Newly Accessible Collections, September 2023

By Jeffrey Tucker, Church History Library

27 September 2023

Explore dozens of recently digitized collections to enable your research wherever you are in the world.

Below, you’ll find a list of materials in the Church History Catalog that are newly accessible. Consider, for example, “In the Aftermath of Mitch” (AV 2160), a video produced by the Church’s Welfare Services Department about the Church’s aid mission to Honduras in the wake of 1998’s Hurricane Mitch.

For some of the following collections, a login may be required to view them online. For more information on how the Church History Library determines access to materials, please see our access policy.

Newly digitized collections

Audiovisual Collections

In the Aftermath of Mitch (AV 2160)

Church Record Collections

Bicentennial Celebration of the Constitution (CR 312 1)

Local Record Collections

Farmington Ward Relief Society minutes and records, 1868-1937, 1949-1952 (LR 2816 14)

Ogden 2nd Ward Relief Society minutes and records, 1867-1968 (LR 6392 14)

Logan Utah Cache Stake Relief Society minutes and records, 1842, 1868-1973 (LR 1280 14)

Australasian Mission general minutes, 1851-1856, 1881-1891 (LR 10870 11)

Papago Ward general minutes, 1891-1976 (LR 6723 11)

Diamond Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1924-1983 (LR 6345 2)

Burnley Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1837-1982 (LR 1234 2)

Arica Branch general minutes, 1964-1977 (LR 10747 11)

Irving Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1967-1983 (LR 4133 2)

Portales Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1977-1983 (LR 16269 2)

Toquepala Branch general minutes, 1957-1970 (LR 9224 11)

Arica 2nd Branch general minutes, 1964-1965 (LR 10711 11)

Agua Prieta Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1956-1983 (LR 10502 2)

Tarapaca District manuscript history and historical reports, 1970-1983 (LR 8961 2)

Toquepala Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1963-1967 (LR 9224 2)

Saucache Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1977-1983 (LR 16268 2)

Arica Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1964-1976 (LR 10747 2)

San Pedro Sula 6th Ward annual historical reports, 1979 (LR 17299 3)

Bradford Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1960-1982 (LR 940 2)

Derby Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1848-1982 (LR 2245 2)

Moses Lake 4th Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1958-1983 (LR 5798 2)

Brigham Young University 9th Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1956-1983 (LR 1027 2)

Winnemucca Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1941-1983 (LR 10237 2)

El Centro Branch annual historical reports, 1984 (LR 306665 3)

Tela 2nd Branch annual historical reports, 1984 (LR 284009 3)

Utila Branch annual historical reports, 1984 (LR 306444 3)

Yusguare Branch annual historical reports, 1984 (LR 306622 3)

San Antonio Ward annual historical reports, 1984 (LR 306673 3)

Chamelecon Ward annual historical reports, 1984 (LR 306592 3)

Choloma 2nd Branch annual historical reports, 1984 (LR 284033 3)

Oakland 6th Branch annual historical reports (LR 171204 3)

Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1930-1976 (LR 9067 2)

Pocollay Branch annual historical reports, 1989 (LR 303445 3)

Manuscript Collections

Craig L. Ward mission journal, 1967-1969 (MS 28402)

Moroni W. Lowe mission journal (MS 32497)

Our Missions to the Pacific: Henry Samuel and Abigail Amanda Hintze Florence, 2015 (MS 29242)

Albert J. Davis mission journals, 1891-1894; 1903-1905 (MS 16482)

Paul F. Lindberg mission papers, 1937-1939 (MS 33641)

George C. Parkinson journal, 1883 February-1884 April (MS 15190)

Neil Gardner journal, 1885-1887 (MS 34066)

Earl K. Albrand Sr. journal, 1922-1923 (MS 34325)

Thomas D. Brown diary, 1854-1857 January (MS 386)

Jacob Spori journals, 1884-1887 (MS 1692)

J. Vernon Sharp missionary collection, 1925-1990 (MS 28810)

Oral History Collections

Geoff Mawlam interview, 1999 May 16 (OH 2162)

Maynard N. Dibble interview, 1999-2000 (OH 2267)

Photograph Collections

George and Olive Anderson family photographs, circa 1870-1928 (PH 7673)

Sheepherders and wagons photograph, circa 1910 (PH 9423)

Print and Rare Collections

Supplement to the remarkable story of how we got the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants (M266.54 E24 1960 no. 2)

