Scope and Contents Correspondence with Thomas E. Taylor, son of John Taylor and president of the Deseret News Company, concerning business transactions and the dealing of company stock; operation of the printing office and paper mill; and publication of the Deseret News, the Spanish translation of the Book of Mormon, other religious literature, and a hymnal; and a sketch of his life from the Latter Day Saint...

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The First Presidency's spring 1886 conference address, delivered in absentia and recorded in James R. Clark's Messages of the First Presidency, which denounces those who worked to coerce the church into banning polygamy.

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Correspondence with John W. Taylor, apostle and John Taylor's son, concerning family matters; relations with the federal government and non-Mormon factions in Utah; the first presidency's published epistle about polygamy and government harassment; and church and political developments in Idaho, including John W. Taylor's trial for treason.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Joseph E. Taylor, first counselor of the Salt Lake Stake, concerning the administration of Brigham Young College in Logan and training prospective Utah teachers with a strong religious background; inquiries about whether to proceed with conferences while church leaders were in hiding; reports concerning the nomination and support of church members for civil office; and "The Schoolmaster and his Pupils," an article by Joseph E. Taylor published in the ...

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Correspondence with R. J. Taylor, John Taylor's son, concerning the sale of land and property of the Ogden Tithing Yard; and a copy of R. J. Taylor's March 17, 1905, obituary from the Deseret News.

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Correspondence regarding the reinstatement of excommunicated Mormons, the work of astrologers in healing of the sick, and the other church business.

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Solomon F. Kimball's article, published in the Improvement Era, about Young's 1864 trip through Sanpete Valley.

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Correspondence that includes a letter from the mother of sculptor Cyrus Dallon, requesting financial assistance for his studies in Boston.

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Inquiries from non-Mormons about joining the church in Utah, financing the publication of their pro-Mormon writings, and the resolution of questions concerning the 1883 Diamond Mine flood.

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A "memorial for the poor," in which Williams warns John Taylor of the wickedness of the rich in the church; a follow-up letter again asking for a reply; an appeal for "full fellowship" in the church after he reported being "pushed out" by local church leaders; and a letter from him reporting his reinstatement in the church, claiming divine guidance, and asking the first presidency to let him fulfill his "mission."