Word of Wisdom Education Committee papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, statistics, reports, and magazine articles relating to the effects of tobacco and alcohol on public health, crime, immorality, and the war effort during 1945-1946.
Dates
- 1945-1946
Creator
- Word of Wisdom Education Committee (Organization)
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 Word of Wisdom Education Committee papers, 1945-1946, must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services. and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Organizational History
The Word of Wisdom Education Committee of the Deseret Sunday School Union of the Mormon Church was formed to collect information on and combat the use of alcohol and tobacco.
Extent
1 folder ((0.01 linear ft.) )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, statistics, reports, and magazine articles relating to the effects of tobacco and alcohol on public health, crime, immorality, and the war effort during 1945-1946.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Alcohol -- Physiological effect
- Articles
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Doctrines
- Health -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Letters
- Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Medicine and Health
- Newspapers
- Reports
- Science, Technology, and Health
- Tobacco -- Physiological effect
- Word of wisdom
- Title
- Register of Word of Wisdom Education Committee papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 28 March 2011
- 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