Manuscript Collection Descriptions

Helen Campbell Monson autobiography and poetry

Dates: 1950-1975

Typewritten autobiography (3 leaves) and thirteen printed poems. Three of the poems have been set to music.

Extent: 14 items
Creator: Monson, Helen Campbell, 1914
Call Number: MSS SC 1088
Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Access Restrictions: Open for public research.

Languages and Scripts: Materials are in English.
Conditions of Use: It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Helen Campbell Monson autobiography and poetry must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Preferred Citation: Initial citation: MSS SC 1088; Helen Campbell Monson autobiography and poetry; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS SC 1088, LTPSC.
Custodial History: Donated by Helen Campbell Monson in 1978.
Acquisition Information: Donated; Helen Campbell Monson; 1978.
Subject Terms: Material Types; Mormon women--Colorado--Denver--Biography.; Publications; Women poets, American--Colorado--Denver--Biography.
Genre / Form: Autobiographies--Mormon authors

Appraisal Information: LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.V, 2007).
Finding Aid ID Number: UPB_MSSSC1088
Finding Aid Title: Monson (Helen Campbell) autobiography
Finding Aid Author: Finding aid prepared by Patsy Shin Hernandez
Finding Aid Creator: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-10-04T16:38-0600
Finding Aid Language: English

Biographical Info:: Biographical History

Poetess, nurse, active member of the Mormon Church, and mother of eleven children. She married Kenneth Lawrence Monson 24 June 1938 and has been residing in Denver, Colorado, since 1942.

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John Murphy
Curator - 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts
john_m_murphy@byu.edu