Glenn M. Vernon papers, circa 1940-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Vernon, Glenn M.
Title
Glenn M. Vernon papers
Dates
circa 1940-1989 (inclusive)
Quantity
71 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1545
Summary
The Glenn M. Vernon papers (circa 1940-1989) contain research files, drafts, and other preparatory material for Vernon's scholarly writing and teaching, as well as documents providing information on his academic career. Vernon was a professor of sociology at the University of Utah during the 1970s.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Glenn M. Vernon (born 1920) graduated from Brigham Young University in 1950 with a master's degree in sociology after completing a bachelor's degree there in 1947. He then went on to graduate from Washington State University in 1953 with a Ph.D. in sociology. Vernon was a professor at the University of Utah, as well as head of its sociology department, during the 1970s.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Glenn M. Vernon papers (circa 1940-1989) contain research files, drafts, and other preparatory material for Vernon's scholarly writing and teaching, as well as documents providing information on his academic career. Materials included in the collection reflect Vernon's work researching, writing about, and teaching on the sociological aspects of death, religion, and symbolic interaction, with his main emphasis being on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-28 were donated in 1995. Boxes 29-136 were donated in 1996. Box 137 was donated in 2001.

Processing Note

Processed by Kristen Soderberg, Mark Jensen, and Liz Rogers from 1996-2002.

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Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0661).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Correspondence
Included in folders 2-7 are requests for the release of information to be used in Vernon's publication, "Sociology of Death."
1965-1973
2
Correspondence
1973-1976
Folder
3 1-9
Correspondence
1977-1980

Research and Writing on the Sociology of DeathReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 10-13
"Wanting to Die"
Includes preliminary drafts, research materials and notes used for the writing of this publication.
3 14
"Sociology of Death Related Behavior"
3 15
"How Do I Hurt Thee, Let Me Count the Ways"
1984
3 16
"Dying is Preferable to Living"
1984
4 1-2
"Death Related Behavior"
Includes drafts, correspondence and notes.
1976
4 3
"3 Death-Related Beliefs Which From the Symbolic Interaction Perspective Couldn't Possibly be True"
1983
4 4
"Understanding the Social Meaning of Death and Dying"
4 5-7
"Dying--Shared, Symboled, Situated Behavior"
1984
5 1-5
"Dying--Shared, Symboled, Situated Behavior"
Includes preliminary drafts of this book and research notes.
1984
5 6
"Changes in Death Meaning of Death (and Birth)"
1978
5 7
"Unstated Assumptions Involved in Professional Analysis of Death Related Behavior"
1979
6
Research on the Sociology of Death
Includes death studies (questionnaires and results), notes, and papers written on death by other authors; Vernon's 1965 paper, "Attitudes Toward Death"; and news articles and correspondence.
1960s-1980s
Folder
7 1-16
Research on the Sociology of Death
Includes notes, funeral information (pamphlets, questionnaires, brochures, and advertisements), reference lists, and articles and papers written about death.
1964-1984
7 17
"In the Word Was the Beginning"

Research and Writing on Multiperson Sociology and the Sociology of MormonismReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
8 1
"In the Word Was the Beginning"
8 2
Metaphysics
Includes notes, articles, and Vernon's paper, "The Metaphysics of the Social Sciences: The 'Inner World.'"
8 3
"Multiperson Meaningful Behavior--An Introductory to Sociology"
1985
8 4
"Multiperson Sociology"
Includes copy orders, notes, and references.
1982
8 5-6
"Sociology of Mormonism"
Includes notes and references.
1975
9 1-4
"Research on Mormonism"
1974
9 5
"Mormonism, A Sociological Perspective"
1980
10 1-2
"Mormonism, A Sociological Perspective"
Includes preliminary drafts and copy orders.
1980
10 3
Mormon Fundamentalists
Includes notes, articles, papers written by students, interviews, references and correspondence.
1974-1979
10 4
Research on the Sociology of Mormonism
Includes research results, correspondence, and notes; Vernon's paper, Free Agency, Salvation and Loving"; and a copy of the "Vernon Church Orthodoxy Scale."
1979; 1981
10 5
"Sociology of Religion"
1973

