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Phrenology -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

O. S. Cederstrom chart for marking character

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309780]
Identifier: MSS SC 1138
Scope and Contents

Printed chart filled out by hand. The chart is a reading of the phrenology of N. A. Larsen, a lawyer and businessman, given June 20, 1880.

Dates: 1880 June 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / O. S. Cederstrom chart for marking character

New chart for making character

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283834]
Identifier: Vault MSS 91
Scope and Contents

Printed and handwritten chart dated 5 Feb. 1872. McDonald presents an analysis of Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, using the techniques of phrenology.

Dates: 1872 February 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / New chart for making character

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