Verna Roberts Jorgensen papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0595

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Jorgensen papers consists of correspondence, notes, records, and sermon manuscripts.

Dates

1930-1982

Creator

Jorgensen, Verna Roberts (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Historical Note

The Verna Roberts Jorgensen papers consist of documents mainly relating to sermons of the late Reverend Jacob Trapp of the First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City. Trapp was a well praised reverend featured in various papers for his writings and church participation.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Verna Roberts Jorgensen papers (1930-1982) contain documents collected by Jorgensen from the 1940s-1960s as the unofficial historian for the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City, Utah. Main components of the collection relate to the late Reverend Jacob Trapp.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged first, with correspondence and notes followed by records kept by Jorgensen regarding the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City. These documents are followed by the manuscripts of Reverend Trapp's sermon manuscripts in chronological order.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated by Lurille Miller in 1990.

Related Materials

See also the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City records (MS 0508) and the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City photograph collection (P0282) located in Special Collections.

Separated Materials

In Memorium: Honorable A. h. Ellett by J. Allam Crockett as well as Profiles of Historical Unitarian Universalists compiled by Carol Carol Stewart Gurshy were separated from the collection. Additionally, photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.