Newly Accessible Collections, July 2025

21 July 2025

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

July’s newly accessible collections bring to the public Joseph F. Smith’s stake correspondence with various stake leaders from 1901 through 1918. Other collections to note include over 30 Swiss-German mission photographs taken between 1911 and 1914, as well as certificates and licenses issued to missionaries between 1848 and 1908. A number of these certificates were signed by Brigham Young.

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Church Record Collections

Joseph F. Smith stake correspondence, 1901–1908 (CR 1 191)

Local Record Collections

Tarma 1st Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1976–1983 (LR 16283 2)

Manuscript Collections

Missionary certificates collection, 1848–1908 (MS 2671)

Richard S. Pickering correspondence, 1962–1969 (MS 16827)

Samuel E. Woolley diaries, 1880–1915 (MS 1574)

Photograph Collections

Historian's Office, 1866 (PH 1103)

Norma L. Watt photographs, circa 1928–1960 (PH 292)

Oneida Stake Academy sewing graduates photograph, 1907 (PH 12574)

Salt Lake Tabernacle interior, 1875 July (PH 12512)

Swiss-German Mission photographs, 1911–1914 (PH 12060)

Young men on motorbikes photograph, 1959 (NZ-01-00339)

Print and Rare Collections

Alla som är eniga (M285.3 W348aLSWE)

Allen een muziekaal blijspel voor de O.O.V. voor / tekst en liedjes door Keith Engar ; muziek door Ardean Watts (M285.3 W348aLDUT)

Antabay na libro: kan pamilya (M256 F198BIK 1996)

The articles of faith: a series of lectures on the principal doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints / by James E. Talmage. (M230 T151a 1899)

Asqui yatiyawin yatichawinacapa (M230 G6762AYM 1979)

Autobiography of Henry Weeks Sanderson (M270.1 S2162s 1990)

Ayllupak killkashka (M256 F198QIC 1979)

Behold a butterfly / by Barbara White (M285.34 W582b 1956)

The Book of Mormon: an account of its origin, with evidences of its genuineness and authenticity : two lectures / by Dr. James E. Talmage. (M222.06 T151b 1970)

Buku ya kotambolisa libota (M256 F198LIN 2001)

A choice and joyous life / words by R. Paul Thompson and Joyce Evans ; music by R. Paul Thompson (M285.34 T475c 1966?)

Christ in America / by Mark E. Petersen. (M231.29 P484ch 1970)

The Church as organized by Jesus Christ (M271.3 C561a 1982)

Contributions of Joseph Smith / Stephen L. Richards. (M270.2 R518c 1976)

Det borjar med ballonger: [script] / av Joyce O. Evans (M285.34 I88sSWE 1967)

Egetabu gegokonya ababwatamo b'omochi kweorokia emeremo yabo (M256 F198KIS 1981)

The elders' reference (M256.1 R498e 1913)

Familiata yanapanapaj libro (M256 F198QEB 1981)

Family guidebook (M256 F198 1976)

Family guidebook. Bengali (M256 F198BEN 1985)

Family guidebook. Byelorussian (M256 F198BEL 1992)

Family guidebook. Hindi (M256 F198HIN 1981)

Family guidebook. Mongolian (M256 F198MGL 2001)

First book of nature / by James E. Talmage. (M257.4 M993c no. 3)

General instructions for missionaries (M256.1 F527g 189?)

Gospel principles manual. Bengali (M230 G6762BEN 198-?)

Gospel principles manual. Bengali (M230 G6762BEN 1992)

Gospel principles manual simplified (M230 G6762 1991 no. 2)

Guia familiar (M256 F198CAT 1983)

Hanbuk bilong famili (M256 F198NML 1996)

Håndbog i evangeliske principper (M230 G6762DAN 1978)

Håndbog i evangeliske principper (M230 G6762DAN 1999)

Handcarts west / music by Samuel O. Pratt ; book by Ruth Hale. (1958) (M285.34 P917h 1958)

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Period I: history of Joseph Smith, the Prophet. Volume III / by himself ; with an introduction and notes by B.H. Roberts. (M272 S653h v. 3 1905)

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Period I: history of Joseph Smith, the Prophet. Volume IV / Joseph Smith ; an introduction and notes by B.H. Roberts. (M272 S653h v. 4 1908a)

