Stark, Helen Candland, 1901-1994

Anna Elizabeth Stark was born about 1898 in Mammoth, Juab, Utah, to Moroni Pederson Stark and Sarah Christinia Hanson.

From the guide to the Oral history interview with Anna Elizabeth Stark, 1982, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Mormon author and environmentalist.

From the description of Oral history, 1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553377

Helen Stark was a teacher, mother, activist, poet, and essayist.

From the description of Helen Stark postcards, circa 1920s-1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367952372

Mormon educator and author.

From the description of Interview, 1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80115140

Helen Candland Stark was born 18 September 1901. She was married to Henry Moroni Stark 28 March 1936. Helen Stark was an acclaimed poet and died in 1994.

From the guide to the Helen Candland Stark collection, circa 1900-1988, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Helen Candland Stark and her husband helped establish a branch of the LDS church in Delaware. She was a very active church memeber and participated in many activites.

Helen Candland Stark was the oldest of nine children. Her family lived in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, until they moved to Provo, Utah, when she was in the second grade. While growing up, Helen had to spend much of her free time helping at home because her mother was frequently ill. Her mother died of encephalitis in Bingham Canyon in 1931, which devastated the family. Helen attended Brigham Young University and was in the first graduating class of T. Earl Pardoe. She earned her Master’s degree in English and the family lived off her earnings from teaching. Helen taught school until she married Henry Stark when she was 35-years-old. They were married in the Washington, D.C. temple, and adopted three children. The Starks settled in Delaware where they helped establish a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Helen participated in Church activities by teaching literary lessons in Relief Society, writing a monthly newsletter, and writing a history of the LDS Church in Delaware. Years later, when Helen discovered that she had a congenital heart defect, the Starks moved to Salem, Utah. In Salem, Helen was involved in working on a Historical Arts project.

From the guide to the Helen Candland Stark collection, 1918-1990, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)