The Joseph Smith Papers project will soon publish additional documentary evidence of the Latter-day Saint founder's plural marriages, according to AOL. The forthcoming volume will include primary-source materials documenting Smith's practice of polygamy during the Nauvoo period.

The Joseph Smith Papers is a decades-long scholarly project publishing annotated editions of all available Smith documents. Previous volumes have included his journals, correspondence, and revelations. The polygamy documentation represents one of the most contested areas of early Mormon history, with Smith having married between 30 and 40 women according to historical consensus.

No specific publication date has been announced for the new volume.