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LDS Family Life Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1980-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 16

Scope and Contents

Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the LDS Family Life Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1981-1982. Dated 1980 to 1985.

Dates

  • 1980-1985

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

The LDS Family Life Oral History Project was conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies in 1981 and 1982.

The LDS Family Life Oral History Project was conducted through the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies as a control group for the LDS Polygamy Oral History Project. One hundred and forty-nine people were interviewed about life in Mormon monogamous families around the turn of the twentieth century. Interviews were later used in "Mormon Polygamous Families: Life in the Principle"; ​"Polygamous and Monogamous Mormon Women"; "Women in Utah History: Paradigm or Paradox?"; and "Women's Life Cycles, 1850-1940."

Extent

626 folders

135 volumes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged into two subseries by material type: 1. LDS Family Life Oral History Project transcripts, 1980-1985. 2. LDS Family Life Oral History Project case files, 1980-1985.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States