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Master's Theses on Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) includes over 650 theses written at Brigham Young University. This ever-growing and eclectic Mormon studies collection represents a broad look at the history, culture, and sociology of Mormonism.

About the Collection

The digital collection entitled Master's Theses on Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) includes over 650 theses written at Brigham Young University . It is an ever-growing and eclectic Mormon studies collection representing a broad look at the history, culture, and sociology of Mormonism. A brief sampling of authors and titles clearly demonstrates this.

• Ivan J. Barrett's 1947 study of the Cotton Mission
• Hyrum Andrus' 1952 examination of the City of Zion
• Richard Bennett's 1975 work on the Church in Upper Canada 1830-1850
• Richard Nelson's 1975 study of Latter-day Saint screen portrayals in anti-Mormon films
• David Boone's 1981 look at the evacuation of LDS missionaries at the beginning of World War II
• Thomas Welch's 1983 examination of craftsmanship in the early temples of Utah
• Grant Underwood's 1985 study of millenarianism
• Lynne Jorgensen's 1988 look at the first London Mormons
• Marian Wardle's 1988 examination of Minerva Teichert's murals
• William Brugger's 1993 portrayal of Doctrine and Covenants section 76 as literature
• Jill Andros' 1997 understanding of Children on the Mormon Trail
• Bruce Lott's 2000 sociological examination on “Becoming Mormon Men.”

How are the Theses Selected?

The goal for this collection is inclusiveness. Master's theses contain important research and writing in many disciplines which are often overlooked and are much less readily available than doctoral dissertations. It is basically an author selected collection, because every author, or their descendents, is routinely contacted to gain copyright permission for inclusion in this digital collection.

A few authors have denied copyright permission because of their own desire to publish their work or because of their concern over the “datedness” of their scholarship. New scholarship builds upon existing scholarship and the fact that the earliest theses in this digital collection were written in the 1930s, indicates that there may be much revisionist research and writing that has occurred since a specific thesis was written. The decision was made, however, to include the master's theses as written at the time the degree was granted even though the author was aware of subsequent relevant research. It should be recognized that many master's thesis may still be the major scholarly work on a specific subject.

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