The Saints Herald is an official weekly journal of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, published at Lamoni, Iowa, USA.

The articles mainly concern the work of missionaries of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in New Zealand, Hawaii, Tahiti and the Tuamotu Archipelago. This film complements film PMB 93 in that it contains copies of articles from issues of The Saints Herald, which were not available when PMB 93 was filmed. See also PMB 92, The Saints Herald, Vols 21-50. Autumn Leaves, another publication of the Reorganized Church, has been filmed as PMB 94 (Vols 1-21) and PMB 109 (Vols 22-44) 1888-1931 inclusive.

Autumn Leaves, renamed Vision from Vol.42, is a publication of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

The articles mainly concern the work of missionaries of the Reorganized Church in Hawaii, Tahiti and the Tuamotu Archipelago. For items from Vols. 1-21, see PMB 94. For other publications of the Reorganized Church see also PMB 92, 93 and 100 for The Saints Herald; PMB 104 for Zion's Ensign; PMB 105 for Journal of History and PMB 106 for Times and Seasons.

To 1969, Improvement Era was being published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City.

The articles mainly concern the work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Pacific Islands. The church was largely active in the period in French Polynesia, including Tahiti, Tuamotu Islands and Tubuai, as well as being active in the Hawaiian Islands, Samoa and Tonga. For other publications by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints see also PMB 112 for Juvenile Instructor; and PMB 113 for Contributor.

The articles mainly concern Hawaii, the Society Islands in French Polynesia, New Zealand/Aotearoa, Samoa, Tonga, Pitcairn Island and Fiji. The Juvenile Instructor was published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City. For other publications of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints see also PMB 110 for Improvement Era; and PMB 113 for Contributor.

The Manuscript Mission Histories are, in fact, mainly collections of chronologically arranged newspaper clippings, with some typescript entries, concerning the work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Pacific Islands. The histories cover the following territories and periods: French Polynesia (1849-1959), Hawaii (1850-1959), Samoa (1871-1959), Tonga (1891-1959).

Eli Bell was a missionary to Hawaii for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The journal covers Bell's career in Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands) during 1854 - 1860.

A catalogue of the ethnographic items collected by the United States Exploring Expedition to the Pacific (1838-42) led by Commodore Charles Wilkes. The Expedition visited the Tuamotu Islands, Tahiti (in French Polynesia), Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Lord Howe Island, Australia, New Zealand/Aotearoa, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Marshall Islands, and Hawaii. The catalogue was prepared in 1846 by Titian Ramsay Peale, an artist-naturalist with the Expedition. A typescript version, prepared by the PMB, follows the original document on the microfilm. See also the Bureau's newsletter, Pambu, October-December 1971:25, pp. 4-7 and PMB MS 89 and MS 146.

Mason was born in New York City on May 8, 1848. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1864 and passed the examination for lieutenant on April 2, 1872. On September 1, 1872, he sailed from Philadelphia in the U.S.S. Omaha on a cruise to the Pacific. In Valparaiso, Chile, on February 14, 1873, he transferred to the U.S.S. Pensacola, a surveying vessel. In that ship, he visited other South American ports and arrived in Hawaii on February 13, 1875. After seven months in Hawaiian waters, he returned to the United States.

The journal gives a day-by-day account of Mason's cruise onboard the Omaha and Pensacola, prefaced by an outline of his previous career.

The Danish Consul in Hawaii for the period in question was C. Hedemann. Note: Inclusive dates given at beginning of film are incorrectly shown as 1910 - 1912.

The correspondence largely concerns diplomatic formalities, national celebrations, leaves of absence, etc. There is some material concerning Danish residents in Hawaii. The correspondence is itemized at the beginning of the film.

The Danish Consul at the time was C. Hedemann.

Diplomatic correspondence with some material concerning Danish residents in Hawaii. The correspondence is itemized at the beginning of the film.