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Sociology -- Research -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Howard M. and Kathleen S. Bahr papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8963
Scope and Contents

Professional papers of Howard M. Bahr and Kathleen S. Bahr, including research and data on sociology of the family and gender roles, the sociology of religion and in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Native American studies, particularly Navajo employment. Includes raw data computer printouts, surveys and analysis of research results, final reports, presentation materials, research notes, and transcribed interviews. Materials dated 1960-2019.

Dates: 1960-2019

Christiansen family papers, 1804-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4116 Series 2
Scope and Contents Collection of materials assembled by John R. Christiansen on his ancestors. Most of the materials concern Bishop Robert Lewis Johnson or the John Evans Rees family, of which Christiansen is a direct descendant. Some of the letters to Bishop Johnson were correspondence with prominent leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Materials include correspondence, postcards, photographs, ledgers, receipts, checks, poetry, claims, newspaper articles, business cards, deeds, legal...
Dates: 1804-1966

John R. Christiansen family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 4116
Scope and Contents Contains materials regarding John R. Christiansen's professional career in sociology, including interviews, course materials, publications, research, and other materials. Materials cover various topics including emergency preparedness, nuclear war survival, and books John R. Christiansen donated to Brigham Young University, as well as information regarding John R. Christiansen's membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Collection also contains material documenting the...
Dates: 1804-2008

Howard M. and Kathleen S. Bahr fieldwork surveys and codebooks, 1974-2002

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8963 Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains raw data on computer printouts, codebooks, computer analysis output, scantron sheets, transcribed interviews, and survey answers. Studies include the Utah Family Roles Survey, the Navajo Labor Force Survey, Life in Large Families survey, women's issues 1981 study, 1798-1979 divorce study, the Grenada Secondary School Study with Stan Albrecht and Bruce Chadwick, the Pendleton Employment Survey, Seattle Indian High School Study on Indian-White relations, Intervention Study, Physical...
Dates: 1974-2002

Howard M. Bahr biographical materials, 1964, 2019

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197205394833], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 8963 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the 1964 thesis of Howard Bahr, titled Violations of Academic Freedom in the U.S., 1933-1963, and Howard's 2019 resume.

Dates: 1964; 2019

John L. Sorenson sesquicentennial history, approximately 1973-1979

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3977 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains research materials created by John L. Sorenson for a volume he was contracted to produce for the Sesquicentennial, a social and cultural history produced by the History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Sesquicentennial history series was cancelled, and his volume never finished. Dated from 1973 to 1979.

Dates: approximately 1973-1979

John R. Christiansen papers, 1941-1995

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4116 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials created by John R. Christiansen as well as other materials he used in research or collected for his work as a sociologist. Includes Books, research papers, manuals, worksheets, talks, bulletins, dissertations, annual reports, photographs, correspondence, and other publications. Many of the materials are related to civil defense and nuclear war survival. Some other topics of the papers include farming, statistics from Kentucky and central Utah, and emergency preparation.

Dates: 1941-1995

Lucele K. Christiansen papers, 1949-2008

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4116 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains materials created by Lucele K. Christiansen regarding her life as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1949 to 1951 and regarding family life in later years. Includes journals, photographs, a life story, and a scrapbook. Materials primarily deal with the details of daily life, church subjects, interaction with family, and interaction with friends and acquaintances.

Dates: 1949-2008

John L. Sorenson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3977
Scope and Contents Contains materials related to the professional activities of John L. Sorenson, which include articles and drafts of articles which he published on the topic of the Book of Mormon, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah, and anthropology. Also included is preparatory work and research for Sorenson's volume in the "Sesquicentennial" series produced by the Church Historical Department, and reminiscences related to his occupations at Brigham Young University, composed of...
Dates: approximately 1930-2019; Majority of material found within 1951-2012