Here are some points about this important project:
Project Strategic Objectives
n The JSP will be comparable to the published papers of other great "founding fathers":
n In comprehensiveness and scope
n In meeting all professional standards
n The project will feature:
n A highly accurate, triple-verified text of all Joseph Smith documents
n Careful introductions and annotations that make these documents more meaningful
n The result: printed volumes that meet the needs of both non-LDS scholars and LDS professional readers
n Be able to use the same source files to create online material for scholarly research
n Find collections of items meeting specific search criteria
n Link related items (e.g. all items for a given subject or week)
The volumes will include:
Joseph's diaries and journal accounts
n Volumes include:
o Journals I: 1832-39
o Journals II: 1839-43
o Journals III: 1843-44
Correspondence, revelations, discourses, editorials, notices, etc.
n Volumes include:
o Documents 1: 1825-31
o Documents 2: 1932-33
o Documents 3: 1834-35
o Documents 4: 1836-38
o Documents 5: 1839-40
o Documents 6: 1841
o Documents 7: 1842
o Documents 8: 1842
o Documents 9: 1843
o Documents 10: 1843
o Documents 11: 1844
o Documents 12: 1844
Republication of original text of Joseph Smith's Manuscript History
n Volumes include:
n History 1, Development
n History 2, 1805-33
n History 3, 1834-37
n History 4, 1838 - 4 July 1839
n History 5, 5 July 1839 -2 May 1842
n History 6, 3 May 1942-31 Aug 1843
n History 7, 1 Sep 1843 – 29 Jun 1844
Documents and records from court cases involving Joseph Smith
n Possible volumes include:
n New York - Pennsylvania Cases
n Ohio Cases
n Missouri Cases
n Illinois Cases
To give you an idea what it will look like – here is a journal entry:
And on the next page is what the results look will look like:
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