Andrew Jenson papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; autobiography of Jenson's life from the time he lived in Denmark to his residence in Utah; drafts of writings for the newspaper column, "Jenson Travels," appearing in the Deseret News newspaper; travel notes; photographs; and memorabilia. Jenson's writings largely pertain to Mormon and Utah history. Dated 1850 to 1935.
Dates
- 1850-1935
Creator
- Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941 (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 Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Andrew Jenson was born as Anders Jensen on December 11, 1850 in Denmark. His parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was a young child, and moved the family to Utah in 1866. Jenson served missions to Denmark in 1873 and 1879. He later became Assistant Church Historian and was a publisher, historian, and lecturer. Jenson died November 18, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS325.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Articles
- Autobiographies
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- Danish Americans -- Utah -- History
- Drafts (Documents)
- Historians -- Utah -- History
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941
- Latter Day Saint authors -- History
- Letters
- Notes
- Pioneers
- Utah -- History
- Title
- Register of Andrew Jenson papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 November 7
- 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