James Bassett Jacobson papers
Scope and Contents
Contains papers covering Jacobson's youth, military experience, college education, careers with Prudential Insurance Company of America and Cal Fed, Inc., service on numerous boards of directors, travel, family life, church service, and personal reflections. Some of the papers are an edited transcript of an oral history interview that was recorded onto tape cassettes.
Dates
- approximately 1922-2003
Creator
- Jacobson, James Bassett, 1922- (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 publish material from James Bassett Jacobson papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
James Bassett Jacobson (born 1922) is an insurance industry executive in California.
Born in 1922, James Jacobson grew up in Los Angeles, California. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and, upon returning, earned his MBA and began a thirty-five year career with The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Serving in various regional and national executive positions, Jacobson retired in 1983 and continued his business career as a private consultant, president and CEO of a large insurance company, chairman of the board of directors of Bonneville International, and as a member of two dozen other corporate boards. Jacobson also actively served in various positions within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was active in local civic and cultural groups. He and his wife Janice, who passed away in 2001, had three children. He later married Lesley Evans in 2004.
Extent
21 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Materials left in original order.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2640.xml
Custodial History
Items donated by James Jacobson, creator, to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections in 2002.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; James B. Jacobson; 2003.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Illustrates life as a Mormon in the United States Army during World War II, and life as a successful businessman after that.
- Audiotapes
- Autobiographies
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History--20th century
- Insurance companies, American -- History
- Jacobson, James Bassett, 1922- -- Archives
- Jacobson, Janice
- Latter Day Saints -- California -- History
- Material Types
- Photographs
- Transcripts
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Title
- Register of James Bassett Jacobson papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 April 8
- 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.
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- Box: 19 (Mixed Materials)
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- Carton: 10 (Mixed Materials)
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- Box: 16 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 15 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States