Brittany Long Olsen missionary sketchbooks, 2012-2013

Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1-6

Identifier: MSS 8839 Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains Brittany Long Olsen missionary sketchbooks, which served as her missionary diary during her mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Tokyo, Japan. Her entries assume the form of a graphic novel and focus on daily events, people, and her personal feelings. Materials dated 2012 to 2013.

Dates

2012-2013

Creator

Olsen, Brittany Long (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Brittany Long Olsen was born on October 6, 1990. She is the oldest of six children and was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She graduated from Southern Utah University in 2011 with a major in English, creative writing emphasis, and a minor in art, illustration emphasis. Olsen has been making autobiographical comics every day as a form of personal diary since 2008. Olsen continued her daily comics when she served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tokyo, Japan from February 2012 to August 2013. Since then, Olsen has published many of her comics. She has also worked as an editor. Olsen currently resides in Utah with her husband, who served a mission in Nagoya, Japan.