Mormon May Day site
Scope and Contents
Contains HTML links to several articles and blog posts on the now-defunct website mormonmayday.org. This was a website founded by several politically left-leaning members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the purpose of maintaining a political balance within the Church, pushing for equal representation of both political parties amongst its members. The website delineates organized May Day (May 1st) plans and events carried out by the group. All material therein created in the year 2010.
Dates
- 2010 October 5
Creator
- Mormon May Day (Organization)
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 publish material from Mormon May Day site must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Administrative History
Mormon May Day (2010) was a website for "moderate, liberal or radical Mormons" interested in political activism.
Mormon May Day was founded after a recent poll calculated that a large percentage of members of the Church of Jesus Christ self-identified as conservative or Republican, and that a large percentage of those who had left the Church self-identified as liberal or moderate, politically speaking. The purpose of the short-lived organization was to put together "Social Justice and the Gospel" firesides and activities for that year's May Day (May 1st), otherwise known as International Workers' Day. Several members of the Church became involved and participated in the site's blog-type posting.
Extent
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated to curator, John Murphy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to John Murphy.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy II. B. 5. VI.)
Processing Information
Processed; Andy VanDomelen, student processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2019.
- Title
- Register of Mormon May Day site
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Andrew VanDomelen
- Date
- 2019 July 29
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States