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Stephen Post papers [microform], 1835-1921
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Post, Stephen, 1810-1879
- Title
- Stephen Post papers [microform]
- Dates
- 1835-1921 (inclusive)18351921
- Quantity
- 6 microfilm
- Collection Number
- MS 0490
- Summary
- The Stephen Post papers (1835-1921) are contained on microfilm reels and include Post's journals, letters from Sidney Rigdon, certificates, receipts, notes, sermons, published works, and other papers. Stephen Post (1810-1879) was an early member of the LDS Church and later member and leader of various schismatic groups.
- Repository
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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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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Stephen Post was born in 1810 in New York. In 1835 he joined the LDS Church and moved to Kirtland where he became a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. He was very active in missionary work, but after the death of Joseph Smith, aligned himself with the Strangites and then with Sidney Rigdon until his death in 1879.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Stephen Post papers (1835-1921) are contained on microfilm reels and include Post's journals, letters from Sidney Rigdon, certificates, receipts, notes, sermons, published works, and other papers. The microfilm reels are located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm cabinet. Original materials are located at the LDS Church Historical Department.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--History--19th century--Sources
Personal Names
- Post, Stephen, 1810-1879--Archives
- Ridgon, Sidney, 1793-1876
Corporate Names
- Church of Christ (Rigdonites)--Sources
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Sermons
Finding aid created by Max Evans.
1975 (last modified: 2019)
