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  • Overview of the Collection
  • Access
  • Administrative Information
  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Content
  • Related Materials in the Huntington Library
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms
  • Indexing: Subjects

  • Overview of the Collection

    Title: Kimball Young Papers
    Dates (inclusive): 1935-1940
    Collection Number: mssHM 63728-63794
    Creator: Young, Kimball, 1893-1972.
    Extent: 67 items in 2 boxes
    Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department
    1151 Oxford Road
    San Marino, California 91108
    Phone: (626) 405-2129
    Email: reference@huntington.org
    URL: http://www.huntington.org
    Abstract: This collection consists of typescripts of interviews and diaries collected by sociology professor Kimball Young (1893-1972) in regard to his research into the Mormon practice of polygamy.
    Language: English.

    Access

    Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

    Administrative Information

    Publication Rights

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Kimball Young Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Provenance

    Gift of Kimball Young on June 30, 1952.

    Biographical Note

    Kimball Young (1893-1972) was born in Provo, Utah, on October 26, 1893. He received his A.B. degree from Brigham Young University, his M.A. at the University of Chicago, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Young studied sociology and taught at the University of Oregon; the University of Wisconsin; Queens College, New York, N.Y.; and at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

    Bibliography

    Harold B. Lee Library. Dept. of Archives and Manuscripts. Kimball Young's research notes for Isn't one wife enough? (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1989). Manuscript Reference Z6616.Y69 H37 1989

    Scope and Content

    This collection consists of typescripts of interviews and diaries collected by Kimball Young (1893-1972) in regard to his research into the Mormon practice of polygamy. The information he gathered was to be used for his book, Isn't one wife enough? (New York : Holt and Co., 1954). During his interviews and research, Young also gained information about Mormons in Mexico, overland journeys to the Pacific, frontier life in Utah, the United Order, and persecution of Mormons. Assisting Young in his research were J.E. Hulett and Fay Ollerton, who conducted some of the interviews and collected notes on polygamy for him.

    Related Materials in the Huntington Library

    Arrangement

    This collection is contained in two boxes and is arranged alphabetically by interviewee or source.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

    Subjects

    Young, Kimball, 1893-1972.
    Hulett, J. E.
    Ollerton, Fay.
    Frontier and pioneer life -- Utah -- History -- Sources.
    Mormon Church -- Doctrines -- Marriage, plural.
    Mormon Church -- United Order.
    Mormons -- Mexico -- History.
    Mormons -- Persecutions.
    Overland journeys to the Pacific.
    Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Mormon Church.
    Polygamy -- United States -- History -- Sources.
    Utah -- Social life and customs.
    Utah -- Description and travel.

    Forms/Genres

    Typescripts -- United States -- 20th century.
    Diaries -- Utah -- 19th century.
    Interviews -- United States -- 20th century.

