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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 62 The Mormon History Association Inventory of The Mormon History Association Records, 1965-2001 26 lin. ft. (52 boxes)

All items in the collection are original documents.

 The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, journals, papers, oral histories, membership records, financial records, and administrative papers from the Mormon History Association. Topics: Mormons--History. Historians. Historiography. Religion historians. Church history. Form or Genre: Correspondence, newsletters, journals, papers, oral histories, membership records, financial records, administrative papers. Background Historical Note

Founded in 1965, the Mormon History Association functioned as an affiliate of the American Historical Association for seven years. Noted Utah historian Leonard Arrington led MHA's founding to promote scholarly research and publication of Mormon history. In 1972 the MHA became an independent organization, holding annual conferences and managing publications, including The Journal of Mormon History beginning in 1974.

 Scope and Content

The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, journals, papers, oral histories, membership records, financial records, and administrative papers from the Mormon History Association. The collection is separated into three series: (I) Administrative Papers, (II) Conferences, and (III) Journals and Newsletters. Periodically, MHA officials add documents to the collection. Therefore, each series begins renumbering at Box 1, Folder 1. Each series is arranged logically according to its original order: Series I: Administrative Papers, is arranged alphabetically; Series II: Conferences, is arranged chronologically; and Series III: Journals and Newsletters, is arranged chronologically.

 Series Descriptions

Administrative Papers

Conferences

Journals and Newsletters

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

The Mormon History Association Records, 1965-2001, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by the Mormon History Association, 1979, 1998, 2003, 2005.

