“there shall be a record kept among you:”
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“There Shall Be A Record Kept Among You:”Professionalization of the Church Historian’s Office
What is a Profession?
Characteristics of a Profession
Possession and use of a specialized knowledge base
Service orientation Community sanction Institutional altruism Image building
Church Historian’s Office
Mormon abridging the records
Translating the Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith’s Red Brick Store
Early Church Historians
Willard Richards Franklin D. RichardsGeorge A. Smith
Andrew Jenson
Earl E. Olson
Church Historian’s Office and SAA
Began attending meetings in 1957 Local Arrangements Committee for the 1958
annual meeting in Salt Lake City Active participation in the Workshop on Church
Archives
S. Lyman Tyler
Historical Department, 1972
Managing Director
Church Librarian
Church Archivist
Church Historian
Church Historian's Office development
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AdministrationHistory DivisionLibrary-Archives DivisionCurator's DivisionMeetinghouse Libraries Division
Documenting Church History
