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The Idaho Test Oath

Identifier	FileMS0121
Description	The Idaho Test Oath is the record of an argument delivered in the Supreme court of Idaho Territory on February 10, 1888 by Hon Richard Z. Johnson. This was presented in the cases of William Heyward, Appellant vs. Henry Bolton, et al. Respondents and James B. Innis Appellant. These were all appeals form Bear Lake Country. The document was printed in Salt Lake City Utah by the Deseret News Company.
Creator	Deseret News Company
Date	2021-09-03
Categories	Manuscripts
	Manuscripts > File MS

Interview with James Vernon Armstrong

Identifier	FileMS0042
Description	Transcript of an oral history: "Tape Interview with James Vernon Armstrong with Granddaughter Joy Chaffin Armstrong." Interview conducted for a Genealogy lab class taught by Blaine Bake.
Creator	Armstrong, James Vernon
Date	1980-02-12
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

History of Lot Adams

Identifier	FileMS0041
Description	Typescript of "The History of Lot Adams" by his daughter Clara A. Bingham. Lot Adams was born on November 5, 1850 in Rounds North Hampshire, England. He passed away at Riverside Brigham Idaho on June 10, 1915.
Creator	Bingham, Clara A.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Sketch of the Life of John Nelson Wakley

Identifier	FileMS0040
Description	A sketch of the life of John Nelson Wakley , a pioneer, written by his youngest daughter. John Wakley was born on December 26, 1819 in Canada and settled in Marsh Valley, Idaho. He lived to be 90 years old.
Creator	Brown, Ida Wakley
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Oral History of the Upper Snake River Valley

Identifier	FileMS0039
Description	Transcript of a tape recorded interview between Harold Forbush and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Luke of Salem, Idaho.
Creator	Luke, Melvin
Date	1957-02-15
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Autobiography of William Corlas Roberts

Identifier	FileMS0038
Description	Typescript of the autobiography of William Corlas Roberts who was born in Logan, Utah and lived in Sugar City, Idaho.
Creator	Roberts, William Corlas
Date	1959-12-22
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life History of John T. Smellie

Identifier	FileMS0037-02
Description	Two typescript copies of the "History of the Smellie Family" by John Taylor Smellie. It includes a portrait of John Taylor Smellie and pictures of the family Smellie's house.
Creator	Smellie, John Taylor
Date	1926-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life History of John T. Smellie

Identifier	FileMS0037-01
Description	One bound typescript of the "Life History of John T. Smellie." It includes a goodbye poem written by Lulu G. Richards, a letter from Joseph F. Smith, and John T. Smellie's tithing record.
Creator	Smellie, John Taylor
Date	1926-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life of John L. Roberts

Identifier	FileMS0036
Description	This history of John Lloyd Roberts, including a family tree of the Robert's family. The copy was prepared by Norman Keith , a relative of John Lloyd Roberts, in August 31, 1961. See also File MS 35.
Creator	Keith, Norman
Date	1961-08-31
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Life History of John Lloyd Roberts, Sr.

Identifier	FileMS0035
Description	Photocopied transcript of the Life History of John Lloyd Roberts Sr. On 29 Nov. 1869 at the age of 19 John Lloyd was married to Mary Adeline Ensign. He also became first counselor to Bishop Thomas E. Ricks, Jr. of the Rexburg Ward. They established a home with some of the first white settlers in Rexburg, bringing with them a herd of cattle, horses, and provisions to last a couple of years. John was advised by President Ricks to build or maintain two homes, one for each wife on account of the laws of government. See also File MS 36.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Biographical Sketch of John Edmund Pincock

Identifier	FileMS0034
Description	Typescript biographical sketch of John Edmund Pincock.
Creator	Cheney, Carrie Alene Pincock
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Biography of John William Hart

Identifier	FileMS0033-03
Description	Original letter from John W. Hart to Dr. Jes F. Merrell, June 5th, 1930. Hart describes the need to meet with the Church Board of Education to discuss the future of Ricks College and local interest in it.
Creator	Hart, John W.
Date	1930-06-05
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Biography of John William Hart

