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Kent Logan Walgren papers, 1739-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Walgren, Kent Logan
Title
Kent Logan Walgren papers
Dates
1739-2002 (inclusive)
Quantity
18.5 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 2114
Summary
The Kent Logan Walgren papers (1739-2002) are comprised of Walgren's correspondence and notes, Masonic bibliographical works, materials concerning the relationship between Freemasonry and LDS theology, and LDS historical documents and studies. Kent Logan Walgren (1947-2003) became immersed in a multi-year investigation of Freemasonry which resulted in a 2002 publication of a two volume work titled "Freemasonry, Anti-Masonry and Illuminism in the United States, 1734-1850: A Bibliography."
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
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Historical Note

Kent Logan Walgren (1947-2003) was born on 17 February 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Salt Lake City's Skyline High School in 1965 and earned a B.A. degree from Brigham Young University in 1971 and a J.D. degree from the University of Utah in 1974. Subsequent to practicing law in Heber City during the mid-1970's, Kent served as an administrative law judge for the Utah Department of Commerce and the Utah Public Service Commission for twelve years (1978-1989). From 1989 until 1998 he was an assistant attorney general for the Utah State Committee of Consumer Services. While Kent was involved in these judicial activities, he became immersed in a multi-year investigation of Freemasonry which resulted in a 2002 publication of a two volume work titled "Freemasonry, Anti-Masonry and Illuminism in the United States, 1734-1850: A Bibliography." His interest in the relationship between Freemasonry and LDS theology can be seen in a 1982 article which the Illinois Historical Society deemed as the best written and researched contribution to Illinois history published in that year. An avid bibliophile, Kent owned and operated two used and rare bookstores in Salt Lake City prior to his retirement in 2002. He died of a heart attack in Paris, France, on 2 June 2003.

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Content Description

The Kent Logan Walgren papers (1739-2002) are comprised of Walgren's correspondence and notes, Masonic bibliographical works, materials concerning the relationship between Freemasonry and LDS theology, and LDS historical documents and studies. Walgren's letters written to Pamela Lasswell, David Martin and Louis Midgley are included in box 1. Several nineteenth and twentieth century Masonic publications which relate to Grand Chapter/Council/Lodge and Knights Templar proceedings are located in boxes 2 through 9. Photocopies of Masonic and Anti-Masonic writings (1739-1850) representing the focus of Walgren's 2002 two volume bibliographical study are contained in boxes 10 through 18. An assortment of Masonic biliographical materials (1801-1994) can be found in boxes 19 through 21. Historical and documentary works pertaining to Scottish Rite rituals can be seen in boxes 22 through 25. Publications, bibliographical studies, letters and notes discussing the links between Freemasonry and Mormonism appear in boxes 26, 27, and 35. Sources which concern the controversies surrounding the lives of William Morgan and John C. Bennett are housed in boxes 28 and 33. An examination of the topics of the Book of Mormon, Nauvoo in the 1840s, LDS temple endowment/ordinances and temple exposes can be viewed in boxes 29 through 31. Reproductions of the journals of three prominent nineteenth century Mormon leaders, Lucy Mack Smith's history of Joseph Smith and the Utah Indian War Songster of 1904 can be accessed in boxes 32 and 34. A Masonic apron, seven early nineteenth century plates featuring Masonic meetings and several eighteenth and nineteenth century Masonic charts complete the collection. These oversized items have been placed in tube 36 and drawer 34.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Kent Walgren in 2005.

Processing Note

Processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2007.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid created by Roger V. Paxton.
2007 (last modified: 2019)

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