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.

This collection consists of materials related to Kenneth and Audrey Godfrey in their roles as teachers, historians, administrators, and authors. Their work focused primarily on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (also known as Mormons) and the early settlers of Cache Valley, Utah.