Identifier	FileMS0033-02
Description	Original letter from John W. Hart to President Heber J. Grant, June 5th, 1930. Hart describes the need for a meeting on the future of Ricks College and attaches a letter for Church Commissioner of Education, Dr. Merrell.
Creator	Hart, John W.
Date	1930-06-05
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Biography of John William Hart

Identifier	FileMS0033-01
Description	Typescript Biography of John William Hart prepared by Veda Hart Mattice and Katheryn Hart Conger, it includes his patriarchal blessing. Notably, John Hart's desire to see that the college maintain support and keep operating during the depression is described, and two letters pertaining to those activities are included in this collection.
Creator	Mattice, Veda Hart
	Conger, Katheryn Hart
Date	1954-06-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Frank Leroy Davis Life Sketch

Identifier	FileMS0032
Description	Life Sketch of Frank Leroy Davis. Typescript on 8x17 in. paper. Frank Leroy Davis lived in Sugar City and Rexburg, Idaho
Creator	Rytting, Alvaretta D.
	Jenkins, Caddie D.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The King Follet Discourse by Joseph Smith the Prophet

Identifier	FileMS0031
Description	Bound typescript, The King Follett Discourse. Joseph Smith gave this notable address at the funeral of Elder King Follett to about 20,000 saints shortly before his death. Wilford Woodruff, Willard Richards, Thomas Bullock, and William Clayton recorded the sermon, and it was published in the Times and Seasons on August 1, 1844. In it, Smith introduces and explains several key doctrines with relation to God, the Plan of Salvation, and the Scriptures. By "having a knowledge of God, we begin to know how to approach him, and how to ask to as to receive an answer." Then he discusses the first few verses of the Bible as written in Hebrew, and explains them. He then discusses the eternal nature of the Intelligence of Man, and relates the importance of "seeking after our dead" and how monumental that endeavor is. He teaches that we have no reason to mourn the dead, for we shall see them again. He also teaches about Baptism; that the baptism of water is nothing without the accompanying baptism of fire and the Spirit. He finishes with his testimony.
Creator	Smith, Joseph
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The Word of Wisdom in Practical Terms

Identifier	FileMS0030
Description	Printed booklet titled "The Word of Wisdom in Practical Terms." From an address delivered in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City, Utah on May 24, 1931. This meeting was the culmination of a week-long campaign by church auxiliaries and the Board of Education about the use of tobacco. President Charles W. Nibley and Elders Joseph J. Cannon, Paul Kimball, and Creed Haymond all spoke at the meeting, citing the benefits of living the Word of Wisdom.
Creator	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date	1931-05-24
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Section from De Ster about the Dutch Book of Mormon

Identifier	FileMS0029
Description	A section from De Ster (The Star), the periodical for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Netherlands announcing a new edition of the Book of Mormon in Dutch. It includes the testimony of the three witnesses from Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris.
Creator	Hyde, Chas S.
Date	1924-10-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The Bannock Stake of Zion

Identifier	FileMS0028-02
Description	The Bannock Stake of Zion, by Andrew Jenson from the Deseret Weekly 42, no. 5, Jan 24, 1891, 129-132.
Creator	Jenson, Andrew
Date	1891-01-24
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The Bannock Stake of Zion

Identifier	FileMS0028-01
Description	Printed copies of the Bannock Stake and the Snake River Mission, by Andrew Jenson bound in board. From a larger unknown publication as only pages 126-162 are included. From Andrew Jenson's personal library.
Creator	Jenson, Andrew
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The Book of Mormon as Ancient History: A Response to the Tanners, Larry Jonas and Other Critics

Identifier	FileMS0027
Description	Typescript of an essay by Michael T. Griffith in which he presents three essays examining criticisms of the Book of Mormon. He first deals with claims regarding Alma's statement about Christ's birth "at Jerusalem." Then, in an essay entitled "Jerald and Sandra Tanner and the Book of Mormon" he refutes claims in a book by the Tanners regarding four points against the Book of Mormon. The next essay is entitled "The Itzas and the Nephites" and in it, Griffith lists 22 points of similarity between the Nephite Civilization described in the Book of Mormon with the Itza Civilization. The last essay is entitled "Joseph Smith and the American Indian Historians of the 19th Century: A response to Larry Jonas' "Mormon Claims Examined." In this essay, Griffith presents a refutation of a book by Larry Jonas, in which Jonas attempts to show how archeological research has not verified the Nephite record.
Creator	Griffith, Michael T.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Scrapbook of the Battle Creek Monument Construction and Dedication 1932

