The first ten lectures in Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series are here collected in one volume. The series, established by one of the twentieth-century West's most distinguished historians, Leonard Arrington, has become a leading forum for prominent historians to address topics related to Mormon history. The first lecturer was Arrington himself. He was followed by Richard Lyman Bushman, Richard E. Bennett, Howard R. Lamar, Claudia L. Bushman, Kenneth W. Godfrey, Jan Shipps, Donald Worster, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and F. Ross Peterson. Utah State University hosts the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series. The University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives houses the Arrington collection. The state's land grant university began collecting records very early, and in the 1960s became a major depository for Utah and Mormon records. Leonard and his wife Grace joined the USU faculty and family in 1946, and the Arringtons and their colleagues worked to collect original diaries, journals, letters, and photographs.

Collected Leonard J Arrington Mormon History Lectures (Volume 10) (Arrington Lecture Series)

Literature & Fiction

Special, Usu Special Collections

History & Criticism

Utah State Special Collection

On September 11, 1857, a wagon train of emigrants passing through the Utah Territory on their way to California were massacred at Mountain Meadows. Although today’s historians agree that the principal perpetrators were members of the Mormon militia in southern Utah, how much the central Mormon leadership, especially Brigham Young at the top, knew about the massacre, when and how they learned about it, and the extent of a cover up afterward are still matters of controversy and debate. 
In this 12th volume of the Arrington Lecture Series, Thomas Alexander (Lemuel Redd Professor of Western American History, Emeritus, at Brigham Young University), asserts that Brigham Young and the LDS Church’s governing Quorum of Twelve made timely and diligent efforts to investigate the massacre and encouraged legal proceedings but were hindered by federal territorial officials and lied to by massacre participant John D. Lee, preventing Young from learning the full truth for many years.

Brigham Young, the Quorum of the Twelve, and the Latter-Day Saint Investigation of the Mountain Meadows Massacre: Arrington Lecture No. Twelve (Volume 12) (Arrington Lecture Series)

History

Alexander, Thomas G.

Americas

The first ten lectures in Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture  Series are here collected in one volume. The series, established by one  of the twentieth-century West's most distinguished historians, Leonard  Arrington, has become a leading forum for prominent historians to  address topics related to Mormon history. The first lecturer was  Arrington himself. He was followed by Richard Lyman Bushman, Richard E.  Bennett, Howard R. Lamar, Claudia L. Bushman, Kenneth W. Godfrey, Jan  Shipps, Donald Worster, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and F. Ross Peterson.  Utah State University hosts the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History  Lecture Series. The University Libraries' Special Collections and  Archives houses the Arrington collection. The state's land grant  university began collecting records very early, and in the 1960s became a  major depository for Utah and Mormon records. Leonard and his wife  Grace joined the USU faculty and family in 1946, and the Arringtons and  their colleagues worked to collect original diaries, journals, letters,  and photographs.Although trained as an economist at the University of North Carolina,  Arrington became a Mormon historian of international repute. Working  with numerous colleagues, the Twin Falls, Idaho, native produced the  classic Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints  in 1958. Utilizing available collections at USU, Arrington embarked on a  prolific publishing and editing career. He and his close ally, Dr. S.  George Ellsworth helped organize the Western History Association, and  they created the Western Historical Quarterly as the scholarly  voice of the WHA. While serving with Ellsworth as editor of the new  journal, Arr ington also helped both the Mormon History Association and  the independent journal Dialogue get established.One of Arrington's great talents was to encourage and inspire other  scholars or writers. While he worked on biographies or institutional  histories, he employed many young scholars as researchers. He fostered  many careers as well as arranged for the publication of numerous books  and articles.In 1973, Arrington accepted the appointment as the official historian  of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as the  Lemuel Redd Chair of Western History at Brigham Young University. More  and more Arrington focused on Mormon, rather than economic, historical  topics. His own career flourished by the publication of The Mormon Experience, co-authored with Davis Bitton, and American Moses: A Biography of Brigham Young.  He and his staff produced many research papers and position papers for  the LDS Church as well. Nevertheless, tension developed over the  historical process, and Arrington chose to move full time to BYU with  his entire staff. The Joseph Fielding Smith Institute of History was  established, and Leonard continued to mentor new scholars as well as  publish biographies. He also produced a very significant two-volume  study, The History of Idaho.After Grace Arrington passed away, Leonard married Harriet Horne of  Salt Lake City. They made the decision to deposit the vast Arrington  collection of research documents, letters, files, books, and journals at  Utah State University. The Leonard J. Arrington Historical Archives is  part of the university's Special Collections. The Arrington Lecture  Committee works with Special Collections to sponsor the annual lecture.

What's True in Mormon Folklore?: The Contribution of Folklore to Mormon Studies (Volume 13) (Arrington Lecture Series)

WILSON, WILLIAM

In volume 24 of the Arrington Lecture Series, Darius Gray, who joined the LDS Church in 1964, marks the history of the years that preceded the leadership of the LDS Church's revelation allowing all worthy male members, regardless of race, to receive the priesthood. Gray has spoken extensively during the anniversary year about his experiences as a member of the church, both before and after that historic announcement in 1978. &nbsp; The Arrington Lecture series, established by one of the twentieth-century West's most distinguished historians, Leonard Arrington, has become a leading forum for prominent historians to address topics related to Mormon history. Utah State University hosts the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series through the Merrill-Cazier Library Special Collections and Archives department. &nbsp;

Redeeming a People: The Critical Role of Historical Examination in Moving Cultural and Moral Trajectories (Arrington Lecture Series)

Gray, Darius

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Collected Leonard J Arrington Mormon History Lectures (Volume 10) (Arrington Lecture Series)

Brigham Young, the Quorum of the Twelve, and the Latter-Day Saint Investigation of the Mountain Meadows Massacre: Arrington Lecture No. Twelve (Volume 12) (Arrington Lecture Series)

What's True in Mormon Folklore?: The Contribution of Folklore to Mormon Studies (Volume 13) (Arrington Lecture Series)

Redeeming a People: The Critical Role of Historical Examination in Moving Cultural and Moral Trajectories (Arrington Lecture Series)