Historiography

Of the numerous articles in recent years, the following two items are recommended:

Arrington, Leonard J. "Scholarly Studies of Mormonism in the Twentieth Century," Dialogue (Spring 1966): 15-32. [Not at NYPL].

Bitton, Davis, and Leonard J. Arrington. Mormons and Their Historians. (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1988). JFE 88-2771. A collection of essays devoted to various Mormon historians. Although admitting that it is not a comprehensive survey, this book traces the developments of and discusses the methods of doing Mormon history

Walker, Ronald W. Mormon History. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2001) JFE 01-9700. Explores the changing nature of Mormon historiography, including issues such as biography and social scientific approaches.

Researching Mormonism in Electronic Resources

ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials. This resource contains citations to articles, books, and book reviews from journals specializing in religion, church history, and theology; the full text is supplied for many articles. Coverage varies according to publication, although most date from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; articles are mainly in English with some in other major European tongues. This is an essential research tool for those studying the Mormon experience in its many ramifications.

America: History and Life. An index to scholarly publications in American history.

JSTOR. A resource which provides the full text for articles from scholarly journals. Since the scope of this database includes many disciplines, one is able to research Mormonism from various perspectives, including historical, theological, sociological, artistic, feminist, etc.

Researchers in Mormonism are also advised to consult various other online periodical indexes available in the General Research Division; especially appropriate are: America’s Historical Newspapers; EBSCO Research Databases; American Periodical Series Online; Readers’ Guide Retro; 19th Century Masterfile (which includes Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906); Art Full Text; Art Index Retrospective; Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals; and the electronic databases for newspapers.