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Period I: history of Joseph Smith, the Prophet. Volume II / by himself ; with an introduction and notes by B.H. Roberts. (M272 S653h v. 2 1904)

Imigaqo yosapho (M256 F198XHO 2002)

Incil ilkeleri (M230 G6762TUR 1984)

Incwadi yokuqondisa yomndeni (M256 F198ZUL 2001)

Joseph Smith's prophetic statements concerning LDS colonization of the Rocky Mountain region / prepared by Milton V. Backman (M273.2 B126j 197-?)

Mafundisho ya enjili (M230 G6762SWA 1990)

Nava lhtatsuqu’esh ca evangelio (M230 G6762CLP 2005)

Padahk kan en rongamwahuo: version simplifié (M230 G6762PON 1984)

Puka 'aka maramarama i te kopu tangata (M256 F198RAR 1994)

Xchanubtaselic scuenta a li stot sme’ y xch’amaltac (M256 F198TZO 1981)

やさしい福音の原則 (M230 G6762JPN 1984)

다 함께 기쁨을 / 서재균 편저, 서울 동 스테이크 활동위원회; 축사: 서울 동 스테이크 부장 고원용. (M285 E936 1982)

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