Lamoni Call papers, 1898-1926

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Summary

Creators:
Call, Lamoni
Abstract:
Lamoni Call (b.1865) was a dissenter from the Mormon faith. He published various pamphlets questioning Mormon beliefs, including Science and Mormonism (1926). The collection consists of Call's correspondence, manuscripts, notes, books, and memoranda. Almost all the items relate to his research and writings on Mormonism.
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lamoni Call Papers (Collection 1158). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, books, and memoranda of Lamoni Call, a dissenter from the Mormon faith. Almost all the items relate to his research and writings on Mormonism and the various pamphlets he published questioning Mormon beliefs.

Biographical / historical:

Call was born in 1865; he lived in Bountiful and Salt Lake City, Utah, and was a dissenter from the Mormon faith; published various pamphlets questioning Mormon beliefs, including Science and Mormonism (1926).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Dortha C. Causey, 1975. Gift of Ardith Call Kreis, 1975. Gift of La Mar A. Call, 1975.
Processing information:

Processed by Ann Caiger.

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Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Correspondence (Box 1).
  2. Manuscripts, notes and memoranda (Boxes 1-2).
  3. Printed items by Lamoni Call (Box 2).
  4. Printed items marked or annotated by Lamoni Call (Boxes 2-4).
  5. Unmarked items (Box 4).
  6. Periodicals (Box 5).

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lamoni Call Papers (Collection 1158). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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