Recently Digitized Collections, January 2021

by Jeffrey Tucker, Church History Library

28 January 2021

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

The library digitizes many items from its collections each month for viewing in the Church History Catalog. Below, you’ll find January’s list of recently digitized materials, such as the original constitution of the state of Deseret and a mission history from Hawaii.

All of the following collections feature at least one item that has been digitized and is available for viewing online. For some collections, login may be required for access.

Audio/visual collections

Alexander F. Schreiner collection, 1975 (AV 540)

Local record collections

Yanai Branch general minutes, 1950–1977 (LR 10314 11)

Australia Sydney South Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1895–1970 (LR 10871 2)

Ayr Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1842–1898, 1964–1982 (LR 10895 2)

S aint Louis Stake record of members, 1856–1862 (LR 12388 7)

Coolidge Ward general minutes, 1930–1977 (LR 1938 11)

Albania Tirana Mission newsletter, 1997 (LR 2010542 21)

Hawaii Honolulu Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1850–1978 (LR 3695 2)

Japan Mission missionary area journals, 1905–1924 (LR 4187 32)

Kingston United Order journals, 1877–1883 (LR 4463 25)

Netherlands Amsterdam Mission newsletter, 1978–1979 (LR 6007 49)

Belfast Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1897–1960 (LR 615 2)

Saint Helens Branch general minutes, 1939–1977 (LR 7766 11)

San Tan Branch general minutes, 1922–1977 (LR 8008 11)

Twin Falls Stake Primary scrapbooks, 1919–1978 (LR 9477 25)

Vermillion Ward historical reports, 1919–1970 (LR 9739 23)

Manuscript collections

William A. Moody journal extracts, 1897–1898, 1908–1909 (MS 12942)

Benjamin F. Johnson letter to Anthon H. Lund (MS 15610 Box 2 fd 5)

Boice family history, circa 1930 (MS 16571)

Utah. Legislature. Senate resolution, 1988 (MS 16671)

Cardston, Alberta plat maps, 1893 June, circa 1945 (MS 16949)

Charles Denney reminiscences and diary, 1875 January–1883 April (MS 1820)

John Martin autobiography, 1907 (MS 192)

Rufus K. Hardy journals, 1897–1900; 1907–1910; 1938 (MS 20650)

Salt Lake Seventeenth Ward meetinghouse architectural drawings (MS 22089)

Delores M. Horton family historical collection, 1901–1968, undated (MS 28269)

J. Clifford Russell journals, 1907–1909, 1955 (MS 30606)

Christian Jensen journals, 1894–1913 (MS 9585)

Photograph collections

Capitol Ward meetinghouse dedication clipping and photographs, 1949 November 20 (PH 10892)

Salt Lake City photograph, circa 1895–1910 (PH 11094)

Hill Cumorah Pageant photograph, 1971 June 16 (PH 11095)

St. David’s Day Banquet photograph, 1919 March 1 (PH 11096)

National Convention of District Postmasters photograph, 1926 September 13–17 (PH 11097)

Utah Vegetable Co. photograph, circa 1920 (PH 11099)

Parade carriage in Afton, Wyoming photograph, circa 1885–1910 (PH 11101)

Black Hawk War veterans photograph, circa 1910–1925 (PH 11102)

Salt Lake City Main Street stereoview, circa 1890 (PH 11103)

John F. Kennedy photograph, 1960 September 24 (PH 11104)

Utah-Idaho Sugar Company beets photograph, 1953 (PH 11105)

Utah prohibition repeal convention photograph, 1933 December 5 (PH 11106)

Oahu Stake Tabernacle photograph, 1950 April 19 (PH 11107)

John F. Kennedy press photograph, 1960 September 24 (PH 11108)

Eagle Gate photograph, circa 1893 (PH 11110)

Mary C. Gardner photograph and postcard collection, 1911–1912 (PH 11111)

Varsall L. Cowley photographs, 1916, 1972 (PH 11112)

Temple Square press photograph, 1980 May 25 (PH 11119)

Mormon Trail Drive dedication postcard photograph, circa 1940 (PH 11120)

Mormon Battalion Monument press photograph, 1930 (PH 11121)

Mormon Youth Chorus and Symphony press photograph, 1977 December 18 (PH 11123)

Flora A. Benson photograph, circa 1920 (PH 11124)

Hyde Park meetinghouse press photograph, 1960 June 15 (PH 11125)

“Views of Salt Lake and vicinity” photographs, circa 1887 (PH 11129)

Temple foundation and Tabernacle photograph, circa 1875 (PH 1804)

Demolition of Salt Lake Temple Annex photographs, 1963 February (PH 3142)

Temple photographs, circa 1920s (PH 3370)

Arizona Temple dedication choir members, 1927 October 23 (PH 4360)

Mahonri Young's sculptured work, undated (PH 464)

Oakland Temple construction and dedication, 1962–1964 (PH 5324)

Nauvoo Temple angel weather vane, undated (PH 5563)

President John Taylor's watch, 1898 (PH 952)

Print and rare collections

The suffrage question: address of Hon. Franklin S. Richards delivered in the Constitutional Convention of Utah, March 28, 1895 (324.2 R515s)

Constitution of the State of Deseret with the journal of the convention which formed it and the proceedings of the Legislature consequent thereon (342.792 D451c 1849 no.2)

Find something in these collections that you think is especially interesting? Let us know about your discovery by emailing us at CHLBlog@ChurchofJesusChrist.org—we’d love to hear from you.