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Mark L. Grover oral history interviews with Latter-day Saints in Brazil

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6799

Scope and Contents note

Thirty-five (35) oral histories relating to Mormon church history in Brazil. Each manuscript is entitled, Mormonism in Brazil oral history project. Interviews conducted almost entirely by Mark L. Grover, with a few from 1975 conducted by Frederick Granger Williams. Interviewees include early Brazilian members of the Mormon church as well as Mormon missionaries who served in Brazil. Interviewees as follows: Helvecio and Ruda Tourinho de Assis Martins, 1982, Carlos Alberto Siqueira Amorim, 1978; Humberto A. and Maria da Gloria L. Silveira, 1982; Saul Messias de Oliveira, 1984; Milton Soares, Jr, 1982; Abelardo Camara Maceio, 1982; Maria de Lourdes Pavan, 1982; Orlando Albuquerque, 1982; Thomas Tkotz, 1982; Marvin Rytting, 1981; John Hales Hawkins, 1982; Wilson Sanchez Neto, 1982; Hudson Carrano, 1982; Aldo Franciscone, 1982; Walter Guedes de Queiroz, 1982; Osiris Grobel Cabral, 1982; Harry John Maxwell, 1982; Jim Hicks, 1981; Jose Benjamin Puerta, 1982; Leonel de Sa Maia, 1982; Harry Eduardo Klein, 1982; Flavia Garcia Erbolato, 1982; Helio de Rocha Camargo, 1975; Cecilia Menegucci, Miriam Pizirani and Nilda Sule, 1982; Jose Lombardi, 1975; Alfredo Lima Vaz, 1982; Gelson Pizirani, 1982; Nivio Alcover, 1982; Reinhold Kraft, 1982; Iraja Bandeira Soares, 1982; Orlanda Vargas, 1982; Dennis Bernards, 1981; Horacio Sato, 1982; Jose Wagner de Souza, 1982; Jair de Oliveira, 1982.

Dates

  • 1975-1984

Creator

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 the Mark L. Grover oral history interviews with Latter-day Saints in Brazil must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Mark L. Grover was born in 1947. He was a senior librarian at the BYU Harold B. Lee Library. He has largely contributed to the Latin American Bibliography.

Extent

2 cartons (2 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Thirty-five oral histories conducted by Mark L. Grover, each relating to LDS church history in Brazil, 1975-1984.

Custodial History note

Donated by Mark L. Grover in 1986.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated; Mark L. Grover; 1986.

Appraisal note

LDS cultural, social, and religious history (Collection development policy for 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).

Related Archival Materials note

MSS 6282 Mark Grover collection of interviews in Portugal.

Processing Information note

Processed; Karen Glenn; 16 April 2009.

Title
Register of Mark L. Grover oral history interviews with Latter-day Saints in Brazil
Status
Completed
Author
Karen Glenn, student processor and John Murphy, curator
Date
2009
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:
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