Newly Accessible Collections, January 2024

By Jeff Morley, Church History Library

15 January 2024

Explore dozens of recently digitized collections to enable your research wherever you are in the world

Below is a list of newly accessible materials added to the Church History Catalog, including a video recording of the aftermath of the 1952 flood in Salt Lake City and family photos of Sacajawea’s posterity. You may also enjoy viewing the Sunday School General Board Scrapbook from 1971 to 1977 when President Russell M. Nelson served as the Sunday School General President.

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Newly digitized collections

Audiovisual Collections

Salt Lake City Flood, 1952 May (AV 1147)

Church Record Collections

Sunday School General Board Scrapbook, 1971-1977 (CR 12 78)

Manuscript Collections

David T. and Esther M. LeBaron Family History, 1999-2002 (MS 29779)

J. Golden Kimball Letter to Edward McCarthy, 1901 December 18 (MS 35161)

The Odyssey of the Sikas of Niuatoputapu, Tonga, 2016 (MS 30065)

Rojanea J. Bingham Family Collection, 1846-1945 (MS 35090)

Stephen M. Farnsworth Vision, circa 1844 (MS 35085)

Thomas O. Shortt Mission Journals, 1926-1928 (MS 30304)

Oral History Collections

Filiberto Ledezma Madrigal Interview: Utah and Mexico, 1974-1976 (OH 321)

Photograph Collections

Augusta Olsen Photograph Album, circa 1924 (PH 12274)

Bristol England Stake Photographs, 1979, 1991 (PH 7766)

Carthage Jail Photograph Negative, circa 1957 (PH 12262)

Church Events in Korea Photographs, 2005 (PH 10546)

Datus H. Ensign Portrait, circa 1898-1923 (PH 12282)

David Evans and Emma B. Coleman Photographs, circa 1860-1862 (PH 12178)

Fotografías de María Elizabeth Hernández López, 1960 (PH 12271)

George R. Henderson Photograph Album Selections, 1925 (PH 12106)

George Washington Hill, circa 1870s-1880s (PH 4503)

Kindley AFB Servicemen’s Group Photograph, 1964 (PH 12226)

Lila Samu Slide Collection, 1956-1958 (PH 12284)

Photograph of Empey Cottage, circa 1870 (PH 12198)

Sacajawea Family and Washakie Family Photographs, circa 1926 (PH 4002)

Washakie Ward Members at Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1935 (PH 7334)

Print and Rare Collections

A esto aspiramos / musica por Rhea B. Allen; editada por Carolyn Dixon (M285.14 A428wesSPA 197-?)

Alcemos la antorcha / letra de Carolyn J. Rasmus; muâsica de Larry W. Bastian (M285.14 B326cSPA 1989)

An Address by Way of an Abridged Account and Journal of My Life from February 1844 up to April 1848, with an Appeal to the Latter Day Saints / by Lyman Wight (M209 P9164pa no. 3 1848?)

Authorized List to Translate - Review - Publish - Distribute Church Literature and Materials … 1967-1968 (M258 T772a)

Beehive Chorus for Golden Bee Jubilee, 1963 (M285.14 B413c 1963)

The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi / by Joseph Smith, Junior, Author and Proprietor (M222.1 B724 1830 gatherings 1-37)

The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi / Translated by Joseph Smith, Jun. Division into Chapters and Verses, with References, by Orson Pratt, Sen. (M222.1 B724 1888b)

Book of Mormon Daily Teacher Outline / Prepared by the Church Educational System (M264.16 S471b 1986-1987 tea)

Book of Mormon Student Manual / Prepared by the Church Educational System, 1982-1983 (M264.16 S471b 1982-1983 stu)

Book of Mormon Seminary Student Manual / Prepared by the Church Educational System, 1990-1991 (M264.16 S471b 1990-1991 stu)

Book of Mormon Seminary Student Manual / Prepared by the Church Educational System, 1994-1995 (M264.16 S471b 1994-1995 stu)

Book of Mormon Seminary Teacher Outline (M264.16 S471b 1982-1983 tea)

The Call to Benevolence: [SSA and Solo Voice] (M285.12 C156 196-?)

(M285.14 C232SPA 1958?)

Church Materials Catalog for Members: United States and Canada (M258 C562m 2001-)

Comrades in the M.I.A: [SATB] / Words and Music by Gene Bergstrom (M285.14 B499c 1939?)