Identifier	FileMS0026
Description	Photocopy of the scrapbook of the Battle Creek Monument Construction and Dedication compiled by Myrtle R. Goff, a committee chairwoman. The Forward is dated February 5, 1980 and is written and signed by Myrtle R. Goff. The following is included within the scrapbook: 24 black and white copied articles about the project. A copied picture of the "Passing of the Redman" book cover. A black and white copied picture of Hon. M. Alexander, the Governor of Idaho. 2 copied sketch of the proposed monument. 15 pages of the copied pamphlet of the "Passing of the Redman". A black and white copied letter written by V.K. Aitken of the Franklin County Surv'r. 7 pages of engagements on the Bear River, Utah Territory from January 29, 1863, including the reports of Col. P. Edward Connor. A letter to Mr. W.K. Aitken from a committee of foreign relations dated June 2, 1926. An August 18, 1926 letter to Senator W.E. Borah from W.K. Aitken. A letter for Myrtle R. Goff from Brigham Young University. A letter to H.R. Merrill from Myrtle R. Goff. A letter to Myrtle R. Goff from the department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2 letters to Hon. Addison T. Smith from H.R. Merrill. A letter to Senator Frank H. Gooding from W.K. Aitken. A letter to W.K. Aitken from the president of Idaho Technical Institute in Pocatello Idaho. A letter to W.K. Aitken from the House of Representatives committee on Irrigation and Reclamation dated January 6, 1927. A letter to W.K. Aitken from the executive dean of Idaho Technical Institute. A letter to D.S. Spencer General from W.K. Aitken. A letter to Byrd Trego from W.K. Aitken. 2 letters to W.K. Aitken from the Union Pacific System. A letter to Addison T. Smith dated January 6, 1928. 2 letters to W.K. Aitken from Addison T. Smith. A letter to Addison T. Smith from the secretary of state dated February 3, 1928. A letter to Mr. Hatch from W.K. Aitken. A letter to W.K. Aitken from the president of Aetna Life insurance Company dated April 17, 1928. A Letter to Judge Terrill from W.K. Aitken dated April 15, 1925. 2 copies of public notices from C.I. Goff. Letter correspondence between James B. Keyson and C.I. Goff. 6 pages of Notes about Construction of the monument written by Myrtle R. Goff. 10 pages about the organization of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. 3 pages of a copy of a handwritten letter to Garrett H Robinson. 2 pages of copies of a handwritten troop names and numbers. 58 pages of copies of notes written about the monument. 47 black and white copies of photos of the monument.
Creator	Goff, Myrtle R
Date	1980-02-05
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Pillars of America's Freedom

Identifier	FileMS0025
Description	Transcription of the devotional address given by Ezra Taft Benson at Ricks College on September 20, 1977. In it, he outlines concerns he has for the future of America and liberty.
Creator	Bensen, Ezra Taft
Date	1977-09-20
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

A Heavenly Manifestation to Heber Q. Hale, President of Boise Stake, Idaho

Identifier	FileMS0024-02
Description	Photocopy of a manuscript of "A Heavenly Manifestation" written by H.H. Clark. Clark's handwritten copy is an attempt to proofread the booklet.
Creator	Clark, H.H.
Date	1920-01-20
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

A Heavenly Manifestation to Heber Q. Hale, President of Boise Stake, Idaho

Identifier	FileMS0024-01
Description	Booklet titled "A Heavenly Manifestation to Heber Q. Hale, President of Boise Stake, Idaho." Hale documents his story of a dream or vision he witnessed of the spirit world, including meeting with notable prophets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as insight into matters local to Hale. The episode took place the evening of January 20, 1920.
Creator	Hale, Heber Q.
Date	1920-01-20
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

History of Samuel Adams and Lot Adams

Identifier	FileMS0023
Description	Photocopy of a typescript of the history of both Samuel and Lot Adams written by Clara A. Bingham. Clara was Samuel Adams' granddaughter and Lot Adams' daughter. Both Samuel and Lot were buried in Riverside Cemetery
Creator	Bingham, Clara A.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Mette Geneva Hansen Rigby Life Sketch

