Heber J. Grant letters, 1925-1930

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Grant, Heber J. (Heber Jeddy), 1856-1945
Title
Heber J. Grant letters
Dates
1925-1930 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number
MS 0378
Summary
The Heber J. Grant letters (1925, 1930) were written by Grant, then president of the LDS Church, to Oran Joseph Anderson regarding the Woodmen of the World Society and temple recommends. Also included are letters to Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Evans about a book gift.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Heber J. Grant was born on 22 November 1856 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jedediah Morgan Grant and Rachel Ridgeway Ivins. He was ordained an apostle in the LDS Church in 1882 and then sustained as president in November 1918. Heber Jeddy Grant died on 14 May 1945.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Heber J. Grant letters (1925, 1930) were written by Grant, then president of the LDS Church, to Oran Joseph Anderson regarding the Woodmen of the World Society and temple recommends. Also included are letters to Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Evans about a book gift.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Letter dated 1925 was donated by John Sillito in 1983.

Letter dated 1930 was donated by Salt Lake City Public Library in 2010.

Processing Note

Processed by Nancy V. Young in 1984.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Letter to Mr. Oran Joseph Anderson 1925
1 1 Letter to Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Evans 1930

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Secret societies--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches
  • Temple work (Latter Day Saint churches)

Personal Names

  • Anderson, Oran J.--Correspondence
  • Grant, Heber Jeddy, 1856-1945--Correspondence

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence