Diaries and histories, 1906-1963.

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Diaries and histories, 1906-1963.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122552838

This collection consists of three notebooks. They contain Mrs. Larsen's diaries, histories of her ancestors, some of her activities as the wife of a prominent professor at Brigham Young University, and her personal observations on life. The entries for her later life are short and sketchy. The account of her early life in Fairview is more detailed. The journals usually summarize some of her activities for the specified year.

3 notebooks.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Larsen, Martha Geneva Day, 1885-

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Mrs. Larsen was the wife of B.F. Larsen, an art professor at Brigham Young University, and a Mormon housewife. Martha was born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah and was raised in Fairview, Utah. She spent most of her adult life in Provo, Utah. From the description of Diaries and histories, 1906-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552838 From the guide to the Martha Geneva Day Larsen diaries and histories, 1906-1963, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Larsen, B. F. (Bent Franklin), 1882-1970

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Bent Franklin Larsen was born in Monroe, Utah, on May 10, 1882. He graduated from Snow Academy and then received a B.A. degree from BYU in 1912. He was a professor and chairman of the Art department at BYU. He served for fifty years at BYU until he was given Professor Emeritus status. He was a recipient of the David O. McKay Humanities Award and the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teachers Award. He also had an art exhibit displayed in Soloam at the Louvre in Paris, France. From the des...

Day family

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Brigham Young University.

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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...