Identifier	FileMS0022
Description	Typescript life sketch of Mette Geneva Hansen Rigby that was read by Dr. Charles Rigby at her funeral at the Teton Stake Tabernacle. Written by Thelma S. Hansen.
Creator	Hansen, Thelma S.
Date	1965-09-27
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Alexander Spence Leatham Life Sketch

Identifier	FileMS0021
Description	Typescript of a life sketch read at Alexander Spence's funeral services by Thelma Hansen. It includes information about his parents, spouse and children.
Creator	Hansen, Thelma
Date	1968-08-23
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Elmer Curtis Peter Life Sketch

Identifier	FileMS0020
Description	Life sketch of Elmer Peter Curtis. The paper includes information about his grandparents, parents, spouse, children and grandchildren.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Autobiography of William M. Allred

Identifier	FileMS0019
Description	Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography of William M. Allred. Written from memory by the author.
Creator	Allred, William M.
Date	1885-01-25
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Stillman Pond Biography

Identifier	FileMS0018
Description	Biographical sketch of 1847 Utah Pioneer, Stillman Pond, and his family. Typewritten pages inside a blue cover.
Creator	Pond, Leon Young
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Eagle Rock History

Identifier	FileMS0017
Description	Photocopy of a typewritten paper. "Eagle Rock History" written by the Historian of the Eagle Rock Daughters of the American Revolution, Eldora Choemaker Keefer.
Creator	Keefer, Eldora Shoemaker
Date	1933-10-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

A Brief History of Fremont County, Idaho Schools from 1880-1990

Identifier	FileMS0016
Description	Photocopy of an essay written by Garnot C. Bricoff, "A Brief History of Fremont County, Idaho Schools from 1880-1990." The essay includes maps and images and some handwritten notes.
Creator	Bricoff
	Garnot C.
Date	1990-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The Settlement and Adaptation of the Japanese People in the Rexburg Area

Identifier	FileMS0015
Description	Typescript paper written by Diane Yamasaki for a class, Composition and Reading 112, in 1971. Research paper written about the Japanese People in the Rexburg Idaho area. Includes several short quotes from oral histories conducted by Yamasaki with local Japanese Americans.
Creator	Yamasaki, Diane
Date	1971-03-23
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Some Recollections of the Formation and Early History of Teton County, Wyoming

Identifier	FileMS0014
Description	Photocopy of a typescript speech given at the dedication of the Teton County Courthouse in 1963, "Some Recollections of the Formation and Early History of Teton County, Wyoming." Given by E.N. Moody.
Creator	Moody, E.N.
Date	1963-11-09
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Know Your Tetons

Identifier	FileMS0013
Description	An article describing the majesty of Idaho's Grand Teton mountains. L.G. Biddulph gives a geologic and historical description of the three main peaks, and then gives an account of several Rick's College sponsored trips up the mountain, one of which included President Romney, on July 16, 1927.
Creator	Biddulph, Lowell George
Date	1956-01-16
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

Identifier	FileMS0012-08
Description	Black and white copy on a sheet of 8.5x11 of an article titled "Church Addition Ceremonies are Set For Sunday".
Creator	Unknown
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

Identifier	FileMS0012-07
Description	Single 8.5x11 sheet of a black and white copy of the dedication program for the new addition of the 4-6 ward on Sunday, January 5, 1969.
Creator	Rexburg 4th ward
Date	1969-01-05
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

Identifier	FileMS0012-06
Description	1 8.5x11 black and white copy of the around the block parade from July 22, 1959.
Creator	Unknown
Date	1958-07-22
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

Identifier	FileMS0012-05
Description	2 8.5x11 program of the Hammond Organ from Tuesday, June 29, 1987.
Creator	Rexburg 4th ward
Date	1937-06-29
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

Identifier	FileMS0012-03
Description	2 8.5x11 pages of the Dedicatory Service program that took place on March 17, 1935.
Creator	Christensen, Oswald
Date	1935-03-17
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

Identifier	FileMS0012-02
Description	13 8.5x11 sheets of The 4th Ward Building "A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God", compiled by Douglas S. Ladle.
Creator	Ladle, Douglas S
Date	1988-04-24
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