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Period I: history of Joseph Smith, the Prophet. Volume V. / by himself ; with an introduction and notes by B.H. Roberts. (M272 S653h v. 5 1909)

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Period I: history of Joseph Smith, the Prophet. Volume VI / Joseph Smith ; an introduction and notes by B.H. Roberts. (M272 S653h v. 6 1912 no. 2)

House talk: [piano/vocal score] / words and music by Rhea B. Allen. (M285.34 H842p 1964–1965)

Igar idugedi (M230 G6762CUN 1981)

Ineqkunahunupi: ayllu—imayna kanan qelqa (M256 F198QEP 1979)

Journal of Jesse Nathaniel Smith: the life story of a Mormon pioneer (M270.1 S651j)

Know ye, That Joseph Holbrook having been duly elected to the office of Captain of the 2nd Comp. 2nd Batt. 1st Regiment 1st Cohort of the Nauvoo Legion of the Militia of the State of Illinois / by the Governor, Tho. Carlin (M273.2 K73i 1841)

La det regne: [piano/vocal score] / music by Rhea B. Allen (M285.34 L645pNOR 1967–1968)

Le dit de la maison: [piano/vocal score] / paroles et musique de Rhea B. Allen (M285.34 H842pFRE 1965)

The Lyman Wight colony in Texas, 1846–1858 (M293.5 S649L)

Make mine happy: [piano/vocal score] / music by Rhea B. Allen. (M285.34 M235p 1968-1969)

The Mormons and the Jewish people / LeGrand Richards. (M238 R516m 1973)

Mormonism / by Hugh B. Brown (M200 B878m 1972)

One for the money [pamphlet] / by Marvin J. Ashton (M243.68 A829op 1980)

Parivaar sahayak pustak (M256 F198HIN 2004)

Peerless waltz (M285.6 C443p 1880)

Pris i herren: til fremforelse av guf under stevnet 1959 (M285.3 M993mNOR)

Qu’il pleuve: [piano/vocal score] / musique de Rhea B. Allen (M285.34 L645pFRE 1968–1969)

Read the Book of Mormon : it can change your life (M222 R282 1976)

Relief Society songs / compiled by Music Committee, General Board of Relief Society ; edited by Wade Nesbitt Stevens. (M285.22 R383 1940 no. 3)

Ri wuj rech u suc’umabal ri rama (M256 F198QUI 1980)

Ri wuj re ri c’amal be rech ri familia (M256 F198QUI 1981)

The role of womanhood / by N. Eldon Tanner. (M242.3 T167r 1973)

Rx (take thou the following): [piano/vocal score] / music by Robert F. Brunner. (M285.34 R987p 1970–1971)

Sa-Ja-Lew / by Yvonne Child Hiss. (M285.34 H673s 1958)

Señorita Mia: vocal with piano accompaniment / music by Seldon Heaps / words by Elsie T. Brandley (M285.14 H434s 1931)

Shall the youth of Zion falter [music] / words and music by Evan Stephens ; arrangement by Robert C. Bowden. (M285.41 M865sh 1972)

SMC: [piano/vocal score] (M285.34 S634p 1965-1966)

SCM: [piano/vocal score] (M285.34 S634pFRE 1966)

Some general recommendations concerning music in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (M285 S693 1950)

T’aa la’i daboghanigii binaaltsoos (M256 F198NAV 1981)

Todos a favor / libreto y letra Keith Engar ; música de Ardean Watts (M285.3 W348aLSPA)

To the home teachers of the Church / Ezra Taft Benson. (M246.4 B474t 1987)

To the young women of the Church / a message by Ezra Taft Benson. (M257.42 B474t 1986)

U libroil utia’al le familia (M256 F198MYA 1981)

A Uniform system for teaching investigators. French (M256.1 C561uFRE 1961)

Viva a chuva: [piano/vocal score] / musica de Rhea B. Allen. (M285.34 L645pPOR 1969–1970)

The welfare program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (M243.21 W445w 1973)

We should be a reverent people / by Spencer W. Kimball. (M242.4 K49w 1976)

Why I believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God (M222 M889w 1969)

Why would anyone want to fight truth? (M209 H597w 1967)

찬송가, 말일성도 예수 그리스도 교회 (M285.2 H99KOR 1960?)