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Glenn M. Vernon papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1545

Scope and Contents

The Glenn M. Vernon papers (circa 1940-1989) contain research files, drafts, and other preparatory material for Vernon's scholarly writing and teaching, as well as documents providing information on his academic career. Materials included in the collection reflect Vernon's work researching, writing about, and teaching on the sociological aspects of death, religion, and symbolic interaction, with his main emphasis being on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates

  • circa 1940-1989

Creator

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

Glenn M. Vernon (born 1920) graduated from Brigham Young University in 1950 with a master's degree in sociology after completing a bachelor's degree there in 1947. He then went on to graduate from Washington State University in 1953 with a Ph.D. in sociology. Vernon was a professor at the University of Utah, as well as head of its sociology department, during the 1970s.

Extent

71 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Glenn M. Vernon papers (circa 1940-1989) contain research files, drafts, and other preparatory material for Vernon's scholarly writing and teaching, as well as documents providing information on his academic career. Vernon was a professor of sociology at the University of Utah during the 1970s.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Boxes 1-28 were donated in 1995. Boxes 29-136 were donated in 1996. Box 137 was donated in 2001.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0661).

Processing Information

Processed by Kristen Soderberg, Mark Jensen, and Liz Rogers from 1996-2002.

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Title
Inventory of the Glenn M. Vernon papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Kristen Soderberg.
Date
1995 (last modified: 2018 and 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 1996: Finding aid revised by Mark Jensen.
  • 2001: Finding aid revised by Elizabeth Rogers.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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