Research and Writing on the Sociology of ReligionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
11 1-3
"Sociology of Religion"
Includes drafts of this publication and related correspondence.
1973
11 4
"Sociology of Religion, Second Edition"
12 1-4
"Sociology of Religion, Second Edition"
13 1-3
"Sociology of Religion, Second Edition"
13 4-5
"Selected Aspects of the Sociology of Religion"
1975
14 1-3
"Conversion"
Includes drafts, notes, articles and references.
14 4-6
"In the Beginning Was the Word"
Includes drafts and notes; correspondence; and Vernon's 1980 paper, "Types of Loving: Death as a Love Gift to Generations Unborn."
1972; 1980
14 7
"Types of Religion"
Includes notes and articles; Vernon's 1973 paper, "Types of Religion: Some Implications for Research"; and Stephen L. Finner's 1969 paper, "The Religiosity of Religious 'Nones.'"
1969; 1973
14 8
"Religion Social, Symboled and Supernatural"
1978
14 9
"Definitions of Religion"

Research and Writing on the Sociology of Religion and Social PsychologyReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
15 1
Sociology of Knowledge Regarding Religion
Includes correspondence and Vernon's 1974 paper, "Extending the Berger-Luckmann Perspective."
1971; 1974
15 2
"Society and God, God and Society"
1978
15 3
"Greater Love Hath No One"
15 4-8
Research on the Sociology of Religion
Includes articles, papers written about religion by other authors, "Religious Projective Pictures (Research in Religious Psychology)," and research studies (questionnaires and results).
1969-1977
15 9-10
"Social Psychology"
Includes drafts, references, notes, and papers written about psychology by other authors.
1979

Research and Writing on Social Psychology and Symbolic InteractionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
16 1
"Social Psychology"
1979
16 2
"Some Consequences of Sociology's Empirical World Bias"
Includes draft and correspondence.
1983
16 3
"Confusing Symbols in Symbolic Interactionism"
Includes draft, correspondence, and reviewer's comments.
1981
16 4
"Empirical Nothingness--Symboled Somethingness"
16 5
"Interaction And Symbols"
1971
16 6-8
"Macro Symbolic Interactionism"
Includes drafts and notes; Robert Johnson's paper, "The Structural Dilemma in Social Psychology: Two Perspectives"; and Vernon's 1970 paper, "Symbolic Nature of Interaction: Bridging the Micro-Macro Gap."
1981
17 1-6
"Macro Symbolic Interactionism"
Includes drafts, notes and references.
1981
17 7
"Multiperson Meaningful Behavior, An Introduction to Sociology"
1985
17 8
"The Nature of Symbols"
1979
18 1-4
"Nothing"
Includes drafts and notes.
1985
18 5
"On Being Human--Symbolic Aspects of Behavior"
1978
18 6
"Relevant Research Results Supplement to 'Human Interaction 2nd Edition'"
18 7
"Remembering as a Process"
1981
18 8
"Some Neglected Aspects Of Symbolic Interactionism"
18 9
"Socio-Symboled Legitimization or Internalist Motives?"
18 10
"Socio-Symbolic Perspective"
1976
18 11-12
"Socio-Symboled Theory"
19 1-2
"Toward a Symbolic Interaction Theory"
Includes drafts, notes and references.
1976
19 3
"Ultimate Reality Is Meaning and the Socio-Symbolic Theory"
1981
19 4-7
Symbolic Interaction Manuscript
Includes drafts and notes of this untitled manuscript.

Research and Writing Symbolic Interaction and ValuesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
20 1-2
Symbolic Interaction Manuscript
20 3-7
Research on Symbolic Interaction
Includes articles, notes, and papers written on symbolic interaction by other authors.
1976-1982
20 8
"Locating Values"
Includes draft, related correspondence and a review of this paper.
1977
20 9
"Scientists, Religionists, and Religio-Scientists: An Analysis of Roles"
20 10
"Sociologists and Values--Again!"
20 11
"Values--Functional Distortion?"
20 12
"Values: Knowledge of Good and Evil"
20 13
"Values, Value Definitions and Symbolic Interaction"

