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Mormon women's voices oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2778

Scope and Contents

The Mormon Women’s Voice oral history project contains interviews with 84 women about their experiences with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and how it has affected their lives. Topics covered include origins of religious activity and current religiosity, church callings, family life, community, social and feminist issues in the church, as well as education, relationships and professional lives. The women interviewed live across the United States and Canada, but the majority reside in Utah, Maryland and Virginia.

Dates

  • 2005-2013

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.

Historical Note

The Mormon Women’s Voice oral history project contains interviews with 82 women across the United States and two from Canada. The interviews were conducted from 2005 to 2013 by Anne Castleton, Kathleen Flake, Carol Lee Hawkins, Carol H. Jones, Alicia Kimball, Gregory A. Prince and Chirelle Weaver.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Mormon women's voices oral history project (2005-2013) contains interviews with 84 women about their experiences with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and how it has affected their lives. Topics covered include origins of religious activity and current religiosity, church callings, family life, community, social and feminist issues in the church, as well as education, relationships and professional lives. The women interviewed live across the United States and Canada, but the majority reside in Utah, Maryland and Virginia.

Arrangement

Interviews are arranged alphabetically by last name.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Gregory A. Prince in 2014

Related Materials

Processing Information

Title
Inventory of the Mormon women's voices oral history project
Author
Finding aid created by Julia Huddleston.
Date
2014 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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