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Young, Kimball, 1893-1972

 Person

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 1 Collection or Record:

Kimball Young research notes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1581
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1844-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kimball Young research notes

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