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Oral history interview with Russel B. Swensen

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6858

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Russel Brown Swensen conducted by Dale C. LeCheminant on June 24, 1976. Includes one draft transcript, one original transcript, and one cassette tape. Russel discusses at length his interactions with Mormon leaders, and in particular, John Widtsoe. 25 pages.

Dates

  • 1976 June 24

Creator

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 Oral history interview with Russel B. Swensen must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Russel Brown Swensen (1902-1987) was a religious educator and historian in Utah. He was born September 14, 1902 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Swen Larsen Swensen and Susan Elizabeth Brown Swensen. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1922 to 1925. Swensen taught seminary for the Church in Mesa, Arizona, and later taught religion at Brigham Young University. He married Beulah Rosalia Strickler on June 1, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Russel Brown Swensen died July 3, 1987 in Provo, Utah.

Biographical History

Dale C. LeCheminant (b. 1927) is a religious educator and historian in Utah.

Extent

1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Oral history interview with Russel Swensen conducted by Dale C. LeCheminant on 24 June 1976 in Provo, Utah.

Custodial History

Donated by Dale C. LeCheminant in 1993.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Dale C. LeCheminant; 1993.

Appraisal

LDS cultural, social and religious history (Collection development policy for 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).

Related Materials

See also the Russel B. Swensen collection (MSS 1842).

Processing Information

Processed; Elizabeth Ballif, student processor; May 8, 2009.

Title
Register of Oral history interview with Russel B. Swensen
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States