Irene Adams research materials for Unofficial Manual for Bishops' Wives, 1991-2009

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 7810 Series 1 Sub-Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains research for the Unofficial Manual for Bishops’ Wives. The research includes surveys, data sets, and interviews.

Dates

Creation: 1991-2009

Creator

Adams, Irene (author, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Privacy restricted until 2061. Permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Irene Adams papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Irene Adams (1956-2011) was a teacher, scholar, Mormon missionary, traveller, and librarian.

Irene Adams was born Marguerite Irene Vaughan on February 20, 1956, in Orange, New Jersey, to Lawrence and Mary C. Vaughan. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Scotland and Northern Ireland. She married Gerald E. Adams in 1986. Adams loved teaching in any capacity, and loved learning. She completed seven academic degrees - two associates, three bachelors, and two masters. She also loved to travel, and made several trips across the United States and abroad. She became a librarian at Brigham Young University, and worked in the Special Collections Department.

Adams died April 19, 2011.