Show Your Heritage and You Editors Editor's note The following letter had been sent to all LAS stake presidents In the continental United States Be Because Because Because Be- Be cause of the local heritage of this area It has been reprinted reprint reprint- ed in its entirety The Church is concerned with collecting preserving and displaying dis displaying displaying dis- dis playing historical artifacts of significance including books letters Journals papers documents documents docu- docu ments paintings sculptures crafts drawings architecture and architectural fragments photographs metalwork carriages car carriages carriages car car- wagons all household furnishings handwork pre- pre Columbian artifacts and pioneer pioneer pioneer pio pio- neer memorabilia Members and friends of the Church who may possess such items and may wish to contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute them for preservation and purposes ses are ad advised advised advised ad- ad to contact Elder Mark E. E Petersen chairman of the Historical Arts Com Committee at 47 East South Temple Salt Lake City Utah phone 2511 extension 2102 You are also requested to recommend a man or woman qualified to act as correspondent correspond correspond- ent to the Historical Arts Committee Committee Committee Com Com- in your area This person person person per per- son should be interested in all historical articles and have a working knowledge of our pioneers pio pioneers pioneers pio- pio and Church history and be able to bring to the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of the committee items of historical significance which should be obtained by the Church Upon receipt of the name of the person you rec recommend as correspondent the committee will review qualifications and select and notify the necessary correspondents who will then assist the committee committee committee com com- in the collection of historical his historical historical his his- artifacts It is imperative that members of the Church consciously and actively preserve articles they have Inherited which are piece by piece being lost to posterity posterity posterity pos pos- and the Church through the buying and selling market today All items of historical significance should be consIdered considered considered con con- In the program of col collecting collecting collecting col- col preserving restoring ana displaying the culture of the Mormon people from the beginning of the Church to the present time Also If there Is a building or dwelling in your area which should be preserved because of Its part in Church history or the history of your local community please report this to Elder Mark E. E Petersen of the Historical Arts Committee Yours sincerely David O. O McKay Hugh B. B Brown N. N Eldon Tanner The First Presidency |