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Papers of H. Michael Marquardt at Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Available to the general public.
Papers of H. Michael Marquardt (449 archival boxes) Collection Inventory


The Rise of Mormonism: 1816-1844

Joseph Smith's 1828-1844 Revelations

The Four Gospels According to Joseph Smith


Church History Essays

Development in Early Mormonism

Writing the Book of Mormon


A Chronology: 1816-1844

Thoughts about Joseph Smith

The Joseph Smith Bible Project


BOOK REVIEWS

Sacred Places: New York and Pennsylvania: A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS Historical Sites Volume 2

Latter-day History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: New York and Pennsylvania

Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible: Original Manuscripts

Journals, Volume 1: 1832-1839

Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books, Facsimile Edition

Mummies in Nineteenth-Century America: Ancient Egyptians as Artifacts

The Hor Book of Breathings: A Translation and Commentary by Joe Geisner

Revelations and Translations, Volume 1: Manuscript Revelation Books and Revelations and Translations, Volume 2: Published Revelations

Upon the Temple Lot: The Church of Christ's Quest to Build the House of the Lord

Playing with Shadows: Voices of Dissent in the Mormon West by Kris Wray

Revelations and Translations, Volume 2: Published Revelations by Joe Geisner

Plural Wife: The Life Story of Mabel Finlayson Allred by Kris Wray

Journals, Volume 2: December 1841-April 1843

Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism by Joe Geisner

Histories, Volume 1: Joseph Smith Histories, 1832-1844, Histories, Volume 2: Assigned Histories, 1831-1847

Documents, Volume 1: July 1828-June 1831

Sacred Space: Exploring the Birthplace of Mormonism

Journals, Volume 3: May 1843-June 1844

Revelations and Translations, Volume 4: Book of Abraham and Related Manuscripts, Facsimile Edition
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 39 (2019):162-64.


REVIEWS OF JOSEPH SMITH PAPERS VOLUMES

Journals, Volume 1: 1832-1839

Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books, Facsimile Edition

Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books, Facsimile Edition by Joe Geisner

Revelations and Translations, Volume 1: Manuscript Revelation Books and Revelations and Translations, Volume 2: Published Revelations

Revelations and Translations, Volume 2: Published Revelations by Joe Geisner

Journals, Volume 2: December 1841-April 1843

Histories, Volume 1: Joseph Smith Histories, 1832-1844, Histories, Volume 2: Assigned Histories, 1831-1847

Documents, Volume 1: July 1828-June 1831

Journals, Volume 3: May 1843-June 1844

Revelations and Translations, Volume 4: Book of Abraham and Related Manuscripts, Facsimile Edition
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 39 (Spring/Summer 2019):162-64.


JOSEPH SMITH PAPERS: CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS

Joseph Smith Papers: Corrections and Additions


JOSEPH SMITH ORGANIZED THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN MANCHESTER, ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK ON APRIL 6, 1830

Church of Christ Organizational Meeting of April 6, 1830 Held in Manchester, Ontario County, New York

Manuscripts and Sources on April 6, 1830

Six Revelations of April 6, 1830

Note on the Joseph Knight Jr., Statement, August 11, 1862

Kirtland Firm printed change to Fayette

An Appraisal of Manchester as Location for the Organization of the Church
Originally published in Sunstone 16 (February 1992)

Manchester as the Site of the Organization of the Church on April 6, 1830
Originally published in John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 33 (Spring/Summer 2013)

Manchester, New York Is the Place


HISTORICAL SETTING OF MORMONISM IN MANCHESTER, ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK

Historical Setting of Mormonism in Manchester, Ontario County, New York
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 35, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2015):62-108.


Early Events Connected with Joseph Smith Jr.


1831 Letters of Ezra Booth

Annotated Ezra Booth 1831 Letters

Ezra Booth on Early Mormonism: A Look at His 1831 Letters


Joseph Smith uses Stone in a Hat


PROCLAMATION AND EDITORIAL BY JOSEPH SMITH

A Religious Proclamation by Joseph Smith, December 1841

Editorial for the Times and Seasons by Joseph Smith, circa February 1842


ARTICLES ON LATTER DAY SAINT HISTORY

Coauthored with Bill Shepard, Mortal Enemies: Mormons and Missourians 1839-1844
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 36, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2016):35-80.

