Martha Geneva Day Larsen diaries and histories
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three notebooks. They contain Mrs. Larsen's diaries, histories of her ancestors, some of her activities as the wife of a prominent professor at Brigham Young University, and her personal observations on life. The entries for her later life are short and sketchy. The account of her early life in Fairview is more detailed. The journals usually summarize some of her activities for the specified year.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1963
Creator
- Larsen, Martha Geneva Day (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 Martha Geneva Day Larsen diaries and histories must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mrs. Larsen was the wife of B.F. Larsen, an art professor at Brigham Young University, and a Mormon housewife. Martha was born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah and was raised in Fairview, Utah. She spent most of her adult life in Provo, Utah.
Extent
3 items (3 notebooks)
Language of Materials
English
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
- Day family (Family)
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty (Organization)
- Larsen, Martha Geneva Day -- Diaries (Person)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Martha Geneva Day Larsen diaries and histories
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 July 22
- 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