 Restrictions on Use

The Mormon History Association Records, 1965-2001 are the physical property of the Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Miriam Sappington, Geoff Traub, and Melissa Ferguson, 2007, 2011. Finding aid compiled by Miriam Sappington, Geoff Traub, and Melissa Ferguson, 2007, 2011. Finding aid edited by Melissa Ferguson, 2011. Collection cataloged by Michele Elnicky, 2011. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Melissa Ferguson, 2011. Container list Box Folder Contents Series I: Administrative Papers Addresses 1 1 Mailing lists 1 2 Miscellaneous 1 3 Officers of MHA 1973-1979 1 4 Officers of MHA 1980-1989 1 5 Officers of MHA 1990-1992 1 3 Past officer lists Awards 1 7 Awards Committee 1 8 Steven Christiansen Memorial Fund, T. Edgar Lyon Fund 1 9 Tanner Lecture Series Biographical Information 2 1-2 Resumes, vitas Brochures of MHA 2 3 Brochures of MHA Correspondence 2 4 1965-1969 2 5 1970-1972 2 6 1973 2 7 1974 2 8 1975 3 1 1976 3 2 1977 3 3 1978 3 4-5 1979 3 6 1980 4 1 1981 4 2 1982 4 3 1983 4 4-5 1984 4 6 1985 4 7 1986 5 1 1987 5 2 1988 5 3 1989 5 4 1990 5 5 1991 5 6 1992 5 7 Miscellaneous correspondence Council Meetings 6 1 "From the Beginning," a compilation of meting minutes and correspondence from the beginning of the Mormon History Association until 1974. Agendas and Meeting Minutes 6 2 1965-1969 6 3 1969-1975 6 4 1970-1974 6 5 1974-1975 6 6 1975-1976 6 7 1977-1979 7 1 1980 7 2 1981 7 3-4 1982 7 5-6 1983 7 7-8 1984 8 1-2 1985 8 3-4 1986 8 5-6 1987 8 7 1988 9 1 1989 9 2 1990-1994 Financial Budgets 9 3 1975-1979 9 4 1981-1983 9 5 1984-1986 9 6 1987-1988 9 7 1989-1990 9 8 Miscellaneous budget information Receipts 10 1 Advertising 10 2-4 Check stubs, receipt books 11 1 Food 11 2 Mailing lists and labels 11 3 Membership 11 4 Miscellaneous 11 5 Newsletter/journal 11 6 Office supply 11 7 Postage 11 8 Sales reports 11 9 Subscription renewals, journal requests 11 10 Travel Membership 12 1 Analysis of members 12 2 Applications, totals 12 3 Correspondence, dues Membership Lists 12 4 1978-1984 12 5 1987 12 6 1988 12 7 1989 13 1 1990 13 2 Miscellaneous mailing lists 13 3 Possible discussants and chairpersons 13 4 Prospective member list 13 5-6 Surveys and questionnaires 14 1-6 Surveys and questionnaires 15 1-2 Surveys and questionnaires Miscellaneous 15 3 Christmas items 15 4 Kennedy Center information and proposals 15 5 Miscellaneous 15 6 Newspaper clippings 15 7 1969 Spring Symposium Membership Card Catalog 16 Membership cards, 1969-1970, 1981-1983 17 Membership cards, 1983-1984 Nominating Committees 18 1 1960s-1970s 18 2 1980s-1990s Oral Interviews J. Moyle Oral History Program 18 3 Alder, 1983 18 4 Alexander, 1984 18 5 Allen, 1984 18 6 Arrington, 1984 18 7 Backman, 1985 18 8 Bitton, 1985 18 9 Edwards, 1983 18 10 Shipps, 1983 19 1 Ellsworth, Olsen, 1985 19 2 Godfrey, 1985 19 3 Poll, 1985 Newell Bringhurst Interviews 19 4 Bitton, DePillis, Launius, Smith 19 5 Alder, Kimball 19 Box also contains 11 audiocassettes of oral interviews for Mario DePillis, Stanley Kimball, Melvin T. Smith, Roger Launius, Davis Bitton, and David Alder Organization 20 1 Certificate of Incorporation 21 1 Conferences, contracts and agreements 21 2-3 Constitutions and Bylaws 21 4 Archival, Executive Secretary duties, Program Committee, mailing list policy, miscellaneous, self-preservation Pamphlets 21 5 Musicals, miscellaneous 21 Box also contains binder with 1989 Procedures Manual Papers 22 1 Abstracts and summaries 22 2 Miscellaneous papers Series II: Conferences 1967-1969 1 1 Programs, correspondence 1972 - Independence, MO 1 2 Registration, tentative schedule 1974 - Nauvoo, IL 1 3 Program, registration, miscellaneous 1975 - Provo, UT 1 4 Programs, schedules, correspondence 1976 - St. George 1 5 Programs, paper information 1977 - Kirtland, OH 1 6 Correspondence 1 7 Financial, registration, organization of meetings, proposed schedules 1 8 Papers, awards 1 9 Programs 1978 - Logan, UT 1 10 Abstracts, proposals, summaries 1 11 Bus transportation 1 12-13 Correspondence 1 14 Meeting organization, schedules, ideas, timetables 1 15 Program information, layout, costs, maps, schedules 1 16 Programs, Logan newspapers 1 17 Registration costs, financial reports 1 18 Suggestions for future meetings 1979 - Lamoni, IA 2 1 Correspondence 2 2 Facilities information, city information, board meeting agenda 2 3 Registration, travel information, conference schedule 2 4 Tentative and final programs 1980 - Canandaigua, NY 2 5 Programs, schedule, meeting organization, miscellaneous 1981 - Rexburg, ID 2 6 Correspondence, papers/abstracts, registration, miscellaneous 2 7 Programs 1982 - Ogden, UT 2 8 Programs, correspondence, abstracts, miscellaneous 1983 - Omaha, NE 3 1 Correspondence 3 2 Facilities, proposals, contacts 3 3 Local Arrangements Committee 3 4 Miscellaneous 3 5 Papers, abstracts, proposals 3 6 Programs, Program Committee 3 7 Registration, schedule 