Susan Zeller autobiography

Item — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 9453

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains the typed autobiography of Susan M. Zeller regarding her life, family and her personal conversion story, dated November 14, 2012. Includes envelope.

Dates

2012 November 14

Creator

Zeller, Susan M. (author, 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 use material from this collection must be obtained from the Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Susan M. Zeller is a first generation convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and composer of Latter-day Saint choral music. She was raised in the Congregational Church in Norwalk, Connecticut. Susan was introduced to the Church through Owen Hamilton of South Royalton, Vermont, in August 1974; she was baptized at the Joseph Smith Memorial Chapel in Rutland, Vermont, on November 17, 1974. She met her future husband, Alfred Zeller (also a first-generation convert, from Vienna, Austria), in the Rutland branch. They were married in 1975 and raised four children. After the death of her husband, she served an LDS mission in Nauvoo, Illinois, from January 2011-July 2012.

Extent

3 sheets ; 28 x 22 cm

1 envelope ; 10 x 24 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Autobiography was written by Susan M. Zeller in November 2012 and sent to the missionaries of the Springville [Utah] ward by email. A copy of the email was sent to the Harold B. Lee Library, postmarked July 31, 2020. The accession process was completed in October 2020.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Susan M. Zeller; July 2020.

Appraisal

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.B.5.a, 2020).

Processing Information

Processed; Amanda Crandall; February 2024.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Susan Zeller autobiography
Status: In Progress
Author: Amanda Crandall
Date: 2024 February 27
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.