---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 15
number: 1
published: 1911-11
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Cover, Masthead, and Contents," *Improvement Era* 15, no. 1 (November 1911): 3–96.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1501unse
  transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers.
  identifier: improvementera1501unse
start_page: 3
end_page: 96
curator_note: "Cover, masthead, and contents retained. Unnumbered advertising leaves preceding and following the editorial sequence are intentionally omitted; editorial folios 3–96 are transcribed from the Internet Archive scan. "
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1911-11)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1501unse
  publication_year: 1911
  note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1911, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

*Improvement Era*. Volume 15, no. 1. November 1911. Organ of the Priesthood Quorums and the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; published at Salt Lake City by the General Board.

## Contents

- Lambourne, Alfred, “A Visit to the Shoshone Falls.”
- Evans, John Henry, “The Open Road: Adventures II and III. A Story.”
- Jordan, William George, “Little Problems of Married Life. V.”
- Tennyson, Alfred, “How Trouble Is Forged. A Poem.”
- Hogenson, J. C., “Keep the Track.”
- Thomas, Kate, “The Biggest of California’s “Giants”.”
- Wilkinson, William C., “Courage. A Poem.”
- Cannon, Elizabeth Rachel, “The Conquest of Aida. A Story.”
- Snow, Moroni, “From Nauvoo to Salt Lake. IX.”
- Gillilan, Strickland W., “Sources. A Poem.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “President John Henry Smith. A Portrait.”
- Smith, John Henry, “Activities.”
- Larson, Louis W., “In Memoriam: John Henry Smith.”
- Purvis, Miller, “Some Impressions of Utah.”
- Curtis, Theo. E., “Dawn. A Poem.”
- Cummings, Horace H., “The Church Schools.”
- Smith, Joseph F., “Reasons for Opposition. I.”
- Smith, Joseph F., “Editor’s Table: John Henry Smith.”
- Smith, Joseph F., “A Word to Ward Teachers.”
- Johnson, Sextus E., “Messenger to the Indians.”
- Grant, Heber J., “Birthday Is Mother’s Day.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Tribute to John Henry Smith.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Messages from the Missions.”
- McKay, David O., “Priesthood Quorums’ Table.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Mutual Work.”
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Passing Events.”