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Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:

Harold T. Christensen correspondence relating to his term as president of NCFR (National Council on Family Research), 1960-1961

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 6 Sub-Series 35
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Contains the papers, both professional and personal, of nationally noted family sociologist Harold T. Christensen. The materials contained in this collection document nearly every dimension of his personal life (1909-ca. 1980s) and professional life (1935-ca. 1990s, bulk 1947-1975).

Dates: Other: 1960-1961
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen professional career research and writing

Harold T. Christensen correspondence relating to professional affiliations, 1950-1971

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 6 Sub-Series 27
Scope and Contents note

Letters contained in this box include both copies typed and signed or typed letters signed.

Dates: Other: 1950-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen professional career research and writing

Harold T. Christensen correspondence relating to speaking and workshop participation, 1947-1975

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 6 Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Contains the papers, both professional and personal, of nationally noted family sociologist Harold T. Christensen. The materials contained in this collection document nearly every dimension of his personal life (1909-ca. 1980s) and professional life (1935-ca. 1990s, bulk 1947-1975).

Dates: Other: 1947-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen professional career research and writing

Harold T. Christensen correspondence, research material, and lecture notes regarding Christensen's stay in Denmark as a Fulbright scholar, 1953-1972

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 6 Sub-Series 26
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Contains the papers, both professional and personal, of nationally noted family sociologist Harold T. Christensen. The materials contained in this collection document nearly every dimension of his personal life (1909-ca. 1980s) and professional life (1935-ca. 1990s, bulk 1947-1975).

Dates: Other: 1953-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen professional career research and writing

Harold T. Christensen department chairmanship correspondence and letters of recommendation for graduate students, 1947-1975

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains copies typed and signed, typed letters signed and autograph letters signed.

Dates: Other: 1947-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen general and professional correspondence, research, and academic materials from Purdue University

Harold T. Christensen doctoral program material and correspondence with fiancée and parents, 1933-1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Contains the papers, both professional and personal, of nationally noted family sociologist Harold T. Christensen. The materials contained in this collection document nearly every dimension of his personal life (1909-ca. 1980s) and professional life (1935-ca. 1990s, bulk 1947-1975).

Dates: Other: 1933-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen genealogical, family, personal, and church related materials

Harold T. Christensen drafts and research materials for Mormon or Sociologist?: Memoir of a Marginal Man, circa 1978-1983

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Besides successive drafts, these files include various primary sources including correspondence, research materials, and handwritten documents that Christensen gleaned from throughout his papers (circa 1920s to the 1970s) to write his memoirs. No attempt has been made to cross reference where these materials were extracted.

Dates: Other: circa 1978-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen autobiographical materials

Harold T. Christensen ephemera and artifacts, circa 1920-1970s

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 2 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Contains the papers, both professional and personal, of nationally noted family sociologist Harold T. Christensen. The materials contained in this collection document nearly every dimension of his personal life (1909-ca. 1980s) and professional life (1935-ca. 1990s, bulk 1947-1975).

Dates: Other: circa 1920-1970s
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen genealogical, family, personal, and church related materials

Harold T. Christensen family correspondence, 1935-1972

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 2 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Contains the papers, both professional and personal, of nationally noted family sociologist Harold T. Christensen. The materials contained in this collection document nearly every dimension of his personal life (1909-ca. 1980s) and professional life (1935-ca. 1990s, bulk 1947-1975).

Dates: Other: 1935-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen genealogical, family, personal, and church related materials

Harold T. Christensen files relating to teaching at Purdue University, 1947-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1529 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note From the Series:

Includes outgoing and incoming correspondence while at the Department of Sociology, later the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University (Lafayette, IN), 1947-1975.

Dates: Other: 1947-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1529, Harold T. Christensen papers / Harold T. Christensen general and professional correspondence, research, and academic materials from Purdue University

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Type
Archival Object 79
Collection 1
 
Subject
Letters 64
Outlines 46
Articles 43
Cross-cultural studies -- Utah -- Provo -- History -- Chronology 40
Drafts (Documents) 40
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Family 40
Home and Family 40
Marriage 40
Research -- Data processing 40
Social Life and Customs 40
Sociology 40
Autobiographies 9
Biographies 8
Diaries 8
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 8
Photographs 7
Slides (Photography) 7
Interviews 4
Account books 3
Awards 1
Personnel records 1
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