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Stark, Helen Candland, 1901-1994

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1901 - 1994

Biographical History

Helen Candland Stark (1901-1994) was a poet and essayist.

Helen Candland Stark was born September 18, 1901. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts, and later a master's in English. On March 28, 1936, she married Henry Stark. While she and her husband lived in Delaware, they were instrumental in helping a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints become established there. During the later years of her life, Stark became a poet and essayist. She also was one of the founders of the Alice Louise Reynolds Club. Stark died May 25, 1994.

Citation:
Helen Stark postcards, circa 1920s-1994 (Helen Candland Stark)

FamilySearch, 10 August 2010 (Helen CANDLAND; b. 18 Sep 1901; married Henry Moroni STARK 1936; d. 25 MAY 1994)

FamilySearch, 24 December 2022 (born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts, and later a master's in English; in Delaware, helped establish a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; poet and essayist; was one of the founders of the Alice Louise Reynolds Club; died in Provo, Utah)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Monroe J. and Shirley Brockbank Paxman collection on Helen Candland Stark, 1958-1995

 Series — Carton 3: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197230352863]
Identifier: MSS 7011 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, published works, a personal report, poetry, and ephemera created or collected by Helen Candland Stark, as well as ephemera from her memorial service. It also contains her mother's patriarchal blessing and papers regarding the Alice Louise Reynolds endowment fund. Materials date from between 1958 and 1995.

Dates: 1958-1995

Helen Candland Stark collection

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232477569]
Identifier: MSS 6220
Scope and Contents

Contains an audiocassette tape of a talk recorded September 10, 1988 given by Algie Ballif Marcus. It also has a typed copy of an oral history interview with Don C. Pierce regarding his early childhood in Salem, Utah, conducted by Helen and Henry Stark. There is a photograph of Elder Thaddeus Harvey Cluff as well as the bound memorial entitled "A Collection in Memory of Henry M. Stark."

Dates: approximately 1900-1988

Helen Candland Stark papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9484
Scope and Contents Collection consists of Helen Candland Stark's personal papers, especially journals, biographical materials, correspondence and photographs. Other files include materials related to women's issues in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, material related to a history she wrote of the Church in Delaware and historical material related to an attempt to conserve Salem Pond in Utah County. Also includes Stark's published poetry, articles, and essays and drafts of many of these works,...
Dates: approximately 1920-1991

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  • Subject: Photographs X

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Letters 2
Academy Square (Provo, Utah) 1
Agriculture 1
Audiocassettes 1
Autobiographies 1