Glen M. Vernon papers, circa

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1 Overview of the Collection Creator Vernon, Glenn M. Title Glen M. Vernon papers Dates circa (inclusive) Quantity 71 linear feet Collection Number Accn1545 Summary The Glenn M. Vernon papers (circa ) 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 Telephone: SPCreference@lists.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 Note Glen 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 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 Description The Glenn M. Vernon papers (circa ) 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 Collection 1

2 Restrictions on Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Glen M. Vernon papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: Glen M. Vernon papers, Accn 1545, [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Citations: Accn Administrative Information Acquisition Information es 1-28 were donated in es were donated in was donated in Processing Note Processed by Kristen Soderberg, Mark Jensen, and Liz Rogers from Separated Materials Photographs were removed from the collection and transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0661). Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence, Included in folders 2-7 are requests for the release of information to be used in Vernon's publication, "Sociology of Death." Correspondence, Correspondence; Research and Writing on the Sociology of Death,

3 3 1-9 Correspondence "Wanting to Die" Includes preliminary drafts, research materials and notes used for the writing of this publication. 14 "Sociology of Death Related Behavior" 15 "How Do I Hurt Thee, Let Me Count the Ways" "Dying is Preferable to Living" 1984 Research and Writing on the Sociology of Death, "Death Related Behavior" Includes drafts, correspondence and notes. 3 "3 Death-Related Beliefs Which From the Symbolic Interaction Perspective Couldn't Possibly be True" "Understanding the Social Meaning of Death and Dying" 5-7 "Dying--Shared, Symboled, Situated Behavior" 1984 Research and Writing on the Sociology Death,

4 "Dying--Shared, Symboled, Situated Behavior" Includes preliminary drafts of this book and research notes "Changes in Death Meaning of Death (and Birth)" "Unstated Assumptions Involved in Professional Analysis of Death Related Behavior" 1979 Research on the Sociology of Death, 1960s-1980s 6 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. Research and Writing, Research on the Sociology of Death Includes notes, funeral information (pamphlets, questionnaires, brochures, and advertisements), reference lists, and articles and papers written about death "In the Word Was the Beginning" Research and Writing on Multiperson Sociology and the Sociology of Mormonism,

5 8 8 1 "In the Word Was the Beginning" 2 Metaphysics Includes notes, articles, and Vernon's paper, "The Metaphysics of the Social Sciences: The 'Inner World.'" 3 "Multiperson Meaningful Behavior--An Introductory to Sociology" 4 "Multiperson Sociology" Includes copy orders, notes, and references. 5-6 "Sociology of Mormonism" Includes notes and references Research and Writing on the Sociology of Mormonism, 1974, "Research on Mormonism" "Mormonism, A Sociological Perspective" 1980 Research and Writing on the Sociology of Mormonism and Religion,

6 "Mormonism, A Sociological Perspective" Includes preliminary drafts and copy orders. 3 Mormon Fundamentalists Includes notes, articles, papers written by students, interviews, references and correspondence. 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." ; "Sociology of Religion" 1973 Research and Writing on the Sociology of Religion, "Sociology of Religion" Includes drafts of this publication and related correspondence "Sociology of Religion, Second Edition" Research and Writing on the Sociology of Religion

7 Container(s) Description "Sociology of Religion, Second Edition" Research and Writing on the Sociology of Religion, "Sociology of Religion, Second Edition" 4-5 "Selected Aspects of the Sociology of Religion" 1975 Research and Writing on the Sociology of Religion, "Conversion" Includes drafts, notes, articles and references. 4-6 "In the Beginning Was the Word" 1972;

8 Includes drafts and notes; correspondence; and Vernon's 1980 paper, "Types of Loving: Death as a Love Gift to Generations Unborn." 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; "Religion Social, Symboled and Supernatural" "Definitions of Religion" Research and Writing on the Sociology of Religion and Social Psychology, Sociology of Knowledge Regarding Religion Includes correspondence and Vernon's 1974 paper, "Extending the Berger-Luckmann Perspective." 1971; "Society and God, God and Society" "Greater Love Hath No One" 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) "Social Psychology" Includes drafts, references, notes, and papers written about psychology by other authors

9 Research and Writing on Social Psychology and Symbolic Interaction, "Social Psychology" "Some Consequences of Sociology's Empirical World Bias" Includes draft and correspondence. 3 "Confusing Symbols in Symbolic Interactionism" Includes draft, correspondence, and reviewer's comments "Empirical Nothingness--Symboled Somethingness" 5 "Interaction And Symbols" "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 Research and Writing on Symbolic Interaction, "Macro Symbolic Interactionism" Includes drafts, notes and references

10 7 "Multiperson Meaningful Behavior, An Introduction to Sociology" "The Nature of Symbols" 1979 Research and Writing on Symbolic Interaction, "Nothing" Includes drafts and notes "On Being Human--Symbolic Aspects of Behavior" "Relevant Research Results Supplement to 'Human Interaction 2nd Edition'" 7 "Remembering as a Process" "Some Neglected Aspects Of Symbolic Interactionism" 9 "Socio-Symboled Legitimization or Internalist Motives?" 10 "Socio-Symbolic Perspective" "Socio-Symboled Theory" Research and Writing on Symbolic Interaction, 1976,

