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Sexuality

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Affirmation: the Gay and Lesbian Mormons records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1867
Abstract Affirmation: the Gay and Lesbian Mormons records contains correspondence, conference materials, flyers, programs, brochures, newsletters, and news clippings, most dealing with the Affirmation organization. Affirmation is a non-profit organization formed in 1977 and serves members of the LDS Church by holding conferences, workshops, programs, and publishing newsletters all over the United States. Other organizations represented in the records include the Gamofites (Gay Mormon Fathers) and the...
Dates: 1977-2010

Algie Ballif Forum records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0545
Abstract The Algie Ballif Forum records (1976-1990) contain documents regarding this women's group (founded 1977, originally called the Alice Louise Reynolds Women's Forum), the main objective of which was to educate the community and discuss women's issues. Included are brief biographies of members, transcripts of speeches given at monthly meetings, news clippings about forum events, a history about the origins of the forum, a calendar of events, and brochures and correspondence concerning women in the...
Dates: 1976-1990

Helen B. Andelin papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0551
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...
Dates: 1932-2007

Stephen Lythgoe Bradford papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1982
Abstract The Stephen Lythgoe Bradford papers (1958-1982) are a collection of lesson plans, speeches, and notes from missionary meetings. Topics in these materials cover LDS Church doctrine of the Great Apostasy, Book of Mormon antiquity, and sexuality.
Dates: 1958-1982

Joanna Brooks papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2294
Abstract The Joanna Brooks papers (1995-1999) contain material related to Brooks's inquiry into how LDS women view feminism and their church membership.
Dates: 1995-1999

Ruth May Fox papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0443
Abstract The Ruth May Fox papers (1972-1973) consist of photocopies of Fox's diary and autobiography, supplemented with corrections and explanations by her son, Feramorz Y. Fox. Ruth May Fox (b. 1853) was a Utah LDS housewife and women's suffrage activist.
Dates: 1972-1973

Gary Horlacher papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2549
Abstract The Gary Horlacher papers (2002-2010) contain research regarding homosexuality among religious LDS Church members.
Dates: 2002-2010

Betty M. Madsen papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1649
Abstract The Betty M. Madsen papers (1938-1997) contains journals, professional correspondence, unpublished manuscripts on linguistics and 19th-century women, and news clippings on women's issues in the 1970s and 1980s. Betty M. Madsen was a graduate of the University of Utah with degrees in French and linguistics. She was the co-author of several publications with her husband, Brigham D. Madsen and served as thesis editor at the University of Utah in the 1970s.
Dates: 1938-1997

Alice Lovina Manning papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2102
Abstract The Alice Lovina Manning papers (1883-1949) contain a paper written by Manning on women's rights in Utah, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a family history, report cards, and a biography. Manning (1877-1944), originally from Iowa came to Utah in 1897, she graduated from the University of Utah and was a teacher for several years. Eventually Manning became a legal secretary and she would go on to attain her law degree. Manning was honored as the fourth woman to be admitted into the Utah bar.
Dates: 1883-1949

Network magazine records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0537
Abstract The Network magazine records (1978-1989) consists of business records and other documents pertaining to the creation and operation of this Salt Lake City publication. Among the records are budget materials, publishing contracts, advertising plans, subscription and distribution records, sales records and seminar notes, correspondence, writer's guidelines, salary and personnel files, and information about various women's groups. Also present are issues of the magazine from 1978 to 1989.
Dates: 1978-1989