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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTIONS NO. Sources of Mormon History in Illinois, 1839-48: An Annotated Catalog of the Microfilm Collection at Southern Illinois University Compiled by STANLEY B. KIMBALL 2nd edition, revised and enlarged, 1966 The Library SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Carbondale—Edwardsville Bibliographic Contributions No. 1 SOURCES OF MORMON HISTORY IN ILLINOIS, 1839-48 An Annotated Catalog of the Microfilm Collection at Southern Illinois University 2nd edition, revised and enlarged, 1966 Compiled by Stanley B. Kimball Central Publications Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois ©2014 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2nd edition, revised and enlarged, May, 1966 FOREWORD In the course of developing a book and manuscript collection and in providing reference service to students and faculty, a univeristy library frequently prepares special bibliographies, some of which may prove to be of more than local interest. The Bibliographic Contributions series, of which this is the first number, has been created as a means of sharing the results of such biblio­ graphic efforts with our colleagues in other universities. The contribu­ tions to this series will appear at irregular intervals, will vary widely in subject matter and in comprehensiveness, and will not necessarily follow a uniform bibliographic format. Because many of the contributions will be by-products of more extensive research or will be of a tentative nature, the series is presented in this format. Comments, additions, and corrections will be welcomed by the compilers. The author of the initial contribution in the series is Associate Professor of History of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois. He has been engaged in research on the Nauvoo period of the Mormon Church since he came to the university in 1959 and has published numerous articles on this subject. He also prepared the historical preface to the Archeological Report of the excavation of the Mormon Temple at Nauvoo which was done by Southern Illinois University during the summer of 1962. Professor Kimball is also a specialist in East Central Europe where he has lived and studied on five different occasions for a total of over four years since 1948. He has published numerous books, articles, and reviews in this field. Any inquiries regarding the use of the collection described in this bibliography should be directed to the Lovejoy Memorial Library, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, where the collection will be housed. Ralph E. McCoy Director of Libraries iii ©2014 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION The first edition of this catalogue was published during the summer of 1964. The response to this first volume in the new Bibliographic Con­ tributions series of Southern Illinois University Libraries was such that a new printing of the catalogue was soon required. We took advantage of this fact and prepared a second, revised and enlarged edition, which, however, left the body of the first edition up to page sixty-eight substantially alone. The main difference between the first and second edition is that a Part VI has been added which contains twenty-three new groups of letters and documents, newspapers and periodicals, and theses and dissertations, and that a new and expanded name index has been added. This new Part VI consists of fourteen rolls of microfilm and six manila folders of material and amounts to about 8,000 pages. The chief purpose of this catalogue is to acquaint scholars and students of Mormon and Illinois history with the microfilm collection of Illinois during the period 1839-1848, which has been collected by Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Illinois. By primary sources we mean contemporary newspapers and periodicals as well as letters, diaries, and journals. Little effort has been made to secure copies of documents which have been published. The microfilm collection is housed in the library of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and is available to all qualified students and scholars who wish to do research in this field. All prospective users of the collection are asked to contact the Assistant Librarian for Readers' Service of the Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. The collection consists of 103 rolls of microfilm and twenty-eight manila folders and aggregates about 84,000 pages of material. Southern Illinois University Library does not have the right to reproduce any of the documents. Those who wish reproductions are referred to the holders of the originals. The purpose of building the collection was to do what had never been done before, i.e., to bring together microfilm copies of as many primary sources regarding the early history of the Mormons in Illinois as possible, and enable qualified students to understand and present better this impor­ tant phase of Mormons and Illinois history. The period chosen for this collection is a distinct unit in the his­ tory of the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). The Mormons were driven from Missouri into Illinois during the winter of 1838-39, and the first purchase of land in the vicinity of Nauvoo was on May 1, 1839. There are several logical dates for the termination of this Mormon phase of Illinois history. The earliest would be February 4, 1846, when the first company of members of the Church, under the direction of Brigham Young, left for the west. Most of those Mormons who did not leave in February, or shortly thereafter, were driven out by mobs and the "Mormon War" during the following September. However, since the great symbol of Mormonism in Illinois, the Nauvoo Temple, was not destroyed until November, 1848, it seemed wise to collect materials through 1848. In order to show the relation of the various materials to the history of the Mormons in Illinois and to avoid repetitious comments, a brief history and background of the Mormons in Illinois has been provided in an introduc­ tion. No attempt can be made here to present even a partial listing of the enormous literature on the Mormons. All students will do well, however, to consult the seven-volume History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints (1830-48), by Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1946, volume two of B. H. Robert's A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Dav Saints, Salt Lake City, 1930, William E. Berrett's The Re­ stored Church. 11 ed., Salt Lake City, 1963, and Joseph Fielding Smith's, Essentials of Church History, 23rd. ed., Salt Lake City, 1964. A good non-"Utah Mormon" study is Robert B. Flanders', Nauvoo: Kingdom on the Mississippi. Illinois University Press, 1965. A name index has been prepared and wherever possible brief identifi­ cations have been provided. Furthermore, where additional information about the individuals mentioned in this catalogue is given in a standard reference work such as the Dictionary of American Biography, it is so noted. This catalogue is divided into four parts — Letters and Documents, News­ papers and Periodicals, Theses and Dissertations, and Indexes — and is arr­ anged alphabetically by collection rather than by subject. Each item is catalogued in the same order as it appears on a given role of microfilm. Most of the catalogue has been prepared by the author. In a f^w instances material prepared by others has been copied or modified. Where this has been done it is so indicated. In most cases the collection consists of positive microfilm copies of documents. Where we have some other form of photographic copy it is so noted. In the few cases where the location of the original documents is other than with the institution from which our copy was secured, it will be stated if known. Each letter entry consists of the full name of the author (in some cases the recipient), the addressee, provenance, date, subject, and length. Documents and other souces are treated similarly. Some collections have been catalogued more fully than others. The author readily admits to bias and personal preference in deciding which items, because of their importance and interest, received more attention than others. The figuring of the number of pages in each source was based on the simple rule that each side of paper bearing information, however little, on the source counted as a page. Two abbreviations are used throughout the catalogue: MFR for microfilm roll, and F for manila folder. The form of the catalogue is neither that of a simple listing of our holdings, nor that of a formal calendar. It is rather an annotated catalogue based somewhat on the excellent models of Mary Withington, Philip M. Hamer, Dale L. Morgan, and George P. Hammond. In order to make this collection as comprehensive and complete as possible, the author personally searched in ten states, corresponded with dozens of persons who had specific knowledge of the subject, and circul­ arized more than 1,000 historical societies and libraries throughout the United States. v ©2014 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville I would like to thank the many persons who helped me with this collection, especially the staff members of the many institutions which provided me with microfilm or other form of copies. In all cases the institutions were most cooperative and helpful. Finally I would like to thank those who helped make this collection and catalogue possible — Dr. Leonard Wheat, who as Director of the Graduate Studies, first encouraged me to commence this undertaking, and Dr. John Abbott and Christopher McKee of the Lovejoy Library for much good council and advice. I would also like to thank the Graduate Council and the Library of Southern Illinois University for extensive financial support in this project. Stanley B. Kimball Edwardsville, Illinois May, 1966. CONTENTS Foreword........................................................ iii Preface.......................................................... v PART I: LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS................................... 1 1. Chicago Historical Society.............................

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