Russel Brown Swensen (1902-1987) was a religious educator and historian in Utah. Hewas born 14 September 1902 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Swen Larsen Swensen and Susan Elizabeth Brown Swensen. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1922 to 1925. Swensen taught seminary for the Church in Mesa, Arizona, and later taught religion at Brigham Young University. He married Beulah Rosalia Strickler 1 June 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Russel Brown Swensen died 3 July 1987 in Provo Utah.
Dale C. LeCheminant (b. 1927) is a religious educator and historian in Utah.
From the guide to the Oral history interview with Russel B. Swensen, 1976 June 24, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)