Skip to main content

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1830 April 6

Administrative History

Abstract:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (est. 1830) is a restorationist Christian church with a world-wide membership. Originally established in Upstate New York by Joseph Smith, Jr., the church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Delavan Levant Leonard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-223
Scope and Contents The papers of Delavan Levant Leonard provide an outline of the life of a college and seminary trained minister working in the Midwest as a struggling young minister in the 1870s, and in the developing American West during the 1880s. Leonard's work in the West was conducted under the auspices of the American Home Missionary Society, for whom he served as superintendent of Home Missions for Utah, Idaho, Montana, and western Wyoming. Based in Utah, Leonard observed the Mormon community and...
Dates: 1834-1917, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1975 September 5