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Cannon, Elaine (1922-2003)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1922 - 2003

Biography

Elaine Cannon (1922-2003) was an author and editor in Utah and served as the 8th Young Women General President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Elaine Anderson Cannon was born on April 9, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Aldon Joseph Anderson and Minnie Evaline Egan. After earning a degree at the University of Utah, Elaine married Donald James Cannon on March 25, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah and they had six children. Elaine worked as an editor for the Deseret News, wrote articles for magazines, and helped organize the LDS Student Association. Elaine served as the 8th Young Women General President in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1978 to 1984. On May 19, 2003, she died in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, August 25, 2016 (Elaine Winifred Anderson; b. April 9, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah; parents were Aldon Joseph Anderson and Minnie Evaline Egan; d. May 19, 2003 in Salt Lake City, Utah; m. Donal James Cannon on March 25, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah and they had six children)

Wikipedia, via WWW, August 25, 2016 (Elaine A. Cannon; Elaine Anderson Cannon; b. April 9, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah; earned a degree from the University of Utah; m. Donald James Cannon in 1943; parent of six children; worked as an editor for the Deseret News; helped organize the LDS Student Association; served as the 8th Young Women General President in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1978-1984; d. May 19, 2003)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Elaine Cannon papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8195
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, plaques, printed ephemera, photographs, and other material created by Elaine Cannon and other members of the Cannon family. The materials document Cannon's church service, writing career, and family life. Includes audio and video recordings. Also includes materials created by D. James Cannon, Elaine Cannon's husband, related to his personal life and church service. Materials date from 1832 to 2003.

Dates: 1832-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Women's History Symposium

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331594]
Identifier: MSS SC 3005
Scope and Contents

Video tape of Elaine Cannon's (LDS Young Women's General President) talk "Young Women of Mormondom," March 25, 1982.

Dates: 1982 March 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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