Vicky D Burgess Papers, 1971-2002

MSS COLL 321

Biographical Note:

Vicky D Burgess grew up on the family’s cattle ranch in Salina, Utah. She attended Utah State University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in political science and history in 1967 and a master of science degree in psychology in 1968. In 1975 Dr. Burgess was awarded a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Counseling Psychology. She has taught at various institutions including Lasell Junior College in Massachussetts, the Univeristy of Maryland’s European Division in Berlin, Germany, Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Weber State University, the College of Eastern Utah, Columbia College in Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake Community College. Dr. Burgess also served in the United States Army Reserve and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, providing psychological assistance for soldiers including those who served in Operation Desert Storm. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dr. Burgess examined the psychological aspects of early Mormon families for her dissertation, “Family Structure and Dynamics in Early Utah Mormon Families, 1847-1885.” In the course of researching diaries and journals for this project, Dr. Burgess became interested in the biographical subjects that would be the focus of her book, Sister Saints.

Provenance Note:

The material in this collection were donated to USU Special Collections in 2002 by Vicky D Burgess.

Scope & Content Note:

This collection consists of research material Dr. Burgess collected while researching her dissertation, Family Structure and Dynamics in Early Utah Mormon Families, 1847-1885, and her later book, Sister Saints. The first three boxes include subject files about various Mormon women which are arranged alphabetically by last name. Dr. Burgess initially intended to publish a two-volume book, but the project was scaled down to one volume for the publication of Sister Saints. Box four includes photocopied journal and magazine articles, as well as a few primary source documents. The last box contains correspondence with the publisher, conference material, interviews, research notes, and miscellaneous research materials.

Inventory:

Box 1: Research Files: Sister Saints Vol. 1

Fd 1: Emma Bachellor Lee (1836-1897)

Fd 2: Rachel Woolsey Lee (1825-?)

Fd 3: Amy Brown Lyman (1872-1959)

Fd 4: Dr. Romania Bunnell Pratt Penrose (1839-1932)

Fd 5: Louisa Barnes Pratt (1802-1880)

Fd 6: Alice Louise Reynolds (1873-1938)

Fd 7: Louisa Lula Greene Richards (1849-1944)

Fd 8: Jane Snyder Richards (1823-1913)

Fd 9: Aurelia Spencer Rogers (1834-1922)

Fd 10-11: Stena Scorup (1882-1950)

Fd 12: Patty Sessions

Fd 13: Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp (1847-1939)

Fd 14: Bathsheba Smith

Fd 15: Eliza Roxey Snow (1804-1887)

Fd 16: Fanny Stenhouse (1829-1904)

Fd 17: Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells (1828-1921)

Box 2: Research Files: Sister Saints Vol. 2

Fd 1: Sarah Elizabeth Nelson Anderson

Fd 2: Reva Beck Bosone (1895-1983)

Fd 3: Emma Lucy Gates Bowen (1880-1951)

Fd 4: Fawn Brodie (1915-1981)

Fd 5: Juanita Leone Leavitt Brooks (1898-1989)

Fd 6: Martha Jane Cannary (Calamity Jane) (1848-1903)

Fd 7: Martha Hughes Cannon

Fd 8: Marion Garland Davis Clegg

Fd 9: Ina Coolbrith (Josephine Donna Smith) (1841-1928)

Fd 10: Martha Cragun Cox (1852-1932)

Fd 11: Genevieve Raine (Pitt) Curtis (1879-1968)

Fd 12: Mary Rachel Smith Ellsworth (1876-1953)

Fd 13: Hilda Anderson Erickson (1859-1968)

Fd 14: Lorena Chipman Fletcher (1888-?)

Fd 15: Ruth May Fox (1853-1958)

Fd 16-17: Mary Ann Burnham Freeze (1845-1912)

Fd 18: Kate DeLong Heywood (1870-1955)

Fd 19: Martha Spence Heywood (1812-1873)

Fds 20-21: Jane Elizabeth Manning James (1847-1908)

Box 3: Research Files: Sister Saints Vol. 2 ctd.

Fd 1: Camilla Eyring Kimball

Fd 2: Vilate Murray Kimball (1806-1867)

Fd 3: Hannah Tapfield King (1809-1886)

Fd 4: Sarah Sturdevant Leavitt (1798-1878)

Fd 5: Ettie Lee

Fd 6: Belle Harris Nelson (1861-1938)

Fd 7: Emily Sophia Tanner Richards

Fd 8: Amanda Barnes Smith (1809-1886)

Fd 9: Emma Hale Smith (1804-1879)

Fd 10: Georgie Snow (1843-1887)

Fd 11: Marion Isabell Spafford (1895-?)

