Church Historian's Press
The Church Historian's Press is an imprint dedicated to publishing scholarly works about the origin, history, and growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is owned by the LDS Church and operated under the direction of the Church Historian and Recorder.[1]
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| Parent company | Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Headquarters location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Publication types | Books and online publications |
| Nonfiction topics | LDS Church history |
| Official website | churchhistorianspress |
The press is the publisher of the Joseph Smith Papers, a documentary editing project that seeks to provide scholars and researches with access to all of the original documents produced by Joseph Smith, founder of the LDS Church.[1] When complete, the Joseph Smith Papers will contain about two dozen printed volumes, as well as online publications.[2]
The press was also intended to publish other LDS Church documentary histories,[3] such as the significant journals of 19th-century Apostle George Q. Cannon (the first volume was already published by Deseret Book in 1999).[4] In April 2016, this project was instead launched as a searchable website for The Journal of George Q. Cannon, with plans to provide nearly all the journals online and save years in what would be required for print publication.[5] Also in 2016, the CH Press began publication of historic papers of the Relief Society.[6]
The CH Press website was launched on February 2, 2016.
Notes
- "New Publishing Imprint Set to Boost Mormon Scholarship". Newsroom. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. February 25, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- R. Scott Lloyd (October 3, 2012). "Joseph Smith Papers' 'Histories' Vol. 2 released". Church News. Deseret News. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- Arave, Lynn (February 25, 2008). "LDS Church announces new Historian's Press". MormonTimes. Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- Lloyd, R. Scott (March 1, 2008). "New era dawns in LDS publishing". Church News. Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- Walch, Tad (April 14, 2016). "To Lincoln, the face of Mormonism was George Q. Cannon, whose journals are now online". Deseret News. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- Walch, Tad (February 24, 2016). "LDS Church signals 'remarkable' transparency with new book on 'First Fifty Years of Relief Society'". Deseret News. Retrieved 2016-04-17.