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This collection contains a cover letter accompanying the program/libretto of Driggs' cantata "The Liahona," based on the first books of the Book of Mormon. Driggs asks Widtsoe's help in getting the LDS Church to sponsor additional performances.

Abstract The Sterling B. Talmage papers (1878-1955) consist of correspondence, articles, and books on theological and scientific issues, principally on dating the age of the earth, geology, and LDS Church attitudes toward evolution. Correspondents include James E. Talmage, Joseph Fielding Smith, and John A. Widtsoe. Included are articles and drafts of articles. Also included are some materials by and about James E. Talmage. Sterling B. Talmage was a teacher, geologist, and writer. He was the son of...

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The John Andreas Widstoe photograph depicts a portrait of Widstoe. Widstoe was the President of the University of Utah from 1916 to 1921. In 1921, Widstoe accepted an appointment to an apostleship in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in that capacity until his death in 1952.

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The John Andreas Widtsoe papers (1858-1950) contain various articles and professional papers written by Widtsoe. John A. Widtsoe was President of the University of Utah from 1916-1921 and later became an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).