Coauthored with Johnny Stephenson, Origin of the Baptism for the Dead Doctrine
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 37, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2017):132-46.

Go Ye Into All the World: The Endeavors of Cyrus Smalling, Orson Hyde and Martin Harris
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 37, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2017):99-112.

Coauthored with William Shepard, The Relationship of Oliver Cowdery with Joseph Smith
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 38, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2018):95-130.

The Nauvoo Council of Fifty Minutes
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 38, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2018):168-79.

Coauthored with William Shepard, Brigham Young's Response to the Burning of the Morley Settlement
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 38, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2018):79-111.

The Palmyra Revival of 1824-25, From Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist Records: Its Impact on the Restoration Movement
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 40, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2020):39-47.

The Temple Lot in Jackson County, Missouri, and How Early Church Members Worshipped
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 40, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2020):136-44.

The First Vision Stories: Their History and Development
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 41, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2021):54-62.


REVELATIONS IN LATTER DAY SAINT TRADITION

Revelations after the death of Joseph Smith

Revelations in the Restoration Movement


PATRIARCHAL BLESSINGS BY JOSEPH SMITH SR. AND HYRUM SMITH
Patriarchal Blessings by Joseph Smith Sr. and Hyrum Smith


ADDITIONAL PATRIARCHAL BLESSINGS
Additional Patriarchal Blessings
A Patriarchal Blessing given by Patriarch James Adams

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

Revelation headings changed

Date Modified, Text Added

Brigham Young's Baptism Date
Published in the Journal of Mormon History 38 (Fall 2012):195-99.

Changing Revelatory Messages: A Mormon Example
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 33 (Spring/Summer 2013):122-39.

Manchester as the Site of the Organization of the Church on April 6, 1830
Published in the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 33 (Spring/Summer 2013):141-53.

Sidney Rigdon dedicated the spot for the Temple on August 3, 1831


KEEPSAKE

The Coming Storm: The Murder of Jesse Thompson Hartley

Originally published as a Collector‘s Edition Keepsake for volume 13 of the Kingdom in the West series, Playing with Shadows: Voices of Dissent in the Mormon West edited by Polly Aird, Jeff Nichols, and Will Bagley. Published by THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY, An imprint of the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 2011.


AUTHOR MEETS THE CRITICS: JOSEPH SMITH'S POLYGAMY, THREE VOLUMES, BY BRIAN C. HALES

Author Meets the Critics: Joseph Smith's Polygamy


Comments on William B. Smith: In the Shadow of a Prophet by Kyle Walker


AN 1829 INQUIRY INTO THE BOOK OF MORMON

THE NEW BIBLE.

Reconstruction of Oliver H. P. Cowdery letter of November 9, 1829.


TIMES AND SEASONS HYPOCEPHALUS

Part 1 See the Missing Areas

Part 2 Where the Missing Parts come from

Part 3 The Hypocephalus of Sheshonq


JOSEPH SMITH AND EGYPTIAN WRITING: FACSIMILE NO. 3

Joseph Smith's Explanation of Egyptian Characters


PDF Version, The Book of Abraham Revisited


Egyptian Alphabet


RESPONSE TO THE LDS GOSPEL TOPIC "TRANSLATION AND HISTORICITY OF THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM"

Response to Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham


Fifty Years Ago and the Egyptian Papyri


The Relationship of the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham


EARLY MISSIONARY JOURNALS
Reynolds Cahoon
Orson Hyde
Eden Smith (son of John Smith)
John Smith (father of Eden Smith)
Samuel H. Smith


EARLY HISTORICAL RECORDS
Oliver Cowdery's Sketch Book (January 1 to March 27, 1836)
Nauvoo High Council Minutes (October 20, 1839 to December 20, 1840)


A TANNER BIBLIOGRAPHY 1959-2022
A Tanner Bibliography 1959-2022


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