Jenson, Janet
Dates
- Existence: 1937 - 2018
Biographical History
Janet Jenson (1937-2018) was a librarian and cataloger at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Janet Jenson was born April 10, 1937 in Athens, Georgia to Ralph William and Helen Harris Jenson, the first of their four children. She attended Brigham Young University, receiving a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in history and religion. She then worked at at the Church Historian's Office, taking some time off to complete a Master's of Library Science at Columbia University. After leaving church employment, she served in the Peace Corps and as a librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University while living in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Janet Jensen died in Spanish Fork, Utah on March 11, 2018.
Citation:
Phone conversation with author, 20 May 2011 (Janet Jenson, b. April 10, 1937 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia; B.A. in English and M.A. in history and philosophy of religion, Brigham Young University; M.L.S. Columbia University; Librarian and cataloger at Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Librarian and cataloger at Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University; Peace Corps Volunteer; currently resides in Spanish Fork, Utah)Deseret News, June 24, 2003: Helen Harris Jenson obituary (lives in Spanish Fork)
Janet Jenson collection (MSS 7989) (born in Georgia to Ralph William and Helen Harris Jenson; first of four children)
Ancestry.com, Apr. 5, 2013 (Helen Harris Jenson, b. 1915; born around 1937 to Ralph William and Helen Harris)
BYU studies, Winter 1973 (previously worked for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Historical Department; served in Peace Corps; received BA and MA degrees from Brigham Young University; MS degree from Columbia University, 1966)
Daily Herald, via WWW, March 14, 2018 (Janet Jenson, 80, of Spanish Fork, passed away on March 11, 2018)
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Janet Jenson biography of Franklin Stewart Harris, approximately 1980-2002
Includes material and audiocassettes collected by Janet Jenson, concerning her grandfather Franklin S. Harris. Dated approximately 1980-2002.
Janet Jenson collection of Franklin Stewart Harris and family correspondence, 1939-1962
Materials include letters to and from the Harris family. Dated 1939-1962.
Janet Jenson collection of Franklin Stewart Harris newspaper clippings, 1946-1960
Materials include newspaper clippings regarding the achievements of Franklin S. Harris as well as his death. Dated 1946-1960.
Janet Jenson research notes for Harris biography, approximately 1980-2000
Materials include Janet Jenson's research notes for the Franklin S. Harris biography. Dated approximately 1980-2000.
Janet Jenson biographies
Contains two biographies, compiled by Jenson, about her parents, Ralph W. Jenson and Helen Harris Jenson. The volumes discuss their lives and heritage. Materials date from between 1984 and 2000.
Janet Jenson collection on Franklin Stewart Harris
Janet Jenson papers
Contains research, an interview, and reports on Jenson's research on the printing of the Book of Mormon and her work as a cataloger for Brigham Young University and the Church Historian's Office. Materials date from between 1965 and 2015.
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- Provo (Utah) 5
- Colleges and Universities 3
- Education 3
- Audiocassettes 2
- Biography 2
- Letters 2
- Articles 1
- Biographies 1
- Book of Mormon 1
- Certificates 1
- Church Government 1
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Home and Family 1
- Interviews 1
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Apologetic works 1
- Latter Day Saints -- Biography 1
- Manuscripts 1
- Newspapers 1
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- Reports 1
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