Aage B. Giessing collection of Walker Monuments booklets
Scope and Contents note
Collection contains booklets of headstone designs. Many of them cater towards the Mormon population because they use Mormon temples and phrases like "Together Forever" and many others. Dated 1994-2012.
Dates
- 1994-2012
Creator
- Giessing, Aage B. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Aage B. Giessing Walker Monument booklets must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Aage Giessing (born 1945) is a businessman in Utah.
Aage Giessing was born in 1945 in Sweden. His family immigrated to the United States in 1948. He is the current owner of Walker Monuments, a company that was started in 1904. They create designs for headstones, especially ones that cater towards the Mormon population.
Extent
3 folders (0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains booklets with headstone designs many of which cater towards those of the Mormon faith.
Arrangement
Files left in their original order.
Custodial History note
These are older booklets that have since been replaced with updated versions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Aage Giessing; 2007.
Appraisal note
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.)
This belongs in the 20th-21st Century Western and Mormon Americana because it represents a unique aspect of the LDS culture in the Western United States.
Processing Information note
Processed; Whitney Parry, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2009. Addition processed; Kelsey Samuelsen, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2012.
- Title
- Register of Aage B. Giessing Walker Monuments booklets
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Whitney Parry, student assistant
- Date
- 2009
- 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