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Title: Minister Joseph Smith
Description: Portrait of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Photograph taken from a painting.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joseph Smith, Who Was He? Did He Teach or Practice Polygamy?
Description: First published in 1899, the book was written to counter misinformation used by critics of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints concerning Joseph Smith's alleged connection with the doctrine of polygamy. A second, expanded edition was published in 1904 and later reprinted in 1994. "The writer lays no claim to elegance of diction, but believes he has expressed himself sufficiently plain to establish the fact with all fair-minded people that whatever else may have been the failings of Joseph Smith the evidence does not warrant the conclusion that he either taught or practiced polygamy" (preface to second edition).
Date: 1994
Object Type: Book

Title: Mormon Land Titles: A Story of Jackson County Real Estate
Description: Article gives a short description of the early history of the Mormons in Jackson County along with details (townships and ranges) of their 1830s real estate purchases. Included is a portrait and description of Edward Partridge, a bishop of the church who acquired the land in Jackson County. In December 1831, Jones Flourney, owner of "63.43 acres of land, inclusive of the Temple Lot," sold this property to Edward Partridge.
Date: 1922-12
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: A President, a Church, and Trails West - Competing Histories in Independence, Missouri
Description: Continuation of title, "Competing Histories in Independence, Missouri." The author Jon E. Taylor, former historian for the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in Independence, Missouri, examines how three nationally significant histories - President Truman, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now called the Community of Christ), and the trails (Oregon, Santa Fe, and California) - interact and compete for space and funds as the city of Independence struggles to balance these interests to preserve its history and the built environment. Includes maps, a chronology (xv-xvii), pictures, bibliography, and index.
Date: 2008
Object Type: Book

Title: Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy (Vol. 1)
Description: Based on 45 years of research, the authors present "startling new evidence" that polygamy was not introduced into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Joseph Smith, but that he actually fought against the dogma. "Polygamy in the Mormon Church did not originate with the Prophet Joseph Smith in Nauvoo in the 1840s, but with Jacob Cochran in Saco, Maine, in 1818. Latter Day Saint missionaries, including Brigham Young, preached among the Cochranites, and later some of these missionaries became polygamists also" (book jacket cover).
Date: 2000
Object Type: Book

Title: Mormon Land Ownership in Section 3 Twp 49 R32
Description: Detail description of the plat of land commonly called the Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri, including first and subsequent owners and land transactions transcribed from deed records. The Temple Lot boundaries of the 63+ acres are Union Street on the east, Pacific Street on the south, and Crysler/Lexington Street to Union. "Since 1831, when Joseph Smith, Jr. dedicated land for the construction of Temples in Independence, the plot of ground known as the Temple Lot has been sacred to members of the movement."
Date: 2007-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC29 Olive L. Hoggins Papers (Centenary History of the Churches) Finding Aid
Description: This collection of the personal files of Olive Hoggins contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, edited versions of congregational histories, ephemera, etc. Most of the denominational history pertains to Kansas City, although some Independence and other area churches are included. Research materials consist primarily of photocopies of newspaper articles; publications from individual churches; as well as programs and other documents. The photos consist of pictures of church buildings, as well as over 100 portraits of clergymen. It appears that the Missouri Valley Historical Society sponsored this work, starting in the early 1920s. Olive Hoggins was the compiler and writer, probably intending to publish a book, but the material seems never to have been issued in book form and was only published in the Saturday church page of the Kansas City Post, appearing between 1927 and 1930.
Date: 1923/1930
Object Type: Finding Aid

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