Box 3
Contains 19 Results:
Correspondence, B. H. Roberts' Comparison, Book of Mormon and View of the Hebrews, 1973-1974
B. H. Roberts' Comparison, Book of Mormon and View of the Hebrews
Contains an undated carbon copy, originally in the possession of Antoine R. Ivins, of the Roberts comparison.
Grant Ivins' Notes on B. H. Roberts' "A Book of Mormon Study", 1973
Contains a ledger with 36 pages of handwritten notes. This document is Ivins' chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis of the Roberts comparison. This ledger also contains an inventory of 18 boxes of books.
Anthony W. Ivins, 1897-1934
Photocopies of documents created by Anthony W. Ivins on polygamy, including a list of marriages performed between 1897 and 1904, numbers and ages of marriages, letters to Isaac Russell (1911) and Mrs. R. C. Allred (1934). Also included are two letters to Anthony W. Ivins from George Q. Cannon in 1897 and 1898.
David O. McKay, 1929-1970
Two letters from David O. McKay to First Presidency in 1929, a paper supporting the stand of the Mormon church against polygamy in response to a pamphlet called "Celestial Marriage," and three 1970 clippings concerning David O. McKay.
Joel Martineau to Harold W. Bentley, 1951
Two letters from Martineau to Bentley regarding photographs and biographical sketches of prominent men in Colonia Juarez.
Miscellaneous Writings, 1913-1917
Contains a paper written at Utah State Agricultural College and an article on Japanese Christianity.
Monument Dedication Services, Dixie Junior College, 1936
Anthony W. Ivins and Edward H. Snow were honored as founders of Dixie.
"Sketch of the Life of Lavina Christensen Fugal", ca. 1955
Prayers and Eulogies, 1961-1970
Hatchers and Breeders Association
Race Horse Gambling
Miscellaneous
News clippings, articles, and letter fragments. Also contains Ivins' photo identification from the Office of Price Administration.
H. Grant Ivins and A. C. Lambert, August 1967-February 1973
Lambert was associated with Ivins at BYU. The correspondence contains discussion of LDS Church doctrine as well as personal communication.
H. Grant Ivins and John W. Fitzgerald, February 1969-July 1973
Correspondence centers around the conflict with LDS Church authorities which resulted in Fitzgerald's excommunication. In addition to correspondence, these folders contain news clippings, Fitzgerald's poetry, documents relating to Fitzgerald's trial before the High Council of Holladay Stake in December 1972 (including Ivins' letter in support of Fitzgerald), and a talk given by Fitzgerald at the First Baptist Church.
H. Grant Ivins and Dallin H. Oaks, October 1971-November 1971
Correspondence between Ivins and BYU president Dallin Oaks on academic freedom, religion-science conflicts, and racism within the church.
Salt Lake Tribune Public Forum, March 1966-September 1973
Ivins' letters to the editor regarding racism at BYU and in Mormon theology, the role of the LDS Church in politics, and prophetic infallibility.
African Americans and the LDS Church, 1966-1972
Personal correspondence, letters to the editor and newspaper clippings regarding the controversy surrounding the status of African Americans within the LDS Church. Contains Ivins' thoughts on the theological and cultural roots of Mormon racism.
"Response to Duane Stanfield", 1969
Contains two versions of a paper submitted to Dialogue with Ivins' thoughts on Stanfield's letter in which Stanfield describes himself as an "apostate Mormon." Also contains related correspondence.