Joseph Smith, New York Period

File — Box: 20, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: Subject files are organized in accordance with a filing system designed specifically for use by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Mormon Church places great value on a lifetime of gospel study, both as the basis for ongoing spiritual growth and as a foundation for living according to doctrinal principles. The Mormon tradition of service includes callings for teachers, group leaders, missionaries, writers and speakers. Church publications are designed in part to provide resource material for a variety of service positions. Hence, church members are encouraged to keep personal files. The system used by David Buerger, called Subdex 1, consists of twenty-seven major categories, with each category divided into various subtopics. The Subdex system provides the core organization for the collection, although Buerger added Correspondence and People sections as he became involved with other church members interested in doctrinal and educational questions not generally pursued in official church publications. The original order of Buerger's files has been maintained as far as was possible in the process of sorting and deleting duplicates. The numbers on the upper right hand corners of many of the documents are Subdex numbers. For more information on the organization of files, see Appendix B.

Dates

1842-1988

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.