Ray Olsen biographies
Scope and Contents
Typed and photocopied biographical materials about Ray Olsen's ancestors. Most of these materials are excerpts from individuals' diaries and autobiographies. Many of these items relate to the early history of the Mormon Church. These biographies also include information about their conversions to the Mormon Church in Denmark and England and their journies to America. A number of these sources tell about the Martin Handcart Company's tragic trek to Utah.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1976
Creator
- Olsen, Ray (Person)
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 Ray Olsen biographies must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Student at Brigham Young University.
Extent
145 items (circa 100 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Olson family (Family)
- Title
- Register of Ray Olsen biographies
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 Aug 17
- 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