Research, Writings, and Publications Edited by Glenn M. VernonReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
21 1
"Values, a Subdivision of the Sociology of Knowledge"
21 2
Research on Values
Includes articles and references.
21 3-6
Miscellaneous Research and Writings
Includes articles and notes; Vernon's 1983 paper, "The Barney Clark Breakthrough"; and Michael A. Katovich's 1982 paper, "Temporal Stages of Situated Activity and Identity Activation."
1982-1983
21 7
"Death Meanings"
1973
21 8
"Knowledge: Some Sociological Aspects"
1977
21 9
"Measuring Mormonism, Reader"
1973
21 10-12
"Measuring Mormonism," Volumes 1-2
1974-1975
22 1-5
"Measuring Mormonism," Volumes 3-6
1976-1980
22 6
"Situational Symbolic Interaction"
1973
23 1
"Social-Symbolic Dimensions of Religion"
23 2
"Types and Dimensions of Religion"
1972

Teaching FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
24 1-2
Introduction to Sociology
Includes seating chart and tests.
24 3-4
Social Psychology (Sociology 320)
Includes tests, grade sheets, course outlines, class rolls and lecture notes.
24 5
Symbolic Interactionism (Sociology 520)
Includes tests, lecture notes, chapter outlines and class activities.
24 6
Sociology of Mormonism (Sociology 481)
Tests.
24 7
Sociology of Mormonism (Sociology 481), The LDS Church and Homosexuality
Includes papers written by students, newspaper articles and lecture notes.
25
Lecture Note Cards
Includes lecture notes, jokes, bibliographic information and address cards.
Folder
26 1
Sociology of Death (Sociology 536)
Includes tests, course outlines, course evaluations and a seating chart.
26 2
Religion and Death Lecture Materials
Bibliographic information.
26 3
Religion and Death Lecture Materials, Death Education
26 4
Religion and Death Lecture Materials, Euthanasia
26 5
Religion and Death Lecture Materials
Scholarly papers, and journal and newspaper articles.
26 6
Religion and Death Lecture Materials
Sociological literature and publications.
26 7
Religion and Death Lecture Materials
U. S. Army Pamphlet, "Religious Requirements and Practices."
26 8
Religion and Death Lecture Materials
Lecture notes.
26 9
Religion and Death Lecture Materials, and Sociology of Mormonism
26 10
Miscellaneous Teaching Files
Includes notes, outlines and assignments, newspaper articles, and Vernon's paper, "Religious Affiliation and Attitudes Toward Death."
1960-1978

University of Utah Department of SociologyReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
27 1-16
Financial Records
Includes monthly budget reports, revised payrolls, correspondence, budget summaries, budget requests, budget lists, and copies of invoices.
1970-1973
27 17-19
Financial Records, Grant Information
Includes correspondence, grant requests, "Social Science Research Council Announcement Pamphlet: Fellowships and Grants to be offered in 1971-1972," grant applications (1971), "Application Instructions for Faculty Grants," "Utah Educational Resources Bulletin" (1978 and 1981), and fellowship information.
1971-1981
27 20
Miscellaneous Financial Records
Includes invoices, correspondence and budget lists.
27 21-23
Departmental Telephone and Address Directories
1977-1984

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
28 1
Sociological Conference Information
28 2
Request to Evaluate an Article for the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
28 3
"Boundaries of Self: Exploring Negative Identity," by John Stimson and Ardyth Stimson
28 4
A Manual for Writers of Dissertations, by Kate L. Turabian
1939
28 5
Miscellaneous
Includes bibliographies, a faculty memo, stationery, University of Utah campus map, news article, and Vernon's poem, "Sociology."

Personal MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
29 1
Sociology Student Advisory Committee Award
1970-1971
29 2-3
Vita and Other Documents
29 4
Glenn Vernon Faculty Review
1979
29 5-10
Glenn Vernon Salary Reviews
29 11-17
Course Evaluations
29 18
Sabbatical Leave Plans
29 19-23
Biographical Summations and Vita

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
30 1-22
Correspondence
1980-1983
30 23
Weber State College
30 24
"Neil J."
30 25
"Steve"
30 26-27
"Mike"
30 28
"Goodness Rating"
31 1-13
Correspondence
1970-1985
31 14
Recommendations
1984-1985
31 15
"Sociology of Death" Review and Rejoinder
1972
31 16
Western Sociological Review
31 17
Macro Symbolic Interactionism

