Box 8
Container
Contains 18 Results:
From Boyhood to Manhood, 1808-1836
File — Box: 8, Folder: 1
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
References to John Taylor's mystical childhood experiences; his decision to leave the Church of England and become a Methodist minister at the age of sixteen; his immigration to Canada; and his conversion to Mormonism and decision to join the saints in Kirtland.
Dates:
1808-1836
Kirtland, Missouri, and First Mission to England, 1837-1841 June
File — Box: 8, Folder: 2
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
References to the development of Taylor's concept of loyalty; his false denial of the Danites and plural marriage, among other things, on the basis of that concept; and his disgust of others who he believed betrayed their fellow brethren during conflicts with neighboring "gentiles."
Dates:
1837-1841 June
Nauvoo, 1841 July-1846
File — Box: 8, Folder: 3
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
Notes questioning the reason those who were attacked in Carthage jail removed their temple garments before they were incarcerated; discussion of the involvement of Joseph Smith and other early church leaders in freemasonry; correspondence of Smith, excerpted from the George A. Smith papers; John Nuttall's narrative of John Taylor's reaffirmation of the divinity of the law of plural marriage; John L. McKenzie's writings on "Biblical Concubines"; and correspondence with author Juanita...
Dates:
1841 July-1846
Exodus and Second Mission to England, 1846-1849 October
File — Box: 8, Folder: 4-5
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
Evidence of early plans to settle in California; documents concerning the involvement of John Taylor and Orson Hyde in the Joint Stock Company; correspondence between Samuel and Raymond Taylor concerning literary criticism of Nightfall at Nauvoo and preparations for The Kingdom or Nothing; a narrative of how Utah was denied statehood for forty-six years "because of a snow storm"; and several excerpts from the ...
Dates:
1846-1849 October
Mission to France and the "Sugar Train", 1849 October-1853
File — Box: 8, Folder: 6
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
A biographical sketch of Curtis E. Bolton, who accompanied John Taylor to France, served as translator, and was later appointed mission president; notes from Bolton's diary; and references to Taylor's failed attempt at importing the sugar beet processing industry.
Dates:
1849 October-1853
The Mormon, 1854-1857 May
File — Box: 8, Folder: 7
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
Raymond Taylor's explanation of the Mormons' poor relationship with non-Mormon Utah Judge William W. Drummond; and excerpts from John Taylor's Journal of Discourses.
Dates:
1854-1857 May
Utah War, 1857-1858
File — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Taylor family papers (1844-1994) are a collection of material reflecting the life and work of John Taylor, third president of the LDS Church, and his descendants, John W. Taylor, Raymond Woolley Taylor, and Samuel Taylor. Included are letters, biographies, research materials, genealogies, articles written by other authors, diaries, journals, and books. Correspondence comprises a major portion of the collection and has been organized within the papers of each individual. Consequently,...
Dates:
1857-1858
Fight for Statehood, 1859-1868
File — Box: 8, Folder: 9
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
References to Utah's fight for statehood; conflicts with the Morrisites and Godheites; the development of Z.C.M.I.; and the arrival of the railroad to Utah.
Dates:
1859-1868
Salt Lake Tribune and "Carpetbaggers", 1869-1875
File — Box: 8, Folder: 10
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
References to the Mormons' economic and social isolation; conflict with the Salt Lake Tribune; problems with "carpetbaggers," gentiles who settled in Utah for economic reasons; and Norman Pierce's congratulatory letter about Nightfall at Nauvoo.
Dates:
1869-1875
Last Days of Brigham Young, 1876-1877
File — Box: 8, Folder: 11
Identifier: E
Scope and Contents
Rough-draft book chapters about the federal government's authority versus the Mormons' polygamic theocracy; the Salt Lake Tribune's report of the St. George Temple dedication; excerpts from John Taylor's Journal of Discourses; and a list of names that John D. Lee gave as having been involved in the Mountain Meadows massacre.
Dates:
1876-1877