Young, Kimball, 1893-1972
Dates
- Existence: 1893 - 1972
Biography
Kimball Young (1893-1972) was a sociologist, historian, educator, and author.
Kimball Young was born October 26, 1893 in Provo, Utah Territory to Oscar Brigham Young and Annie Marie Roseberry Young. He attended Brigham Young University and then got a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He taught social psychology at various universities throughout his career. He is credited as the first trained sociologist to perform a serious study of the effects of polygamy. He married Myra Magdalene Anderson on September 6, 1917 in Salt Lake City. They later divorced and he married Lillian Claire Doster on April 2, 1940. Kimball died September 1, 1972.
Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, February 6, 2024 (Kimball Young; born October 26, 1893 in Provo, Utah Territory; parents Oscar Brigham Young and Annie Marie Roseberry Young; attended Brigham Young University and then got a Ph.D. from Stanford University; taught social psychology at various universities throughout his career; married Myra Magdalene Anderson on September 6, 1917 in Salt Lake City; later divorced; married Lillian Claire Doster on April 2, 1940; died September 1, 1972).UPB files, February 6, 2024 (credited as the first trained sociologist to perform a serious study of the effects of polygamy).
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young University collection of Kimball Young diplomas
Materials include two diplomas earned by Kimball Young. One is his high school diploma from Brigham Young University High School and the other is his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University. Dated 1911-1915.
Kimball Young papers
Includes a letter from Kimball Young to the Presidency of the Utah Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 16, 1912, accepting a mission call, with a note of recommendation by Bishop Alfred Booth. Also include extract of anti-Mormon articles from the Salt Lake Review, 1871-1872, compiled 1959.
Kimball Young photographs
Collection of three black and white photographs, including images of the Sociologists of Utah, of Kimball Young, and of his graduating class. Materials dated 1947-1968.
Kimball Young research notes
Photocopies of research notes and drafts of chapters of the book "Isn't One Wife Enough?" The originals are housed in the Garett Theological Seminary Library. This work is considered to be the first serious study of Mormon polygamy done by a trained sociologist. In the published version of the book, Young changed the names of the characters he wrote about. But in his notes the correct names are available.
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