3 8 Visitor information 1984 - Provo, UT 3 9 Abstracts, papers 3 10 Advertising 3 11 Correspondence 3 12 Hymns, program information 3 13 Memorandum 3 14 Miscellaneous 3 15 Program, exhibit invitation, film invitation, musical invitation 3 16 Registration, budget information 3 17 Session schedule 3 18 Visitor information 1985 - Independence, MO 4 1 Correspondence 4 2 Event planning, tentative schedule, discussants, chairpersons 4 3 Financial information, registration 4 4 Miscellaneous 4 5 Notification to possible presenters 4 6 Paper proposals 4 7 Paper proposals, summaries, abstracts 4 8 Program proposal ballots 4 9 Programs 4 10 Recording agreement information 4 11 Schedules 4 12 Tanner lecture information 4 13 Travel, lodging information 4 14 Visitor information 1986 - Salt Lake City, UT 5 1 Advertising contracts, registration 5 2 Correspondence, miscellaneous 5 3 Papers, proposals, abstracts 5 4 Programs 1987 - England 5 5-6 Chairs, commentators, participants 6 1-4 Correspondence 6 5 Management, organization, program committee information 6 6 Miscellaneous 6 7-8 Optional tours 7 1-2 Papers, proposals, abstracts, summaries 7 3 Programs 7 4 Proposed schedules, tentative schedules 7 5 Proposed sessions, tentative schedules 7 6 Registration, financial costs trip itinerary, bus assignments 7 7 Scholarships, awards, grant information 7 8-9 Visitor information 7 10 Vita, resumes, introduction to conference, introduction to MHA 1988 - Logan, UT 8 1 Programs 8 2 Session evaluations, presenters, papers 8 3 Registration costs, financial information, advertising costs/revenue 8 4 Correspondence 1989 - Quincy, IL 9 1 Programs, program committee 9 2 Visitor information 9 3 Receipts, expenses 9 4 Miscellaneous 9 5 Papers, abstracts 9 6 Correspondence, memos 9 7 Programs, Sunday morning devotional 9 8 Registration, alternate trips 9 9 Resumes 9 10 Conference meetings, organizational information 1990 - Hawaii 10 1 Programs, awards luncheon 10 2 BYU Hawaii campus information, visitor information 10 3 Papers, abstracts, proposals 10 4-5 Registration information, travel agent information, itineraries 10 6 Miscellaneous 10 7 Correspondence 1991 - Claremont, CA 11 1 Programs, tentative program, schedule, program committee 11 2 Registration 11 3 Correspondence 11 4 Miscellaneous 11 5 Papers, abstracts, awards 1992 - St. George, UT 12 1 Proposal sessions 12 2 Transportation, Historic Site Committee 12 3 Correspondence 12 4 Program committee, responses to acceptances 12 5 St. George map, Dixie college map, hotel receipt, travel reimbursement request 12 6 Rejected proposals 12 7 Program, final draft 12 8 Program proposal 12 9 Program drafts 13 1 Program committee, procedures, outline, vita, forms 13 2 Audio visual needs, programs 13 3-4 Program proposals 13 5 Miscellaneous 13 6 Program information 13 7 Devotional, list of registrants, awards committee 1993 - Lamona, IA 13 8 Programs 13 9 Papers, proposals 13 10 Registration, correspondence, visitor information 1994 - Park City, UT 13 11 Programs, schedule, registration, miscellaneous 1995 - Kingston, Canada 14 1-3 Visitor information 14 4 Miscellaneous 14 5-6 Correspondence 15 1 Programs, tentative programs, schedules 15 2 Papers, abstracts and summaries, resumes 15 3 Accommodations, venue selection 15 4 Harriet Petherick Bushman, Cantata correspondence planning 15 5 Organization of conference, meeting correspondence, grant applications 15 Box also contains 2 VHS cassettes of Kingston conference 1996 - Snowbird, UT 16 1 Programs, registration, facilities information, survey, Utah statehood ribbon 16 Box also contains a VHS cassette of Snowbird conference 1997 - Omaha, NE 16 2 Programs, awards banquet, bibliographies, facilities, Tanner lecture 16 Box also contains 2 VHS cassette of Omaha conference 1998 - Washington, D.C. 16 3 Visitor information, program, registration, call for papers, MHA newsletter, miscellaneous 1999 - Ogden, UT 16 4 Program, visitor information, awards banquet, correspondence, paper proposals, miscellaneous 2000 - Denmark 17 1 Miscellaneous 17 2 Conference information, visitor information, devotional 17 3 Miscellaneous handwritten notes 17 4 Programs, agendas 17 5-9 Paper proposals 18 1 Discussants list, presenters lists, participants lists 18 2-3 Conference schedules, itinerary 18 4-6 Biographies 18 7 Photos, conference financial information, funding information 18 Box also contains 7 diskettes pertaining to Denmark conference 19 1-3 Correspondence 2001 - Cedar City, UT 19 4 Programs, awards banquet, conference information, registration, correspondence, papers, miscellaneous Series III: Journals and Newsletters Journal of Mormon History 1 1 1974 Volume 1, preview of Volume 2 1 2 1975 Volume 2 1 3 1976 Volume 3 1 4 1977 Volume 4 1 5 1978 Volume 5 1 6 1979 Volume 6 1 7 1980 Volume 7 1 8 1986 Report on Volume 13 1 9 Specifications, bids, style guide 1 10 Miscellaneous, undated 