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LDS Polygamy Oral History Project transcripts, 1959-1985

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 1 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the LDS Polygamy Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1959-1985.

Dates

  • 1959-1985

Creator

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.

Administrative History

From the Series:

The LDS Polygamy Oral History Project was conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies in 1976.

The LDS Polygamy Oral History Project was a project conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, in which 247 people were interviewed about life in LDS polygamous homes around the turn of the twentieth century, documenting how families were set up, what relationships were like between members of the families, etc.

Extent

238 volumes

Language of Materials

English

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