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Jeanne M. Nielsen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3121

Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence, photographs, greeting cards, and ephemeral items produced and collected by Jeanne M. Nielsen. The materials primarily document her service as a Mormon missionary in the Eastern States Mission between 1963 and 1965, and include references to race riots in Rochester, New York in 1964.

Dates

  • Creation: 1963-1978

Creator

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 Jeanne M. Nielsen papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Jeanne Lavon Merrell Nielsen (1942- ) was born in Utah to LaVoir and Voniel Merrell, the oldest of five siblings. Jeanne Merrell graduated from Provo High School in 1960 and later attended Brigham Young University. After receiving a semi-professional degree, she served a mission to the Eastern States Mission, where President Wilburn C. West presided, from 1963 to 1965. Jeanne Lavon Merrell returned to Brigham Young University where she earned a BS degree in Business Education /Administration Management in 1968. At Brigham Young University Jeanne Merrell met Douglas Kraig Nielsen. They were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on 25 May 1967.

Extent

5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Organized in four series: I. Correspondence, 1963-1976. II. Photographs, circa 1963-1978. III. Greeting cards, circa 1963-1965. IV. Ephemera, circa 1963-1965.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3121.xml

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Diane Nielsen Call.

Appraisal

LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.V, 2007).

Related Names

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Jeanne M. Nielsen papers
Author
Andrea Wyss
Date
2011 April 19
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.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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