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Peterson, Levi S., 1933-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1933

Biography

Levi S. Peterson (1933-) is an American author and biographer.

Levi Savage Peterson was born to Joseph Peterson and Lydia Jane Savage on December 12, 1933, in Snowflake, Arizona. Peterson is a biographer, essayist, and fiction writer, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission for the Church in France and Belgium from 1954 to 1957. Peterson was educated at Brigham Young University and University of Utah and taught in the English Department at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, until retiring in 2000. Peterson also served as a president of The Association for Mormon Letters, from which he also received several awards.

Citation:
Mormon Literature & Creative Arts, via www June 7, 2023 (Levi Savage Peterson born to Joseph Peterson and Lydia Jane Savage in 1933. Peterson is a biographer, essayist, and fiction writer; member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was educated at Brigham Young University and taught in the English Department at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah; served as a president of The Association for Mormon Letters) https://mormonarts.lib.byu.edu/people/levi-s-peterson/ Center for Latter-day Saint Arts via www June 7, 2023 (Born in Snowflake, Arizona; served as a missionary in France and Belgium from 1954 to 1957; studied literature at BYU and the University of Utah; retired in 2000; several awards from AML) https://www.centerforlatterdaysaintarts.org/the-season-blog-module/2023/3/28/on-the-list-levi-s-peterson found: His The canyons of grace, c1982:CIP t.p. (Levi S. Peterson) CIP data sheet (b. 12/12/33) publ. info. (chmn., Dept. of English, Weber State College, Ogden, Utah; Ph. D., Univ. of Utah, 1965)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Association for Mormon Letters corporate records, 1981-2003

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2205 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Corporate records of The Association for Mormon Letters, dated 1981-2003. Includes tax forms, membership mailing lists, correspondence, minutes and other board records, press releases, logos, clippings, announcements, and the records kept by John Bennion during his term as president.

Dates: 1981-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2205, Association for Mormon Letters records

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