1 11 Book review lists, 1992-1994 1 12 Book reviews, guidelines 1 13 Book reviews, format proposals, 1992 1 14 Redesign format, 1990 1 15 Advertising, 1992-1997 1 16 Sales 2 1 Staff and editorial meetings, 1988-1990 2 2 Memoranda, 1991-1999 2 3 Executive committee minutes, 1990-2000 2 4 Council reports, 1991-2002 2 5 Reports, 1996-1997 2 6 Board member lists, 1990-2003 2 7 Editorial board officers 2 8 Leonard Arrington tributes 2 9 Staff correspondence, 1990-2001 2 10 Correspondence, 1986-1992 2 11 Correspondence, 1976-1986 2 12 Book review, correspondence, 1991-1997 3 1 Letters to the editor, 1993-1996 3 2 Editor's e-mail, 1998-1999 3 3 Editor's e-mail, 1995-1997 3 4 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1990 3 5 Outgoing editor's correspondence, January - June 1991 3 6 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1991 3 7 Outgoing editor's correspondence, July - December 1991 3 8 Outgoing editor's correspondence, January - May 1992 3 9 Correspondence, June - July 1992 3 10 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1992 3 11 Outgoing editor's correspondence, August - December 1992 3 12 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1993 3 13 Outgoing editor's correspondence, 1993 3 14 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1994 3 15 Outgoing editor's correspondence, 1994 4 1 Outgoing editor's correspondence, January - July 1995 4 2 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1995 4 3 Outgoing editor's correspondence, August - December 1995 4 4 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1996 4 5 Outgoing editor's correspondence, January - July 1996 4 6 Outgoing editor's correspondence, August - December 1996 4 7 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1997 4 8 Outgoing editor's correspondence, 1997 4 9 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1998 4 10 Outgoing editor's correspondence, 1998 4 11 Incoming editor's correspondence, 1999 4 12 Outgoing editor's correspondence, January - August 1999 4 13 Outgoing editor's correspondence, September - December 1999 5 1 Abstracting, 1991-1996 5 2 Essay - Brigham Madsen 5 3 Encounter essays, 1991-1997 5 4 Editorial board executive committee meeting 5 5-6 Outgoing editor's correspondence, 1990 5 7 Editors budget files 5 8 Editorial board review logs 5 9 Correspondence, 1990 Manuscripts 5 10 1992 Not revised, Bennion, Derr, de Schiveinity, Ellsworth, Foster, Hyde, Sherry 5 11 1993 Not revised, Mehr, Staker 5 12 1994 Not revised, Heath, Homer, Woodworth, Feng 5 13 1995 Not revised, Jorgenson, Sanchez 5 14 1996 Not revised, Christofferson, Launius, Lieber 6 1 1997 Not revised 6 2 1990 Rejected 6 3 1990 Rejected, Larson 6 4 1991-1997 Rejected, Larson 6 5 1991 Rejected, Bringhurst, Ditts, Driggs, Dunning, Groesbeck 6 6 1991 Rejected, Johnson, Orton Romig, Russell, Soyensen, Smith 6 7 1992 Rejected, Bringhurst, Bringhurst, Compton, Cornwall, Dobay, Ellswoth 6 8 1992 Rejected, Forsberg, Introvigne, Jackson, Mangum, Lyon, Peterson, Tobler, Wight 6 9 1993 Rejected, Bringhurst, Troeh 6 10 1994 Rejected, Barnes, Defazio, Feng, Van Orden 6 11 1995 Rejected, Bringhurst, Forsberg, Foster, Jacobsen, Reynolds 7 1 1990 Withdrawn, Newton 7 2 1992 Withdrawn, Bennion, Bringhurst 7 3 1993 Withdrawn, Bate, Mauss, Prince 7 4 1994 Withdrawn, Allen, Bate, Mehr 7 5 1995 Withdrawn, Chase, Madison, Schmalz 7 6 1996 Withdrawn 7 7 1996 Rejected 7 8 1990 Accepted, Tobler 7 9 1990 Accepted, Schaffer 7 10 1990 Accepted, Launius 7 11 1990 Accepted, Jorgensen 7 12 1990 Accepted, Bitton 7 13 1990 Accepted, Bishop 7 14 1990 Accepted, Allen 7 15 1990 Accepted, Alexander 7 16 1991 Accepted, Bergera, Embry, Hartley, Holzapfel, Homer 8 1 1991 Accepted, Leonard, Mehr, Newton, Scott 8 2 1992 Accepted, Alder, Bell, Bradley, Buchanan, Dunn, Foster 8 3 1992 Accepted, Hardy, Hicks, Higbee, Homer, Introvigne 8 4 1992 Accepted, Launius, Madsen, Perciccante, Poll 8 5 1992 Accepted, Scott, Spillman, Wiltaker 8 6 1993 Accepted, Bradley, Clark, Coats, Daynes, Grover, Jorgensen, Quinn 8 7 1994 Accepted, Godfrey, Jorgensen, Jorgensen, Jorgensen 8 8 1994 Accepted, Brackenridge, Carmack, Driggs, Godfrey 8 9 1995 Accepted, Bergera, Bergera, Christofferson, Compton, Erickson 9 1 1995 Accepted, Harper, Hartley, Hartley, Holzapfel, Miller, Newton 9 2 1996 Accepted, Bagley, Embry, Erickson, Geddes, Godfrey 9 3 1996 Accepted, Harper, Kimball, Lyman, Moore 9 4-5 1997 Accepted 9 6 JMH Photographs MHA Newsletters 10 1 1965-1974 10 2 1966-1969 10 3 1970-1974 10 4 1975-1977 10 5 1978-1979 10 6 1980-1981 10 7 1982-1983 11 1 1984-1986 11 2 1987-1988 11 3 1989 11 4 1990-1995, 1998 Miscellaneous 11 5 Newsletter reader survey, newsletter information 11 6 Miscellaneous, American Historical Association, correspondence 11 7 Currents, Courage: A Journal of Thought and Action, John Whitmer Historical Association, Mormon Pacific Historic Society 11 8 Western History Association