Linda Hunter Adams papers
Scope and Contents
Contains works from the professional life of Linda Hunter Adams. Includes published Brigham Young University student journals and periodicals, and edited manuscripts and papers for the Journal of the American Viola Society. Also includes photographs. Dated 1941-2016.
Dates
- approximately 1941-2015
Creator
- Adams, Linda Hunter (1941-2016) (editor, 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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Linda Hunter Adams was born in 1941 in Logan, Utah to Milton R. Hunter and Ferne Gardner. She received her BA and MA from Brigham Young University. She married Charles P. Adams in 1969 and had two children, Jennifer and Nathaniel. She worked for 30 years at BYU as an associate professor, where she taught English and editing. While at BYU, she was also the director of the Humanities Publication Center and associate editor of BYU Studies. She was also an editor for Pioneer Magazine, and worked on the Journal of the American Viola Society and the Joseph Smith Papers. She is known for the influence she had on thousands of students and the service she gave in her church and to others. She died on July 17, 2016, near Brighton, Utah.
Extent
2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
4 oversize folders (0.4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated to L. Tom Perry Special Collections by Linda Hunter Adams in 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Linda Hunter Adams; 2018.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.V, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Brynne Karlinsey, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2019.
- Title
- Register of Linda Hunter Adams Papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Brynne Karlinsey
- Date
- 2019 March 28
- 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