Correspondence, and Grant InformationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
32 1-8
Correspondence
1966-1983
32 9
Michael Leming
1981
32 10
Humanity and Society
1980
32 11
"Memory and Remembering"
1980
32 12
"Rights"
1975
32 13
Funding
1974

Sociology Department Doctoral ProgramReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
33 1-5
Examination Questions
33 6
Preliminary Examination in Social Psychology
33 7-8
Sociological Theory Examination Questions and Reading List
33 9
Examination Questions
33 10
Glenn Vernon Senior Faculty Review
33 11
Faculty Memoranda
1973

General TopicsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
34
Publishing and Grants, Information and Correspondence
35
Publishing Information and Correspondence
36
Publisher Correspondence and Purchasing
37
Academic Associations and Conferences
38
Academic Associations and Conferences
39
Academic Associations and Conferences

Sociology of ReligionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
40
Writings
41
Writings
42
Writings
43
Writings
44
Writings
45
Writings
46
Writings
47
Writings
48
Writings
49
Writings
50
Writings
51
Writings
52
Research Materials
53
Research Materials
54
Research Materials
55
Research Materials
56
Research Materials
57
Research Materials
58
Research Materials
59
Research Materials
60
Research Materials
61
Research Materials
62
Research Materials
63
Research Materials
64
Research Materials
65
Research Materials
66
Research Materials
67
Research Materials
68
Research Materials
oversize-box
69
Research Materials

Sociology of MormonismReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
70
Research Materials
71
Research Materials
72
Research Materials
73
Research Materials
74
Research Materials
75
Research Materials
76
Research Materials
77
Student Writings and Research Materials
77A
Sociology of Mormonism
77B
Sociology of Mormonism
77C
Sociology of Mormonism
77D
Sociology of Mormonism
77E
Sociology of Mormonism
77F
Sociology of Mormonism
77G
Sociology of Mormonism
77H
Sociology of Mormonism
77I
Sociology of Mormonism
77J
Sociology of Mormonism
77K
Sociology of Mormonism

Sociology of DeathReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
78
Writings
79
Writings
80
Writings
81
Writings
82
Writings
83
Writings
84
Research Materials
85
Research Materials
86
Research Materials and Student papers
87
Research Materials
88
Research Materials
89
Research Materials
90
Research Materials
91
Research Materials
92
Research Materials
92A
Sociology of Death

Symbols and Symbolic InteractionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
93
Writings
94
Writings
95
Writings
96
Writings
97
Writings
98
Human Interaction (Third Edition), by Glenn M. Vernon
99
Research Materials
100
Research Materials
101
Research Materials
102
Research Materials
103
Research Materials
104
Research Materials
105
Research Materials
106
Research Materials
106A
Symbols and Symbolic Interaction

General Writings and Research MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
107
Multiperson Sociology, Writings
108
Multiperson Sociology, Writings
109
Sociology of Knowledge, Writings and Research Materials
110
Sociology of Knowledge, Writings and Research Materials
111
Social Psychology, Writings and Research Materials
112
Values, Writings and Research Materials
113
General Writings
114
General Writings
115
General Writings
116
General Research Material
117
General Research Material
118
General Research Material
119
General Research Material
120
General Research Materials

TeachingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
121
Teaching Materials
122
Teaching Materials
123
Teaching Materials
124
Teaching Materials
125
Teaching Materials
126
Teaching Materials
127
Teaching Materials
128
Teaching Materials
129
Teaching Materials
130
Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards
131
Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards
132
Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards
133
Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards
134
Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards
135
Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards
136
Miscellaneous
This box includes various publications, "Student Manual: Experiments in Sociology," lists and information about libraries around the country, undergraduate scholarship lists, and work order receipts. In addition, labeled folders unused in the original processing are housed here.

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
137
Published Writings
Includes three bound volumes of various writings on sociology and religion.
1955-1973
Reel
1
Personal Values and Meanings of Future Time and Death Among College Students, by William Thornton Hooper
This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case.
1965

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Death--Psychological aspects
  • Latter Day Saint churches--Social aspects
  • Latter Day Saints--Social conditions
  • Religion and sociology
  • Social interaction
  • Social psychology

Personal Names

  • Vernon, Glenn M.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah. Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Drafts (documents)
  • Financial records
  • Instructional materials
  • Lectures
  • Notes (documents)