The Glenn M. Vernon papers (circa 1940-1989) contain research files, drafts, and other preparatory material for Vernon's scholarly writing and teaching, as well as documents providing information on his academic career. Vernon was a professor of sociology at the University of Utah during the 1970s.

The Robert G. Vernon papers (1839-2012) contain correspondence, family biographical materials, diaries, scrapbooks, certificates, articles, books, newsletters, news clippings, legal documents, financial documents, LDS Church research, and local church histories and records. Vernon was a Utah lawyer and avid LDS Church historian.

The Dan Vogel papers (1700s-2002) consist of correspondence, articles, and pamphlets, as well as historical documents written, collected by, and relating to Vogel's research on the early history of the Book of Mormon and the LDS Church.

The Kent Logan Walgren papers (1739-2002) are comprised of Walgren's correspondence and notes, Masonic bibliographical works, materials concerning the relationship between Freemasonry and LDS theology, and LDS historical documents and studies. Kent Logan Walgren (1947-2003) became immersed in a multi-year investigation of Freemasonry which resulted in a 2002 publication of a two volume work titled "Freemasonry, Anti-Masonry and Illuminism in the United States, 1734-1850: A Bibliography."

The J. Nile Washburn papers (1990s) consist of a manuscript draft and several articles by Washburn regarding the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included in the collection is a timeline chart depicting religious events. Mr. Washburn taught for the Department of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Kirk Alan Watson papers (1833-2004) contain documents, articles, and correspondence pertaining to Watson's research into the fundamentalist break offs from of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), beginning with early 1900s schisms such as the Eastmanites and moving through the formation of the "Woolley Group" that became the basis for LDS Fundamentalism, notorious for practicing polygamy.

The Marianne T. Watson papers (1944-1951) consist of a newspaper clipping scrapbook, covering the legal prosecution of LDS fundamentalists, general marriage issues, and leadership changes in the LDS Church.

The Gordon Weggeland papers (1924) contain notes for missionary speeches and a poem. Gordon Weggeland was a missionary for the LDS Church in Scotland.

Incomplete diary (1963) of an LDS missionary, Kurt Randolph Wegner, to the South German Mission.

The John Max Wendel papers (1927-1953) consist of correspondence, journals, and other materials detailing his experience serving a mission in Germany for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Leonhard Michael Wendel papers consist of an typescripted autobiography and also a biography of Anna Wendel Mauermann.

The Western and Mormon stereograph collection contains stereographs of scenes in Utah, early travel routes, and LDS Church historic sites in Illinois and Missouri.

The history of Nelson Wheeler Whipple and his family consist of a typescript bound volume. Whipple converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1844 and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. After fleeing Nauvoo in 1846, Whipple lived in Garden Grove, Iowa until 1850, when he and his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The John Mills Whitaker papers (1847-1963) consist of daily journals, correspondence, and business and professional papers, among other materials, relating to John Mills Whitaker (1863-1960). Whitaker was an educator, horticulturlist, politician, and LDS Church leader.

The John Mills Whitaker photograph collection contains photographs relating to John Mills Whitaker's life events.