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Black, Susan Easton

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Biographical History

Susan Easton Black (1944-) is a retired professor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history at Brigham Young Univeristy and a prolific writer in Utah.

Susan Easton Black was born in 1944 in Long Beach, California. She attended Brigham Young University where she earned degrees in political science and history. Black married and had three sons, but was divorced six years later. To provide for her family, she went back to school and earned a Master's degree in counseling from San Bernardino. After graduating, Black began teaching at San Bernardino College.

Black decided to continue her education and went on to obtain her Ed.D. in educational psychology with a minor in Church history from Brigham Young University. Upon completing her degree, Black was hired to teach in the College of Family Living in 1978; however, this only lasted for four years before she was asked to move into the BYU religion department. While at BYU, Black has been the associate dean of General Education and Honors and the director of Church history in the Religious Studies Center. In 2000, she received the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Award. Black's career has extended outside of the classroom because she has written and edited more than 100 books on religious subjects.

Susan Easton Black married Harvey B. Black. They were together for 25 years before he passed away in 2011. Susan married George Durrant in 2013, and together they are currently serving a mission in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Citation:
Deseret Book, via WWW, January 29, 2016 (joined faculty of Brigham Young University in 1978; professor of Church history and doctrine; past associate dean of General Education and Honors; director of Church History in Religious Studies Center; received Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Award in 2000; written and edited more than 100 books)

Mormonwiki, via WWW, January 29, 2016 (b. 1944; raised in Long Beach, California; attended Brigham Young University where she earned her degree in political science and history; married and had three sons; divorced after 6 years of marriage; earned Master's degree in counseling from San Bernardio, began teaching at San Bernardino College; obtained her Ed.D. in educational psychology with a minor in Church history from Brigham Young University; hired for 4 years in the College of Family Living; moved into the BYU religion department; married Harvey B. Black for 25 years before he passed away in 2011; married George Durrant in 2013; serving missions in Nauvoo, Illinois)

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 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315464]
Identifier: MSS SC 1774
Scope and Contents

Bound history of the Lindsay and related families. The volume includes genealogical material and maps of various areas in Great Britain (home of some of Susan Easton Black's ancestors). She describes the temporal and spiritual experiences of her ancestors.

Dates: 1978

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