 | Thomas Stuart Ferguson Accn1350 |
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Summary Description
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Abstract: The Thomas Stuart Ferguson Papers (1875-1983) deal with the archaeology and historicity of the Book of Mormon and other questions concerning Mormon origins. Thomas Stuart Ferguson (1915-1983) received his B.A. in 1937 and his LL.B. in 1942, both from the University of California. He worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1941 to 1945, and then, after his admittance to the California State Bar, he opened a private law practice in 1946. By avocation, Thomas Ferguson was an amateur archaeologist, especially as it related to the claims of the Book of Mormon. He was a co-founder of the Itzan Society, whose purpose was to encourage investigation into the geographical references from the Book of Mormon. Ferguson also founded the New World Archaeological Foundation (NWAF) in 1952, and served as its president from 1952 to 1961, when it was attached to Brigham Young University. After that, he served as BYU-NWAF secretary until his death in 1983. Ferguson wrote three books, "Great Message of Peace and Happiness," "One Fold and One Shepherd," and "Cumorah--Where?" He co-authored a fourth, "Ancient America and the Book of Mormon" with Milton R. Hunter. In addition, Ferguson wrote a paper entitled "Joseph Smith, Mormon Prophet, and American Archeology," in 1952. For a biographical study of Ferguson's life (with an emphasis on his work in Book of Mormon Archaeology), see the book, "Quest for the Gold Plates: Thomas Stuart Ferguson's Archaeological Search for the Book of Mormon."
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Biography
Scope and Content
Administrative Information
Restrictions : Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Related Material : The photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections, PO564.
Donor Information :
Acq Method: donated by
Acq Name: anonymous, Dick Baer, George F. Carter, Omer C. Stewart, and James D. Still
Acq Date: 1994
Processing Information : This collection was processed by Elizabeth Rogers on December 2001.
Related Material : The photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections, PO564.
Donor Information :
Acq Method: donated by
Acq Name: anonymous, Dick Baer, George F. Carter, Omer C. Stewart, and James D. Still
Acq Date: 1994
Processing Information : This collection was processed by Elizabeth Rogers on December 2001.
Index Terms
These records are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the J.Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Organizations:
Subjects:
Ferguson, Thomas Stuart - Archives
Book of Mormon - Geography
Book of Mormon - Criticism, interpretation, etc
Egyptian language - Papyri
Genres:
Organizations:
Subjects:
Ferguson, Thomas Stuart - Archives
Book of Mormon - Geography
Book of Mormon - Criticism, interpretation, etc
Egyptian language - Papyri
Genres:
Restrictions
Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Arrangement of the Records
Detailed Description of the Records
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box
1 :
Correspondence and Personal Papers
(1875-1983)
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folder
1 :
Correspondence
(1948-1958)
Correspondence with M. Wells Jakeman, Milton R. Hunter, Omer C. Stewart, James D. Bales, and LDS First Presidency.
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folder
2 :
Correspondence
(1960-1961)
Correspondence with Omer C. Stewart and Harold ("Hal") H. Hougey.
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folder
3 :
Correspondence
(1967-1968)
Correspondence with Milton R. Hunter, Aziz S. Atiya, Hugh Nibley, Ariel L. Crowley, and Leonard H. Lesko.
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folder
4 :
Correspondence
(1970-1972)
Correspondence with Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Jim Boyack, Wesley P. Walters, Harold ("Hal") H. Hougey, Charles Fitzgearl, Lord Robert Barclay, and Carol Balding.
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folder
5 :
Correspondence
(1975-1977)
Correspondence with George F. Carter, Harold ("Hal") H. Hougey, John L. Sorenson, Harold W. Lawrence, John W. Fitzgerald, and J. D. Cerchione.
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folder
6 :
Correspondence
(1979)
Correspondence with Sandra Tanner and James D. Still.
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folder
7 :
Correspondence
(1980-1981)
Correspondence with Rosemary Brown, Robert L. Brown, Burt Stride, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, and Thomas A. Lee Jr.
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folder
8 :
Correspondence
(1982)
Correspondence with Robert M. Carmack, Jeanne Engerman, Carol Armstrong, Sharon A. Baumgardner, Kirk Holland Vestal, James Martin Cluff, and Thomas Milton Tinney.
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folder
9 :
Correspondence
(1976-1983)
Correspondence with Ronald O. Barney, Emily A. Ross, and William M. Powell.
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folder
10 :
Ronald O. Barney, Meeting with Ferguson
(1983)
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folder
11 :
Patriarchal Blessing
(1930)
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folder
12 :
Research Notes on Sidney Rigdon
(1983)
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folder
13 :
"Written Symposium on Book of Mormon Geography"
(1975)
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folder
14 :
Joseph Smith Papyri
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folder
15 :
John W. Rigdon, "Early History of the Mormon Church"
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folder
16 :
Ferguson Family Diary
(1951-1968)
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folder
17 :
Leonard J. Arrington and Davis Bitton, "Mormon Experience" and Harry M. Beardsley, "Joseph Smith,"
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folder
18 :
Mark F. McKiernan, "Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness"
(1971)
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folder
19-21 :
Joseph Welles White, "The Influence of Sidney Rigdon"
(1947)
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folder
22 :
W. Wyl [Wilhelm, Ritter Von Wymetal], "Joseph Smith, the Prophet"
(1886)
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folder
23 :
Daryl Chase, "Sidney Rigdon"
(1931)
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folder
24 :
Alanson Wilcox, "History of the Disciples of Christ"
(1918)
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folder
25 :
Henry K. Shaw, "Buckeye Disciples"
(1952)
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folder
26 :
A. S. Hayden, "Early History of the Disciples"
(1875)
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folder
27 :
E. L. Kelley and Clark Braden, "Public Discussion"
(1884)
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folder
28 :
Jerald and Sandra Tanner, "Critical Look" and Lyndon W. Cook, "William Law"
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folder
29 :
Klaus Bauer, "Breathing Permit of Hor"
(1968)