Scope & Contents Note:
The Ray B. West drafts consist of the notes, drafts, and revisions which went into the writing of Kingdom of the Saints. The drafts have been assembled in consecutive
order, as far as that could be determined.
Boxes two through six contain successive drafts of the book and some of these
are not complete. The final draft and published version is contained in box six. The
remaining box (1) contains bibliographies, correspondence, and miscellaneous notes.
Arrangement of the collection was difficult due to the major changes which
occurred from revision to revision and to the lack of order in which the papers were
initially found. It is thus conceivable that errors could have been made in the arrangement
of the papers.
In the summer of 1954, Ray B. West was awarded a fellowship from the Newberry
Library in Chicago and began his research for the book Kingdom of the Saints. The
completed version was published by the Viking Press in 1957.
Inventory Of The Collection
I. Miscellaneous Papers
Box I
Fld. 1. Bibliography for Kingdom of the Saints
Fld. 1a. Bibliography cards used by Ray B. West
Fld. 2. Notes for Kingdom of the Saints (1) [much of the material in folders
two through four was rejected]
Fld. 3. Notes for Kingdom of the Saints (2)
Fld. 4. Notes for Kingdom of the Saints (3)
Fld. 5. Notes for Kingdom of the Saints (4)
Fld. 6. Notes for Kingdom of the Saints (5)
Fld. 7. Notes for Kingdom of the Saints (6)
Fld. 8. Rejected portions of the Brigham Young manuscripts
Fld. 9. Initial draft of chapter one and rejected pages
Fld. 10. First draft of a portion of Kingdom of the Saints
Fld. 11. Synopsis of chapter one, first draft and synopsis of preface
Fld. 12. Ray B. West, correspondence, 1954
Fld. 13. Miscellaneous newspaper and magazine articles dealing with Utah
and the Mormons.
Fld. 14. Cards and pamphlets: Mormonism and historic sites
Fld. 15. Notes on Brigham Young
Fld. 16. Notes on Brigham Young
II. Drafts
Box II
Fld. 1. First draft and corrections, chapter 1-2; typescript
Fld. 2. First draft and corrections, chapter 3-4: typescript
Fld. 3. First draft and correction, chapters 5-6: typescript
Fld. 4. First draft and correction, chapters 7-9: typescript
Fld. 5, First draft and correction, chapters 10-11: typescript
Fld. 6. First draft and correction, chapters 12 (16), 15: typescript
Fld. 7. First draft and various corrections, chapters 3-4: carbon
Fld. 8. First draft, chapters 7-9: carbon
Fld, 9. First draft, chapters 10-11: carbon
Second Typescript (Original And Carbon) For The Book, Kingdom Of The Saints
Box III
Fld. 1. Second draft, chapters 1-2: typescript
Fld. 2. Second draft, chapters 3-4: typescript
Fld. 3. Second draft, chapters 5-6: typescript
Fld. 4. Second draft, chapters 7-9: typescript
Fld. 5. Second draft, chapters 10-12: typescript
Fld. 6. Second draft, chapters 13-14: typescript
Fld. 7. Second draft, chapters 15-16: typescript
Fld. 8. Second draft, chapters 1-3: carbon
Fld. 9. Second draft, chapters 4-6: carbon
Fld. 10. Second draft, chapters 7-8: carbon
Fld. 11. Second draft, chapters 9: carbon
Fld. 12. Second draft, chapters 12-14: carbon
Fld. 13. Second draft, chapters 15-16: carbon
Third Typescript (Original And Carbon) For The Book, Kingdom Of The Saints
Box IV
Fld. 1. Third draft, chapters 1-2: typescript (reworking of chapters 1-2)
Fld. 2, Third draft, chapters 1-2: carbon (reworking of chapters 1-2)
Fld. 3. Third draft, chapters 1-2: typescript
Fld. 4. Third draft, chapters 3-4: typescript
Fld. 5. Third draft, chapters 5-6: typescript
Fld. 6. Third draft, chapters 7-9: typescript
Fld. 7. Third draft, chapters 10-12: typescript
Fld. 8. Third draft, chapters 13-14: typescript
Fld. 9. Third draft, chapters 1-2: carbon
Fld. 10. Third draft, chapters 3-4: carbon
Fld. 11. Third draft, chapters 5-7: carbon
Fld. 12. Third draft, chapters 8-10: carbon
Fld. 13. Third draft, chapters 11-13: carbon
Fld. 14. Third draft, chapters 14-15: carbon
Fourth Typescript (Original And Carbon) For The Book, Kingdom Of
The Saints
Box V
Fld. 1. Fourth draft, chapters 1-2 and various corrected pages : typescript
For more information: 435/797-2663; Manuscript Librarian.
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