Cornell Taylor Christensen diary
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary begun as an autobiography covering the years 1910-1931 and continuing as a diary from 1931 to 1936. It ends with a record of his struggle with tuberculosis which ended his life in 1936 at the age of 26. A letter to Christensen from his mother fills pages 167-176. It was written the morning of his death and describes various memories she had of him.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1936
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Access
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Cornell Taylor Christensen diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon, who was a student at Brigham Young University and the California Institute of Technology.
Extent
1 item (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSSSC1173.xml
Custodial History
Donated by Harold Christensen in 1984.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Harold Christensen; 1984.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Subject
- Brigham Young University -- Students--History (Organization)
- Christensen, Cornell Taylor, 1910-1936 (Person)
- Title
- Register of the Cornell Taylor Christensen diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Patsy Shin Hernandez
- Date
- 2010 August 2
- 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