Helen B. Andelin papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 0551

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Helen B. Andelin papers (1932-2007) contain correspondence, news clippings, teacher application forms, newsletters, day planners, brochures, pamphlets, and a scrapbook.

Dates

1932-2007

Creator

Andelin, Helen B. (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.

Biographical Sketch

Helen Andelin was born in Mesa, Arizona. She majored in home economics at Brigham Young University (BYU), and later transferred to the University of Utah. She went on to marry her former classmate, Aubrey P. Andelin. The couple had eight children. Helen began sharing the secrets of her own happy marriage with small groups of women in Fresno, California, in the early 1960s. She expanded on the topic in 1963 when she began working with the adult education department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her first book, Fascinating Womanhood, was published in 1963 as a text for her classes. By the mid-1970s the book had become the basis for courses taught across the country designed to teach women how to be happier in marriage by winning a man's complete love and adoration. The Fascinating Womanhood Foundation was established to train women in the techniques of feminine enchantment. Aubrey Andelin died in 1999. Helen continues to be active in spreading the Fascinating Womanhood concepts.

Extent

9.25 Linear Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Helen B. Andelin papers (1932-2007) contain correspondence, news clippings, teacher application forms, newsletters, day planners, brochures, pamphlets, and a scrapbook. Helen began sharing the secrets of her own happy marriage with small groups of women in Fresno, California, in the early 1960s. Her first book, Fascinating Womanhood, was published in 1963 as a text for her classes. By the mid-1970s the book had become the basis for courses taught across the country designed to teach women how to be happier in marriage by winning a man's complete love and adoration. The Fascinating Womanhood Foundation was established to train women in the techniques of feminine enchantment.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Boxes 1-16 were donated by Helen Andelin in 2002.

Materials in box 17 were donated by Helen Andelin in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Materials in box 18 were donated by Helen Andelin in 2006.