Signature Books is an American press specializing in subjects related to Utah, Mormonism, and Western Americana. The company was founded in 1980 by George D. Smith and Scott Kenney and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is majority owned by the Smith-Pettit Foundation.
Signature Books office
John Whitmer Historical Association
The John Whitmer Historical Association (JWHA) is an independent, nonprofit organization promoting study, research, and publishing about the history and culture of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is especially focused on the Community of Christ, other midwestern Restoration traditions, and early Mormonism. The Community of Christ's approach to its own history was influenced, in part, by historical problems raised and explored through JWHA publications and conferences, and those of its sister organization, the Mormon History Association. JWHA membership numbers around 400 and is open to all, fostering cooperation with LDS and non-Mormon scholars.
John Whitmer Historical Association
Richard P. Howard was RLDS Church Historian when the JWHA was founded at a gathering in his home, and served as JWHA president in 1985.
Jan Shipps, a non-Mormon, delivered the first paper to a JWHA conference and served as JWHA president in 2004-05.
Richard Bushman speaks to the JWHA meeting in Springfield, Illinois in 2011.
