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Oscar A. Kirkham journal

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8237

Scope and Contents

One personal journal book that is hand-written by Oscar A. Kirkham, describing daily events and observations, such as a day with a cold or how children rise with the sun no matter how early it rises. The material is dated in 1909.

Dates

  • 1909

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 Oscar A. Kirkham journal must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Oscar A. Kirkham (1880-1958) was a member of the First Council of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Boy Scouts of America's U.S. national staff.

Oscar Ammon Kirkham was born on January 22, 1880 in Lehi, Utah Territory, to parents James and Martha Mercer Kirkham. Kirkham married Ida Josephine Murdock on May 25, 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and together had 6 children.

He graduated from Brigham Young Academy, and went on to teach at Ricks College (later, Brigham Young University, Idaho) in the music department. He was ordained to the Seventy in 1905, and served as a missionary in Germany. He was appointed as the traveling secretary of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was involved with bringing the Boy Scouts of America program to the Church, including serving as the Church's Deputy Commissioner and as the Salt Lake Council's first Scout Executive. Kirkham was sustained as one of the seven presidents of the Seventy on October 5, 1941. He was also a longtime executive secretary in the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of the Church. The Oscar A. Kirkham building at Brigham Young University - Idaho is named for him and hosts auditorium events such as speakers, theatrical plays, and also houses the ceramics and sculpture studios.

Oscar Kirkham died on March 10, 1958, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Extent

1 folder (0.2 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Journal was donated by Brigham Young University-Idaho in 2013.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Brigham Young University-Idaho; 2013.

Appraisal

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

General

box 602

Processing Information

Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor; and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014.

Title
Register of Oscar A. Kirkham journal
Status
Completed
Author
Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor
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

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