Fd 12: Myrtle Maiben Stewart (1883-?)

Fd 13: Mary Jane Mount Tanner (1837-1890)

Fd 14: Mercy Thompson

Fd 15: May Ward (1870-1938)

Fd 16: Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney (1800-1882)

Fd 17: Leah Dunford Widtsoe

Fd 18: Etta Bell Wilkins (1881-?)

Fd 19: Emily Hill Woodmansee (1836-1906)

Fd 20: Phoebe Carter Woodruff (1807-1885)

Fd 21: Zina Huntington Jacobs Smith Young (1821-1901)

Box 4: Photocopied Articles and Primary Source Material

Fd 1: “Mormonism the Same Yesterday, Today and Forever” – Bosworth (1903)

Fd 2: “A Close-up of Polygamy” – Juanita Brooks (1934)

Fd 3: Family Structure and Dynamics in Early Utah Mormon Families- 1847-1885- by Vicky Burgess-Olson

Fd 4: “Handcarts to Zion- Tragedy Stalks the Trail” – Arthur H. Clark (1960)

Fd 5: “The Contributions of Joseph Smith to Plural Marriage” – James A. Cox (1964)

Fd 6: Magazine articles: “The First Sister Missionaries” and “Suffering and Song” (1980)

Fd 7: “A Little Known Early Pamphlet Defense of Polygamy Printed by the Mormon Press in 1842” – Lawrence Foster

Fd 8: “Some Thoughts Regarding an Unwritten History of Nauvoo” – Kenneth W. Godfrey

Fd 9: James E. Hulett- Garrett Theological Seminary (1940-1943)

Fd 10: “Twelve Mormon Homes” -Elizabeth Kane (1874)

Fd 11: “Childhood in a Mormon House” – Louis Larsen

Fd 12: “Plural Marriage Among the Mormons” –Larson

Fd 13: “Cultivating Zion’s Children: Mormon Schoolmarms” – Jill C. Mulvay

Fd 14: “For the Utah Academy: ‘Wake Up the Brethren!’ : Eliza R. Snow on the Woman Question”- Jill Mulvay

Fd 15: “Polygamy, Plain and Practical”- Stephanie Smith Goodson (1973)

Fd 16: “Mormon Fertility Through Half a Century: Another Test of the Americanization Hypothesis” –Spicer and Gustavus

Fd 17: “Woman’s Work and Mormonism”- Orson Whitney (1906)

Fd 18: “Priesthood and the Home”- Priesthood and Church Govt. – Widtsoe

Fd 19: Kimball Young- Garrett Theological Seminary (1947-1952)

Fd 20: Academic Journal Articles (1976)

Fd 21: Articles on Theses and Dissertations (1972-1975)

Fd 22: Bibliographies, Resources (1977-1985)

Fd 23: Dissertation Questionnaires and Tables for Presentation- General

Fd 24: Review of Literature (1976-1981)

Fd 25: Photocopied articles- polygamy

Fd 26: Photocopy- “Why We Practice Plural Marriage” (1884)

Fd 27: Excerpts- Grand Mass Meeting of the Women of Utah on Polygamy and Cullom Bill, Jan. 1870 (1870-1886)

Fd 28: Photocopy- “Women’s Exponent” (1895)

Fd 29: Misc. Photocopies

Box 5: Conferences, Correspondence, Research Materials

Fds 1-2: Mormon Women Studies, Boston-Chicago-Denver (1973-1989)

Fd 3: Women’s Study Research Meeting- Minutes (1981)

Fd 4: Sister Saints Misc., Letters and BYU Press Business (1975-1980)

Fd 5: Correspondence w/ publishers, publishers’ info. (1978-1980)

Fd 6: Correspondence- Center for Women Policy Studies (1978-1980)

Fd 7: Research Notes

Fd 8: Studies (1976-1981)

Fd 9: Other Correlation Studies (app. 1981)

Fd 10: Interviews (1981)

Fd 11: Tapes

Fd 12: Curriculum Vitae (app. 2003)

For more information: 435/797-2663; Manuscript Librarian.
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