Virginia Sorensen correspondence with Wanda Snow Peterson
Scope and Contents note
Contains 38 pieces of correspondence written to Wanda Snow Peterson.
Dates
- approximately 1930-1937
Creator
- Sorensen, Virginia, 1912-1991 (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 Virginia Sorensen correspondence with Wanda Snow Peterson must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Virginia Sorensen (1912-1991) was a renowned author.
Virginia Sorensen was born Virginia Eggertsen in Provo, Utah, in 1912. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1934, and she also studied at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and at Stanford University. She married Frederick Sorensen, but the marriage ended in divorce. She later married the English writer Alec Waugh and lived with him in Morocco from 1967 to 1980, when she returned to the United States. Sorensen is best know for her works of historical fiction that centered on individuals in small-town Mormon society, including her most recognizable work, A Little Lower than the Angels (1942). She was also renowned as a children's author. Sorensen was twice awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support her literary research, and received other literary awards. Virginia Sorensen died on 24 December 1991.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains 38 pieces of correspondence written to Wanda Snow Peterson.
Arrangement note
Correspondence sorted chronologically.
Other Finding Aids note
Folder-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2645.xml
Custodial History note
Donated to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections by Lisa Tait, LaRene Despain, and Susan Howe in June, 2003.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Lisa Tait, LaRene Despain, and Susan Howe; June 2003.
Appraisal note
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Taylor M. Dix; October 2003.
- Title
- Register of Virginia Sorensen correspondence with Wanda Snow Peterson
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Taylor M. Dix
- Date
- October 2003
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States