Logan Temple records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains research papers used by Nolan P. Olsen for writing his book Logan Temple: The First 100 Years. At the time of the book's publication in 1979, N. P. Olson had been associated with the temple for over 44 years. He served as president of the Logan Temple during the remodeling stage that began in 1976 and was competed in 1979. The papers contained in this collection consist of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, memorabilia about the temple, short histories of the temple, a USU thesis, photographs, and drafts of Olsen's Logan Temple: The First 100 Years.
Dates
- Creation: 1877-1979
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Logan Temple records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Historical Note
In October 1876, Brigham Young officially announced plans to build a temple in Logan for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He selected the site seven months later, and construction began on May 28, 1877. Work continued until May 17, 1884, when the Church president John Taylor dedicated the temple.
In commemoration of the Logan Temple's 100th anniversary, Norman Porter Olson wrote a book entitled Logan Temple: The First 100 Years. At the time of the book's publication in 1978, Olson had been associated with the temple for over 43 years. He served as president of the Logan Temple during the remodeling stage that began in 1976 and was competed in 1979.
Extent
2 boxes (.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains research papers used by Nolan Porter Olsen for writing his book, Logan Temple: The First 100 Years . The papers contained in this collection consist of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, memorabilia about the temple, short histories of the temple, a USU thesis, photographs, and drafts of Olsen's Logan Temple: The First 100 Years .
Arrangement
Arranged by type of source material and manuscript of Olsen's book.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The material that comprises this collection was donated to USU Special Collections & Archives by Katie M. Olsen.
- Title
- Guide to the Logan Temple records 1877-1979
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- January 8, 2008.: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2008: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu