Abby Groesbeck Jenson diaries and account books, 1924-1963
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Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Abby Groesbeck Jenson diaries and account books
- Dates
- 1924-1963 (inclusive)19241963
- Quantity
- 4 boxes, 23 books, (2 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 123
- Summary
- The diaries of Abby Groesbeck Jenson contain a virtually daily account of her life from 1928 to 1963. She originally lived in Brigham City, moving to Logan after the death of her husband in 1939. Entries are mostly ordinary household matters, concerned with her literary and gardening interests, and probably give a good day-by-day account of average household work in a middle-class northern Utah home during the period. While her entries are daily during World War II, there is very little mention of any event outside of her own circle and her own home.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical Note
Abby Groesbeck Jenson originally lived in Brigham City, moving to Logan after the death of her husband in 1939. In Logan, she worked as an officiator in the Logan Temple.
Content Description
The diaries of Abby Groesbeck Jenson contain a virtually daily account of her life from 1928 to 1963. She originally lived in Brigham City, moving to Logan after the death of her husband in 1939.
Entries are mostly ordinary household matters, concerned with her literary and gardening interests, and probably give a good day-by-day account of average household work in a middle-class northern Utah home during the period. While her entries are daily during World War II, there is very little mention of any event outside of her own circle and her own home.
In Logan, she worked as an officiator in the Logan Temple, and she provides some insight to the special arrangements made for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Satins servicemen to obtain their endowments before leaving for the U.S. Army.
When ill-health forced her to leave her own home, she moved to Sunshine Terrace; her last entries record her life in that nursing home and the events in it.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Abby Groesbeck Jenson diaries and account books must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Preferred Citation
Abby Groesbeck Jenson diaries and account books, 1924-1963. (COLL MSS 123). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives department.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Garden Memorandum BookDates: 1928 January 15-1940 May 23Container: Box 1, Zitem 1
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Description: No. 2: Account BookDates: 1951 January 2-1957 December 1Container: Box 1
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Description: No. 3: Diary NotesDates: 1924 August 9-25Container: Box 1
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Description: No. 4: DiaryDates: 192? May 16-1932 April 17Container: Box 1
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Description: No. 5: DiaryDates: 1933Container: Box 1
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Description: No. 6: DiaryDates: 1934-1938Container: Box 1
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Description: No. 7: Diary
Labeled "Diary of Trip South."
Dates: 1936 November - 1937 January 11Container: Box 1 -
Description: No. 8: Diary
Labeled "Diary of Trip South."
Dates: 1937 February -April 2Container: Box 1 -
Description: No. 9: DiaryDates: 1939-1943Container: Box 1
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Description: No. 10: DiaryDates: 1944Container: Box 2
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Description: No. 11: DiaryDates: 1945-1949Container: Box 2
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Description: No. 12: Diary NotesDates: June 23-July 17Container: Box 2
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Description: No. 13: Diary NotesDates: 1947 July 23 - 1951 January 22Container: Box 2
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Description: No. 14: DiaryDates: 1950-1954Container: Box 2
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Description: No. 15: DiaryDates: 1955Container: Box 2
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Description: No. 16: DiaryDates: 1956Container: Box 3
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Description: No. 17: DiaryDates: 1957Container: Box 3
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Description: No. 18: DiaryDates: 1958Container: Box 3
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Description: No. 19: DiaryDates: 1959Container: Box 3
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Description: No. 20: DiaryDates: 1960Container: Box 3
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Description: No. 21: DiaryDates: 1961Container: Box 4
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Description: No. 22: DiaryDates: 1963Container: Box 4
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Description: No. 23: Account BookDates: 1926-1940Container: Box 4
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cache and Cachians.
- Mormon Church--Rituals.
- Spiritual life--Mormon Church--Biography.
- Temple endowments (Mormon Church)--Utah--Logan.
- Temple work (Mormon Church)--Utah--Logan.
Geographical Names
- Bear River City (Utah)--History.
- Brigham City (Utah)--History.
- Brigham City (Utah)--Social life and customs.
- Logan (Utah)--History.
- Logan (Utah)--Social life and customs.
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries.
