Kent Logan Walgren photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0725

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Kent Logan Walgren photograph collection consists of Walgren's materials concerning the relationship between Freemasonry and Mormonism, and Mormon historical architecture. Kent Logan Walgren (1947-2003) became immersed in a multi-year investigation of Freemasonry which resulted in a 2002 publication of a two volume work titled "Freemasonry, Anti-Masonry and Illuminism in the United States, 1734-1850: A Bibliography."

Many of the images in this collection are in predetermined sets from Walgren’s research or based on his completed work, they often have markings or numbers Walgren assigned to them. Some of the sets were incomplete on donation.

Dates

1920-1980

Creator

Walgren, Kent Logan (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 / Historical

Kent Logan Walgren (1947-2003) was born on 17 February 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Salt Lake City's Skyline High School in 1965 and earned a B.A. degree from Brigham Young University in 1971 and a J.D. degree from the University of Utah in 1974. Subsequent to practicing law in Heber City during the mid-1970's, Kent served as an administrative law judge for the Utah Department of Commerce and the Utah Public Service Commission for twelve years (1978-1989). From 1989 until 1998 he was an assistant attorney general for the Utah State Committee of Consumer Services. While Kent was involved in these judicial activities, he became immersed in a multi-year investigation of Freemasonry which resulted in a 2002 publication of a two volume work titled "Freemasonry, Anti-Masonry and Illuminism in the United States, 1734-1850: A Bibliography." His interest in the relationship between Freemasonry and Mormonism can be seen in a 1982 article which the Illinois Historical Society deemed as the best written and researched contribution to Illinois history published in that year. An avid bibliophile, Kent owned and operated two used and rare bookstores in Salt Lake City prior to his retirement in 2002. He died of a heart attack in Paris, France, on 2 June 2003.