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Oliver Cowdrey correspondence [photocopies and typescripts]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1549

Scope and Contents

The Oliver Cowdrey correspondence [photocopies and typecripts] consist of forty-six letters written by Cowdrey, during 1833-1838, for himself or for other LDS Church leaders. Also included are typed transcriptions of the letters and an index. The original letters are located in the Huntington Library in California.

Dates

  • undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Photocopying is not permitted.

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Oliver Cowdrey (1806-1850) was one of the six original members of the Church of Christ which was organized in 1830. The full name was given in 1838 as the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church). He is best known as the scribe of Joseph Smith but also played an important leadership role in the early LDS Church. He was a strong defender of the Book of Mormon and helped to select the Church's first twelve apostles. He later came into conflict with Joseph Smith and was excommunicated. For several years he was an attorney and lived in Ohio and in Wisconsin Territory. After Joseph Smith's death in 1844, Oliver Cowdrey returned to the LDS Church but died in Richmond, Missouri, before he could go west to Salt Lake City.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Oliver Cowdrey correspondence [photocopies and typecripts] consist of forty-six letters written by Cowdrey, during 1833-1838, for himself or for others. Oliver Cowdrey (1806-1850) was one of six original members of the Church of Christ, later called the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a scribe to Joseph Smith.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The photocopies of the letters from 1833-1836 were donated by James T. Still and the 1838 letters were donated by John Utvich.

Processing Information

Processed by Julie Hunsaker in 1997.
Title
Inventory of the Oliver Cowdery correspondence [photocopies and typescripts]
Author
Finding aid prepared by Julie Hunsaker.
Date
1997 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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