Theodore Albert Schroeder (1864-1953) was an American lawyer, author and specialist in evolutionary psychology. When he lived in Salt Lake City he became an expert on the Mormon religion. After moving to New York City to pursue his legal career,...
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Theodore Albert Schroeder (1864-1953) was an American lawyer, author and specialist in evolutionary psychology. When he lived in Salt Lake City he became an expert on the Mormon religion. After moving to New York City to pursue his legal career, he lectured on sociology, psychology and free speech and wrote books and articles. He was a co-founder of the Free Speech League and was legal consultant to the Medico-Legal Society of New York. Collection contains correspondence and writings of Schroeder, Mormon documents, photographs, and printed matter. Schroeder's correspondence concerns Mormonism, political matters and publishing. Writings consist of some articles, essays and notes but represent only a fragment of his total output. Mormon documents include letters to Brigham Young from his wives and other letters to and from James Cobb about the origins of the Book of Mormon. Also, three of Schroeder's law books, photographs, newsclippings, and printed ephemera.
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