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A brief description of the collections at the LDS Church History Library | A brief description of the collections at the LDS Church History Library. | ||
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints maintains a Church History Library | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints maintains a Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah separate from the Family History Library.The collections of the Church History Library contain materials chronicling the history of the Church from its beginning in 1830 to the present day. The collections contain manuscripts, books, Church records, photographs, oral histories, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, and audiovisual materials. | ||
See the Library and Archives website (http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library) for hours and admission, services and rules, location and parking, and contact information. | See the Library and Archives website (http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library) for hours and admission, services and rules, location and parking, and contact information. | ||
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== Collections Only Available On-Site == | == Collections Only Available On-Site == | ||
The following collections can help family history researchers tracing LDS families. Some portions of these records are only available at the Church History Library | The following collections can help family history researchers tracing LDS families. Some portions of these records are only available at the Church History Library. | ||
=== LDS Ward and Branch Records === | === LDS Ward and Branch Records === | ||
These records from local church units include membership records, minutes, and histories. The Church has only a few scattered membership records before 1847. The Church | These records from local church units include membership records, minutes, and histories. The Church has only a few scattered membership records before 1847. The Church History Library is the only place to access membership records from 1949 to 1983. Priesthood quorums and auxiliaries created the minutes and records as well as the local church leaders. The Family History Library has copies of membership records on microfilm for most local units up to 1948. | ||
=== Journal History of the Church (1830 to present) === | === Journal History of the Church (1830 to present) === | ||
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=== Journals, Manuscripts, and Photographs === | === Journals, Manuscripts, and Photographs === | ||
The Church History Library | The Church History Library has personal journals, biographies, histories of Church leaders, photographs, and other documentary materials. | ||
For other sources available in each library, see the research outline, ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=LDSRec.ASP Tracing LDS Families]''(item 34080). Major collections include the Early Church Information File, the Missionary Record Index (1830-1979), and the Obituary Index (1848-1970). | For other sources available in each library, see the research outline, ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=LDSRec.ASP Tracing LDS Families]''(item 34080). Major collections include the Early Church Information File, the Missionary Record Index (1830-1979), and the Obituary Index (1848-1970). | ||