Charles Ursenbach collection
Scope and Contents
Includes intermittent journals, 1921-1971, and daily journals, 1973-1985; photocopied news clippings, primarily about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada, 1956-1981; transcripts of oral histories that Ursenbach recorded with Chesley N. Pierson, Louis O. Brandley, and Asael E. Palmer; personal histories of Elizabeth Fern Wood Smith and Ole F. Pierson; Ursenbach's history of Richard C. Harvey and the development of Romnellet sheep; histories of Latter-day Saint wards in the Calgary area, 1956; and research files on Mormon polygamous families in Canada and writings of Octave F. Ursenback.
Dates
- 1924-1985
Creator
- Ursenbach, Charles, 1903-1985 (Person)
- Brandley, Louis Orson, 1889-1984 (Person)
- Smith, Elizabeth Fern Wood, 1896- (Person)
- Pierson, Chesley N. (Chesley Nels), 1928- (Person)
- Palmer, Asael E. (Asael Exile), 1888-1984 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unprocessed collection. Closed to public access except by permission of Special Collections Reference Librarian.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Charles Ursenbach collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Resident of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Local historian of Mormonism in Alberta.
Extent
8 boxes (4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Preliminary finding aid available in repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1853.xml
Custodial History
Collection received in installments over several years. Some items, including Charles Ursenbach's autobiography and some oral histories that he recorded with others, have been cataloged separately.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Charles Ursenbach and Maureen Ursenbach Beecher; 1981-1998.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Autobiographies
- Calgary (Alta.)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Alberta
- Diaries
- Harvey, R. C. (Richard Coope), 1865-1950
- Material Types
- Newspapers
- Oral histories
- Pierson, Ole Franc, 1848-1922
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Religion
- Romney Marsh sheep
- Ursenbach, Octave F. (Octave Frederick), 1870-
- Wards (Latter Day Saint churches) -- Alberta
- Title
- Register of Charles Ursenbach collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 16
- 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