My life history
Scope and Contents
Comments on her ancestors, and recalls her early life in Provo, Utah; attendance at Brigham Young University, where she majored in physical education, 1941-1945; experiences as a schoolteacher, 1945-1955, in Grantsville, Richfield, and Lehi, Utah, and in Preston, Idaho; service as a Latter-day Saint missionary in the Northwestern States Mission, laboring in Oregon and Washington, 1948-1950; and family experiences. Includes several pictures and other illustrations.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1980-2000
Creator
- Jensen, Helen Chapman, 1920- (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 My life history must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
4 folders (ca. 200 leaves) : photocopy ; 28 cm.
Custodial History
Helen Jensen, who retired from BYU after working in the campus bookstore, accepted an invitation to have a copy of her personal history preserved in Special Collections. Special Collections photocopied her history in May 2000 and returned the original to her.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Helen Chapman Jensen; 2000.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Northwestern States Mission (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Students (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of My life history
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 April 8
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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