Family home evenings: number 1 (M268 F198 1972-1973)

Charting and marking pioneer trails and landmarks: outline of campaign - July 1931. Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association in cooperation with affiliated organizations (M273.41 U888c)

Brief History of the Sons of Utah Pioneers Luncheon Club (S.L.C. Chapter, Sons of Utah Pioneers) (979.2 S699y 1971)

Old Testament, seminary teacher outline / prepared by the Church Educational System (M264.16 S471oh 1983-1984 tea)

Seminary Old Testament [student manual] (M264.16 S471o 1983-1984 stu)

New Testament seminary teacher outline / prepared by the Church Educational System (M264.16 S471n 1988-1989 tea)

New Testament seminary student manual / prepared by the Church Educational System (M264.16 S471nh 1988-1989 stu)

Book of Mormon seminary student manual / prepared by the Church Educational System (M264.16 S471b 1986-1987 stu)

Book of Mormon seminary student manual answers (M264.16 S471ba 1986-1987 tea)

Doctrine and Covenants/Church history daily teacher outline / prepared by the Church Educational System (M264.16 S471c 1989-1990 tea)

Doctrine and Covenants/Church history seminary student manual / prepared by the Church Educational System (M264.16 S471c 1989-1990 stu)

Old Testament pretest, posttes t (M264.16 S471ot 1983-1984)

Old Testament pretest, posttest answers (M264.16 S471ota 1983-1984)

New Testament pretest, posttest (M264.16 S471nt 1984-1985)

New Testament pretest, posttest answers (M264.16 S471nta 1984)

Book of Mormon pretest, posttest (M264.16 S471bt 1982-1983)

Book of Mormon pretest, posttest [answer sheet] (M264.16S471bta 1982-1983)

Doctrine and Covenants pretest, posttest and answer sheet (M264.16 S471dt 1989-1990)

Doctrine and Covenants pretest, posttest [answer sheet] (M264.16 S471dta 1989-1990)

My personal progress (M257.42 M995 1977)

My personal progress (M257.42 M995 1983)

Personal Progress (M257.42 M995 1989)

Personal Progress (M257.42 M995 1997)

In a Safe Place (1976a) (M285.12 H197i 1976)

Focus on You (1970) (M285.14 C554f 1968)

A More Excellent Way (1970) (M285.14 C554m 1970)

It’s About Time (1970) (M285.14 P951i 1970)

For Time and Eternity (1962) (M285.14 R388f 1962?)

From Miss to Mrs. (1970) (M285.14 A428fr 1970)

A Golden Gleaner Girl (1955) (M285.14 T473g 1955)

I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go (1961) (M285.14 R859i 1961)

Church chronology: a record of important events pertaining to the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints / compiled by Andrew Jenson, Assistant Church Historian (M272.2 J54c 1914)

Children’s Sacrament Meeting Program (“CSMP”) 1969: Prepare Ye, Prepare Ye for That Which Is to Come (1969) (M257.5 C5364 1969)

CSMP 1970: Portraits (1970) (M257.5 C5364 1970)

CSMP 1971: The Gospel in Song (1971) (M257.5 C5364 1971)

CSMP 1972: Keep My Ways (1972) (M257.5 C5364 1972)

CSMP 1973: Thou Shalt Live Together in Love (1973) (M257.5 C5364 1973)

CSMP 1974: Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice (1974) (M257.5 C5364 1974)

CSMP 1975: I Will Follow Jesus (1975) (M257.5 C5364 1975)

CSMP 1976: Prepare Ye, Prepare Ye for That Which Is to Come (1976) (M257.5 C5364 1976)

CSMP 1977: Every Member a Missionary (1977) (M257.5 C5364 1977)

Gold and Green: A Color Song (1937) (M285.14 C821g 1937)

Abide with Me, ’Tis Eventide (Mixed Chorus) (1955) (M285.14 M645a 1955)

Tusi Pese A Tamaiti (1970) (M285.81 T964SAM)

I Bambini Cantano (1967) (M285.25 C536ITA 1967)

Newly opened collections (items are accessible in-person at the Church History Library but are not accessible digitally)

Church Record Collections

Biographical sketches, 1891-2013 (CR 100 18)

Manuscript Collections

James D. Wardle papers, 1900-1994 (MS 20470)