Identifier	FileMS0012-01
Description	A section of newspaper dated September 12, 2013, with an article titled "Meeting a Prophet" by Kenneth J. Brown. This article talks about the day Heber J. Grant came to the new church building. The newspaper is an issue of Upper Valley LDS Life.
Creator	Upper Valley LDS Life
Date	2013-09-12
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Westward Ho But Without A Wagon

Identifier	FileMS0011
Description	Typescript of "Westward Ho But Without A Wagon," by Nelle Dawson
Creator	Dawson, Nelle
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Old Oregon Trail--The World's Most Historical Highway

Identifier	FileMS0010
Description	Photocopy of a government publication of "The Old Oregon Trail--The World's Most Historical Highway." Remarks of Hon. Addison T. Smith of Idaho in the House of Representatives. Originally printed in a larger publication from January 13, 1925.
Creator	Smith, Addison T.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Early Idaho Personalities Speech

Identifier	FileMS0009
Description	Early Idaho Personalities, written by Leonard J. Arrington. A speech given at the Annual Banquet of the Idaho State Historical Society, held in Rexburg, Idaho. Includes a cover letter. Arrington sent Ricks College President Bruce Hafen a copy of a talk he gave. Arrington was a director of the historical department for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Creator	Arrington, Leonard J.
Date	1979-03-03
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

The Story of Jacob Henry Flamm, 1837-1913

Identifier	FileMS0008
Description	Typescript of Jacob Henry Flamm's life as written by Allen B. Wright.
Creator	Wright, Allen B.
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Arthur Porter, Jr. Papers

Identifier	FileMS0007-13
Description	Cover of the Christmas edition of the Student Rays, Ricks Academy, Rexburg, Idaho
Creator	Porter, Jr., Arthur
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Arthur Porter, Jr. Papers

Identifier	FileMS0007-12
Description	Arthur Porter journal containing notes from his mission and botanical specimens.
Creator	Porter, Jr., Arthur
Date	1898-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

Arthur Porter, Jr. Papers

Identifier	FileMS0007-11
Description	Oneida Stake Academy letterhead with faint blue writing.
Creator	Porter, Jr., Arthur
Date	1900-01-01
Categories	Manuscripts > File MS

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Interview with James Vernon Armstrong

History of Lot Adams

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Oral History of the Upper Snake River Valley

Autobiography of William Corlas Roberts

Life History of John T. Smellie

Life History of John T. Smellie

Life of John L. Roberts

Life History of John Lloyd Roberts, Sr.

Biographical Sketch of John Edmund Pincock

Biography of John William Hart

Biography of John William Hart

Biography of John William Hart

Frank Leroy Davis Life Sketch

The King Follet Discourse by Joseph Smith the Prophet

The Word of Wisdom in Practical Terms

Section from De Ster about the Dutch Book of Mormon

The Bannock Stake of Zion

The Bannock Stake of Zion

The Book of Mormon as Ancient History: A Response to the Tanners, Larry Jonas and Other Critics

Scrapbook of the Battle Creek Monument Construction and Dedication 1932

Pillars of America's Freedom

A Heavenly Manifestation to Heber Q. Hale, President of Boise Stake, Idaho

A Heavenly Manifestation to Heber Q. Hale, President of Boise Stake, Idaho

History of Samuel Adams and Lot Adams

Mette Geneva Hansen Rigby Life Sketch

Alexander Spence Leatham Life Sketch

Elmer Curtis Peter Life Sketch

Autobiography of William M. Allred

Stillman Pond Biography

Eagle Rock History

A Brief History of Fremont County, Idaho Schools from 1880-1990

The Settlement and Adaptation of the Japanese People in the Rexburg Area

Some Recollections of the Formation and Early History of Teton County, Wyoming

Know Your Tetons

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

The 4th Ward Building: A Historical Monument to People Serving Their God

Westward Ho But Without A Wagon

Old Oregon Trail--The World's Most Historical Highway

Early Idaho Personalities Speech

The Story of Jacob Henry Flamm, 1837-1913

Arthur Porter, Jr. Papers

Arthur Porter, Jr. Papers

Arthur Porter, Jr. Papers

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