Bruce A. Van Orden collection of life histories
Scope and Contents
Contains copies of life histories written by international members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and collected in 1995 by Van Orden during his work as a professor of religion at Brigham Young University. The histories contain accounts and information about conversion, emigration from other countries to Utah, and polygamy. Materials collected in 1995.
Dates
- Other: 1995
Creator
- Van Orden, Bruce A. (collector, 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 Bruce A. Van Orden collection of life histories must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Bruce A. Van Orden (born 1946) is a Mormon author, historian, and professor emeritus of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University.
Bruce Arthur Van Orden was born in 1946. He earned a PhD in American, Mormon, and modern European history at Brigham Young University and went on to teach Church history and doctrine there from approximately the 1980s to the 2000s. In 1986 he was the bishop of the Lindon Utah 6th Ward. He is the author of several books about religous history and Latter-day Saint theology. These include "Building Zion: The Latter-Day Saints in Europe", "Prisoner for Conscience' Sake: The Life of George Reynolds". He also authored many articles in related journals, chapters in books, and magazine articles published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Van Orden currently resides in Springville, Utah.
Extent
2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated in August 1995 by Bruce A. Van Orden, who collected life histories and stories about international members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from his students.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Bruce A. Van Orden; August 1995.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection development policy 1.V, November 2014).
General
box 602
Processing Information
Processed; Zoë Brimhall, student manuscript processor, and Ryan K. Lee, curator; 2014.
- Title
- Register of Bruce A. Van Orden collection of life histories
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zoë Brimhall
- Date
- 2014 February 24
- 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