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LDS Polygamy Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1959-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 1

Scope and Contents

Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the LDS Polygamy Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1959-1985.

Dates

  • 1959-1985

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Administrative History

The LDS Polygamy Oral History Project was conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies in 1976.

The LDS Polygamy Oral History Project was a project conducted by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, in which 247 people were interviewed about life in LDS polygamous homes around the turn of the twentieth century, documenting how families were set up, what relationships were like between members of the families, etc.

Extent

238 volumes

1273 folders

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged into two subseries by material type: 1. LDS Polygamy Oral History Project transcripts, 1959-1985. 2. LDS Polygamy Oral History Project case files, 1976-1985.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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