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Adam S. Bennion papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1

Scope and Contents

Speeches, meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to Bennion's personal, educational, business, and religious activities. The largest amount of the materials relate to his speeches. The bulk of correspondence is between other apostles and general authorities of the Mormon Church.

Dates

  • 1909-1958

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 publish material from Papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Utah educator, speaker, businessman, and apostle in the Mormon Church. Bennion taught at the University of Utah and Brigham Young University and worked for the Utah Power & Light Company.

Extent

44 boxes (22 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

Finding guide available in repository.

Other Finding Aids

Collection-level inventory online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1.xml

Appraisal

Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).

Processing Information

Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor; 2013.

Title
Register of Adam S. Bennion papers
Status
Under Revision
Author
Garrett Schroath
Date
2011 March 16
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

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