Poulson, M. Wilford (Martin Wilford), 1884-1969
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- Existence: 1884 - 1969
Biography
M. Wilford Poulson (1884-1969) was a professor of psychology and collector of Mormon literature.
Martin Wilford Poulson was born November 21, 1884 in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Niels and Maria Poulson. He served a mission to Sweden from 1904-1906. He married Estelle Mecham on April 24, 1907. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1910. He received a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1914. In 1919, he received his Masters degree from the University of Utah. He later conducted graduate work at the University of Chicago, University of California, and Stanford University. Estelle died on 18 August 1935. Poulson then married Jenniev Jorgenson Smith on June 12, 1936; they later divorced. He was a professor of psychology at Brigham Young University from 1910 to 1958; where he served as a chairman of the Psychology Department for many years. In addition, he was the president of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, the president of the Utah Library Association, and a member of the American Psychology Association. Throughout his life, he collected Mormon books and literature. M. Wilford Poulson died on January 26, 1969 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Familysearch, Via WWW, January 10, 2023 (Martin Wilford Poulson; M. Wilford Poulson; b. Nov. 21 1884; d. Jan. 26, 1969; Parents; Niels and Maria Poulson; Wife Estelle Mecam; Graduated BYU; Masters from University of Utah; worked at University of Chicago, University of California, Stanford University; Divorced Estell; World study tour; Professor at BYU; Married Jenniev Jorgenson Smith; Department chair for Psychology; President of Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, the president of the Utah Library Association; Member of the American Psychology Association; collected mormon books).Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Photocopies or photo negatives, 1816-1921
Contains photocopies and photographic negatives of letteres and other documents, mostly relating to Church history.
Photograph of M. Wilford Poulson with psychology students
Photographs -- Photo Archives -- MSSP - 1, date of production not identified
M. Wilford Poulson photographs
Photographs of alleged "seer stone" brought from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Utah by Philo Dibble who settled in Springville, Utah. The stills show the stone and a chicken egg in the hand of a man and on a black cloth. Seer stones were believed by some early Mormons to allow certain individuals to see into the future or to find lost objects. Dated approximately 1920.
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