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James Bradley papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 455

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the original draft of Bradley’s book, Zion’s Camp 1834: A Prelude to the Civil War . It also includes several boxes, organized chronologically, that contain research he did about the life of Joseph Smith. This material was collected circa 1990, however, the dates in the inventory reflect the years in Smith’s life that Bradley documented. One item in the collection, a letter from Rhett James, suggests that Bradley was working on a book about Joseph Smith’s life, but it is unclear whether or not it was ever published.

Dates

  • 1990

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the James Bradley papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical Note

James L. Bradley’s Zion’s Camp 1834: A Prelude to the Civil War was self-published in 1990. A second edition, The Eternal Perspective of Zion’s Camp, was published in 2004. A teacher at the Logan Institute of Religion, Bradley was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and wrote his work from a believer’s point of view

Extent

7 boxes (3.25 linear feet)

Abstract

This collection contains a typescript draft of Zion’s Camp 1834: A Prelude to the Civil War , as well as research notes for a book about Joseph Smith.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Utah State University Special Collections and Archives by James Bradley in 1998.

Processing Information

Processed in November of 2013

Title
Guide to the James Bradley papers 1990
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Megan Jordan
Date
©2013
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English .

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)