Distribution Center Catalog Music Materials Listing (M258 D614mu 1999-)

For netop denne tid [Music] (M285.14 A428foDAN 1971)

Hymns for Relief Society Choirs (M285.12 H996 1975)

International Magazine Spanish Liahona (Mexico: 1955- ) (M205.5 L696SPA v. 1- 1955-)

It’s Smart to Be True: [SATB] / Music by Rhea B. Allen; Words by Rhea B. Allen, Afton G. Affleck (M285.14 A428it 197-?)

Ko e Ngaa hi hiva mo e ngaahi veesi ‘ekitiviti : tokoni ke he hiva mo au (M285.25 A188TON 1978)

Kom, hold din fakkel tent / [Text by] Carolyn J. Rasmus; [Music by] Larry W. Bastian (M285.14 B326cDAN 1989)

Lead the Way to M.I.A: [SSA] / [Music by] Rhea B. Allen; [Words by] Afton Bradshaw (M285.14 A428Le 197-?)

Liahona (Russian) (M205.5 L696RUS 1993-)

Life Is Good: Three Part Song for Ladies Voices, SSA / Music by Rhea B. Allen; Words by Mabel J. Gabbott (M285.14 A428Li 1975)

Matou te sailia nei mea / Rhea B. Allen (M285.14 A428wesSAM 1973)

Met het oog op deze tijd: [Ladies Trio SSA] / muziek van Rhea B. Allen; woorden van Joyce O. Evans (M285.14 A428foDUT 1972)

Meu testemunho: [SSA] / musica por Myriel Cluff Ashton; letra por Bettie Jones and Myriel Cluff Ashton (M285.14 A829mPOR 1952?)

Miscellaneous Primary Songs: [For Voice]. French (M285.15 M678FRE 1967?)

Min kostliga parla: [SSA] / Bettie Jones and Myriel Cluff Ashton; maud och Bo. Wennerlund (M285.14 A829mSWE 1952?)

My Testimony. Japanese: [SSA] / [Music by] Myriel Cluff Ashton; [Words by] Bettie Jones and Myriel Cluff Ashton (M285.14 A829mJPN 1952)

My Testimony: [SATB] / Music by Myriel Cluff Ashton; Words by Bettie Jones; Arrangement by Jerry R. Jackman (M285.14 A829m 1981)

Nous aspirons a ces choses / musique de Rhea B. Allen ; edite par Carolyn Dixon (M285.14 A428wesFRE 197-?)

The Rally Song: [SATB] / Words and Music by Myriel Cluff Ashton (M285.14 A829r 1952?)

Russia Local Pages. Russian (M205.5 L696RUSin 1994-)

Seminary Book of Mormon Teacher Manual (M264.16 S471b 1974 tea nos. 1-17)

The Singing Saints: A Study of the Mormon Hymnal, 1835-1950 / by Helen Hanks Macare (M285 M115s 1961)

Someone Special: [ST Duet] / Words and Music by Rhea B. Allen; Music Arranged by R. Paul Thompson (M285.14 A428som 1965)

They Tell Me (She’s a Laurel Girl): [Vocal Solo] / Words and Music by Rhea B. Allen (M285.14 A428the 1970)

This Day Is Your Day: For Vocal or Mixed Chorus, SATB / Words and Music by Rhea Bradford Allen (M285.14 A428thi 1967)

Typesetting Music on the 202 (M258 T991 1983)

[The Voree Plates] (M292.4 V953 191-?)

We Seek After These Things: Words from the 13^th Article of Faith / Music by Rhea B. Allen (1976) (M285.14 A428wes 1976 no. 2)

We Seek After These Things [Chinese] / Rhea B. Allen (M285.14 A428wesCHI 1973)

We Seek After These Things [Korean] / Rhea B. Allen (M285.14 A428wesKOR 197-?)

We Seek After These Things: [SA] / Music by Rhea B. Allen ; Words Adapted from 13^th Article of Faith ; ed. by Carolyn Dixon (M285.14 A428wes 1966)

When I’m with You [Vocal Solo] / Words and Music by Rhea B. Allen and Dixie M. Cannon (M285.14 A428wh 1970)

Where the Action Is: [Vocal Solo] / Music by Rhea B. Allen ; Words by Mabel Jones Gabbot[t] (M285.14 A428whe 197-?)