Margaret Bringhurst papers, 1966-2016
Scope and Contents
Margaret Lang Bringhurst diaries, dated 1975 to 2016, including notes from church meetings, her personal study, and grocery lists. Most of these focus on her family and her personal struggles and searches for understanding and truth. Also contains letters she kept, mainly from her parents, but also from friends from 1981 to 2012. She included many photographs and news clippings in her letters and diaries. Most of these are set in Cedar City, Utah where she lived for a large portion of her life, but there is significant content regarding her mission with her spouse to Brazil for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dates
- 1966-2016
Creator
- Bringhurst, Margaret, 1944- (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 / Historical
Margaret Jean Lang Bringhurst was born February 27, 1944 to Golden Lang and Lillie Foster. She married Kent Bringhurst and had twelve children. She served a mission with her spouse in 2006 to Brazil for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Extent
14 folders
2 cartons
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Diaries are ordered first, chronologically, followed by letters and accompanying mmaterial, which are also arranged chronologically.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States