Glenn Laurentz Pearson papers
Scope and Contents
Contains journals, correspondence, speeches, and other writings by Pearson. The collection ranges from 1919-1999.
Dates
- 1918-1999
Creator
- Pearson, Glenn Laurentz (creator, 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 Glenn Laurentz Pearson personal papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Glenn Laurentz Pearson (1918-1999) was a Mormon religion professor in Utah.
Glenn Laurentz Pearson was born November 12, 1918 on a farm near Ririe, Idaho. After high school, he served in World War II in the European Theater. When the war was over, he served a Mormon mission in Minnesota. He returned to Utah, entered college, and married Ardith Hunsaker of Honeyville, Utah, March 25, 1943. They had three sons and two daughters. Pearson earned his bachelor's degree at Utah State University, and his Master's degree at Brigham Young University (BYU). Between 1955 to 1958 he was employed as director of the LDS Institute of Religion at the University of California, Los Angeles and Santa Monica City College. In June 1958, he returned to BYU as a member of the faculty until 1972. He was a prolific speaker and writer. He wrote and published ten books, edited two, and contributed chapters to two others. In addition to the manuals he wrote for the LDS Institute of Religion, he wrote lessons for the Mutual Improvement Association, Sunday School, and Family Home Evening manuals. He was also a poet who wrote several hundred poems. He died March 29, 1999.
Extent
32 boxes (16 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of Glenn Laurentz Pearson personal papers from 1919-1999. Included are diaries, correspondence, speeches, and other writings by Pearson.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2960.xml
Custodial History
Donated by Glenn L. Pearson in 1993.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Glenn L. Pearson; 1993.
Appraisal
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007) because Glenn Laurentz Pearson was a prominent figure in Mormon religious education in the west.
Processing Information
Processed; Katie Connors, student processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
- Title
- Register of Glenn Laurentz Pearson papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katie Connors, student processor; John Murphy, curator; 2008.
- Date
- 2008 August 25
- 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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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States