    Indexing: Subjects

    Frontier and pioneer life-Utah-History - Sources
    • n.d. George Washington Brimhall, b. 1814, typescript, Selections from 'A True History'. HM 63736.
    • n.d. Mary Ann Hafen, b. 1854, typescript, Grandmother Hafen's Life Story. HM 63752.
    • n.d. Martha Spence Heywood, typescript, Journal of Martha Spence Heywood Recorded during the years 1850 to 1856. HM 63756.
    • 1935, Oct. 25. Ida Walser Skousen, typescript of interview by Fay Ollerton. HM 63780.
    Mormon Church - Doctrines -Marriage, plural
    • 1940, Jan. Lucy Walker Kimball, typescript of autobiography. HM 63766.
    • 1938, June 7. Loraine Farrell Ralph, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63772.
    • 1937, Apr. 8. Emily Eyring Snow, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63784.
    Mormon Church-United Order
    • 1935, Feb. 15-Mar. 15. Laura Fackrell Chamberlain and Mary Woolley Chamberlain, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63742.
    Mormons - Mexico
    • 1939, Mar. 2. Orson P. Brown, typescript of interview by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63737.
    • 1939, Feb. 14-28. Anson Bowen Call; Theresa Thompson Call; and Velan Call, typescript of interviews by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63740.
    • 1935, Oct. 25. Ida Walser Skousen, typescript of interview by Fay Ollerton. HM 63780.
    • 1939, Feb. 24. Daniel Skouson, typescript of interview by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63781.
    • 1935. Mary Jane Redd Spillsbury, 1850-1945, and Josephine Spillsbury Vance, typescripts of interviews by Fay Ollerton. HM 63785.
    Mormons - Persecutions
    • 1940, Jan. Lucy Walker Kimball, typescript of autobiography. HM 63766.
    Overland journeys to the Pacific-History - Sources
    • n.d. Mary Ann Hafen, b. 1854, typescript, Grandmother Hafen 's Life Story. HM 63752.
    • n.d. Ann Prior Jarvis, typescript, Autobiography. HM 63761.
    Polygamy - Religious aspects -Mormon Church
    • 1937-1938. Barbara Smith Amussen and Dr. Heber J. Amussen, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63728.
    • 1937, Feb. 13-Apr. 9. Andre P. Anderson and Esther Anderson Huntsman, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63729.
    • 1937, Mar. 9. Emma Farrell Barber, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63731.
    • 1937-1938. Isabel MacFarland Bingham, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63734.
    • 1937, May 1-2. Ada Bott and Cecelia Bott, typescripts of interviews by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63735.
    • 1939, Mar. 2. Orson P. Brown, typescript of interview by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63737.
    • 1939-1937. [Alta May Budge]; Annie Budge; and Dr. David C. Budge, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63738.
    • 1939, Feb. 14-28. Anson Bowen Call; Theresa Thompson Call; and Velan Call, typescript of interviews by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63740.
    • 1937, Apr. 15. Elsie Chamberlain Carroll, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63741.
    • 1935, Feb. 15-Mar. 15. Laura Fackrell Chamberlain and Mary Woolley Chamberlain, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63742.
    • 1937, Feb. 11-18. Frank D. Daines, typescript of interview by J. E, Hulett. HM 63743
    • . 1937-1938, George S. Daines; Lydia Daines; and Robert H. Daines, typescripts of interviews, by J. E. Hulett. HM 63744.
    • 1937, Mar. 2-9. Rudgar Daines and William Moroni Daines, Jr., typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63745.
    • 1938, June 14. Mae Bingham Douglas, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63748.
    • 1937, Apr. 16. Carl F. Eyring, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63749.
    • 1937-1938. Mary Elizabeth Croshaw Farrell, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63751. 1937, Feb. 10. Jannett Wright Humphreys, transcript of interview. HM 63759.
    • n.d. Oliver Boardman Huntington, typescript, Diary of Oliver B. Huntington, 1847-1900, Part II. HM 63760.
    • 1937, Apr. 12-13. Ida Stewart Paey, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63771.
    • 1937, Mar. 23. Rose Budge Shepard, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63777.
    • 1937, Feb. 7-12. Charles M. Shumway; Sarah Jardine Shumway; and Will P. Shumway, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63778.
    • 1937-1938. L. Oliver Skanchy and Sigrid H. Skanchy, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63779.
    • 1935. Mary Jane Redd Spillsbury, 1850-1945, and Josephine Spillsbury Vance, typescripts of interviews by Fay Ollerton. HM 63785.
    • n.d. George W. Terry, typescript, Diary of George W. Terry, Part I 1881-86, Part 21887-90. HM 63788.
    • 1937-1938. Margaret Smith Watson, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63791.
    • 1937, Feb. 14. George Albert Wilcox, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63793.
    • 1937-1938. Conover Wright and Edward M. Wright, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63794.
    Polygamy -United States -History - Sources
    • 1937-1938. Barbara Smith Amussen and Dr. Heber J. Amussen, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63728.
    • 1937, Feb. 13-Apr. 9. Andre P. Anderson and Esther Anderson Huntsman, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63729.
    • 1937, Mar. 9. Emma Farrell Barber, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63731.
    • 1937-1938. Isabel Macfarland Bingham, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63734.
    • 1937, May 1-2. Ada Bott and Cecelia Bott, typescripts of interviews by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63735.
    • 1939, Mar. 2. Orson P. Brown, typescript of interview by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63737.
    • 1939-1937. [Alta May Budge]; Annie Budge; and Dr. David C. Budge, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63738.
    • 1939, Feb. 14-28. Anson Bowen Call; Theresa Thompson Call; and Velan Call, typescript of interviews by Kimball Young, 1893-1972. HM 63740.
    • 1937, Apr. 15. Elsie Chamberlain Carroll, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63741.
    • 1935, Feb. 15-Mar. 15. Laura Fackrell Chamberlain and Mary Woolley Chamberlain, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63742.
    • 1937, Feb. 11-18. Frank D. Daines, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63743.
    • 1937-1938, George S. Daines; Lydia Daines; and Robert H. Daines, typescripts of interviews, by J. E. Hulett. HM 63744.
    • 1937, Mar. 2-9. Rudgar Daines and William Moroni Daines, Jr., typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63745.
    • 1938, June 14. Mae Bingham Douglas, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63748.
    • 1937, Apr. 16. Carl F. Eyring, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63749.
    • 1937-1938. Mary Elizabeth Croshaw Farrell, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63751.
    • 1937, Feb. 10. Jannett Wright Humphreys, transcript of interview. HM 63759.
    • n.d. Oliver Boardman Huntington, typescript, Diary of Oliver B. Huntington, 1847-1900, Part II. HM 63760.
    • 1937, Apr. 12-13. Ida Stewart Paey, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63771.
    • 1937, Mar. 23. Rose Budge Shepard, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63777.
    • 1937, Feb. 7-12. Charles M. Shumway; Sarah Jardine Shumway; and Will P. Shumway, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63778.
    • 1937-1938. L. Oliver Skanchy and Sigrid H. Skanchy, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett HM 63779.
    • 1935. Mary Jane Redd Spillsbury, 1850-1945, and Josephine Spillsbury Vance, typescripts of interviews by Fay Ollerton. HM 63785.
    • n.d. George W. Terry, typescript, Diary of George W. Terry, Part I 1881-86, Part 21887-90. HM 63788.
    • 1937-1938. Margaret Smith Watson, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63791.
    • 1937, Feb. 14. George Albert Wilcox, typescript of interview by J. E. Hulett. HM 63793.
    • 1937-1938. Conover Wright and Edward M. Wright, typescripts of interviews by J. E. Hulett. HM 63794.
    Utah-Social life and customs - Sources
    • n.d. Martha Spence Heywood, typescript, Journal of Martha Spence Heywood Recorded during the years 1850 to 1856. HM 63756.
    Utah -Description and travel
    • n.d. George Washington Brimhall, b. 1814, typescript, Selections from '.A True History'. HM 63736.
    • 1935, Oct. Abraham Done, typescript of interview by Fay Ollerton. HM 63747.