Newly Accessible Collections, December 2025

December’s newly accessible collections comes with many local records to research, along with manuscripts and photographs. Collections to note include the Salt Lake Temple contribution record kept from 1890 to 1893 and President John Taylor’s revelations and papers from around 1883 to 1884. You may also find interest in this circa 1880 photograph of Salt Lake City.

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Audiovisual Record Collections

Richard E. Folland mission film recordings, 1939–1945 (AV 4897)

Church Record Collections

Tahitian Mission chapel rendering, undated (CR 126 52)

Teachers register, 1910-1917 (CR 102 43)

Local Record Collections

Bannock Stake record of Salt Lake Temple donations, 1894 (LR 7441 28)

Cheltenham Conference record of members, 1857 (LR 1631 22)

El Rosario Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1953–1955,1966–1972 (LR 2562 2)

Escuinapa Branch manuscript history and historical reports, 1966 (LR 2696 2)

Manila Philippines Stake directory and calendar, 1975 (PI-01-00005)

Mantua Ward financial record, 1875–1883 (LR 5254 21)

Mexico City North Stake manuscript history and historical reports, 1967–1975 (LR 5503 2)

Mexico Guadalajara Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1976 September 1–1979 January 5 (LR 16512 2)

Moroni Ward financial ledgers, 1865–1893 (LR 5786 27)

Salt Lake Temple contribution record, 1890–1893 (LR 8214 24)

Sinaloa Norte District manuscript history and historical reports, 1966–1980 (LR 5057 2)

Sixteenth Ward temple donations record, 1880–1892 (LR 8335 27)

Thatcher Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1881–1983 (LR 9102 2)

Westminster 3rd Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1964–1983 (LR 16512 2)

Windsor Ward manuscript history and historical reports, 1954–1983 (LR 10235 2)

Manuscript Collections

Addison Everett letter, New York, to Orpha M. Everett, Nauvoo, Illinois, 1844 April 7 (MS 36511)

Brigham F. Duffin autobiography and journal, 1897–1936 (MS 16534)

John Scott journal, 1847–1848 and 1855–1856 (MS 5984)

John Taylor revelations and papers, circa 1883–1884 (MS 9473)

Mary Ann S. Hindley autobiographical sketch, 1881 February (MS 34386)

Revelation for Hyrum Smith, circa 1829 May (MS 34182)

William W. Ward architectural drawing 1855 (MS 8706)

Oral History Collections

Zdzislawa M. Chudyba interview: Provo, Utah, 1993 March 19 (OH 1194)

Photograph Collections

Airdrie Branch records, 1921 (GB-01-00152)

District presidents in East German Mission, 1943 July (PH 6080)

Henry D. Moyle mission photographs, circa 1910 (PH 12981)

International Council of Women, 1936 (PH 629)

Photograph of Tracy Y. Cannon, 1952–1954 (PH 1700 1592)

Photograph of the Twenty-first Ward polyglot sunday school class, 1899 December 17 (PH 2418)

Salt Lake City photograph, circa 1880 (PH 12983)

William S. and Margaret F.C. Geddes photograph, circa 1884 (PH 4969)