11 "Toward a Symbolic Interaction Theory" Includes drafts, notes and references "Ultimate Reality Is Meaning and the Socio-Symbolic Theory" Symbolic Interaction Manuscript Includes drafts and notes of this untitled manuscript. Research and Writing Symbolic Interaction and Values, Symbolic Interaction Manuscript 3-7 Research on Symbolic Interaction Includes articles, notes, and papers written on symbolic interaction by other authors. 8 "Locating Values" Includes draft, related correspondence and a review of this paper "Scientists, Religionists, and Religio-Scientists: An Analysis of Roles" 10 "Sociologists and Values--Again!" 11 "Values--Functional Distortion?" 12 "Values: Knowledge of Good and Evil" 11

12 13 "Values, Value Definitions and Symbolic Interaction" Research and Writing, and Publications Edited by Glenn M. Vernon, "Values, a Subdivision of the Sociology of Knowledge" 2 Research on Values Includes articles and references. 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." "Death Meanings" "Knowledge: Some Sociological Aspects" "Measuring Mormonism, Reader" "Measuring Mormonism," Volumes Publications Edited by Glenn M. Vernon,

13 1-5 "Measuring Mormonism," Volumes "Situational Symbolic Interaction" 1973 Publications Edited by Glenn M. Vernon, "Social-Symbolic Dimensions of Religion" 2 "Types and Dimensions of Religion" 1972 Teaching Files 24 Container(s) Description Introduction to Sociology Includes seating chart and tests. 3-4 Social Psychology (Sociology 320) Includes tests, grade sheets, course outlines, class rolls and lecture notes. 5 Symbolic Interactionism (Sociology 520) Includes tests, lecture notes, chapter outlines and class activities. 13

14 Container(s) Description 6 Sociology of Mormonism (Sociology 481) Tests. 7 Sociology of Mormonism (Sociology 481), The LDS Church and Homosexuality Includes papers written by students, newspaper articles and lecture notes. Lecture Note Cards 25 Includes lecture notes, jokes, bibliographic information and address cards. Teaching Files Sociology of Death (Sociology 536) Includes tests, course outlines, course evaluations and a seating chart. 2 Religion and Death Lecture Materials Bibliographic information. 3 Religion and Death Lecture Materials, Death Education 4 Religion and Death Lecture Materials, Euthanasia 5 Religion and Death Lecture Materials Scholarly papers, and journal and newspaper articles. 6 Religion and Death Lecture Materials Sociological literature and publications. 7 Religion and Death Lecture Materials U. S. Army Pamphlet, "Religious Requirements and Practices." 8 Religion and Death Lecture Materials 14

15 Lecture notes. 9 Religion and Death Lecture Materials, and Sociology of Mormonism 10 Miscellaneous Teaching Files Includes notes, outlines and assignments, newspaper articles, and Vernon's paper, "Religious Affiliation and Attitudes Toward Death." University of Utah Department of Sociology, Financial Records Includes monthly budget reports, revised payrolls, correspondence, budget summaries, budget requests, budget lists, and copies of invoices Financial Records, Grant Information Includes correspondence, grant requests, "Social Science Research Council Announcement Pamphlet: Fellowships and Grants to be offered in ," grant applications (1971), "Application Instructions for Faculty Grants," "Utah Educational Resources Bulletin" (1978 and 1981), and fellowship information Miscellaneous Financial Records Includes invoices, correspondence and budget lists Departmental Telephone and Address Directories Miscellaneous

16 28 1 Sociological Conference Information 2 Request to Evaluate an Article for the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 3 "Boundaries of Self: Exploring Negative Identity," by John Stimson and Ardyth Stimson 4 A Manual for Writers of Dissertations, by Kate L. Turabian Miscellaneous Includes bibliographies, a faculty memo, stationery, University of Utah campus map, news article, and Vernon's poem, "Sociology." Personal Materials Sociology Student Advisory Committee Award Vita and Other Documents 4 Glenn Vernon Faculty Review Glenn Vernon Salary Reviews Course Evaluations 16

17 18 Sabbatical Leave Plans Biographical Summations and Vita Correspondence, Correspondence Weber State College 24 "Neil J." 25 "Steve" "Mike" 28 "Goodness Rating" Correspondence, Correspondence

18 14 Recommendations "Sociology of Death" Review and Rejoinder Western Sociological Review 17 Macro Symbolic Interactionism Correspondence, and Grant Information, Correspondence Michael Leming Humanity and Society "Memory and Remembering" "Rights" Funding 1974 Sociology Dept. Doctoral Program

19 1-5 Examination Questions 6 Preliminary Examination in Social Psychology 7-8 Sociological Theory Examination Questions and Reading List 9 Examination Questions 10 Glenn Vernon Senior Faculty Review 11 Faculty Memoranda 1973 Publishing and Grants, Information and Correspondence 34 Publishing Information and Correspondence 35 Publisher Correspondence and Purchasing 36 Academic Associations and Conferences 37 Academic Associations and Conferences 38 Academic Associations and Conferences 39 Sociology of Religion, Writings 40 Sociology of Religion, Writings 41 Sociology of Religion, Writings 19

20 42 Sociology of Religion, Writings 43 Sociology of Religion, Writings 44 Sociology of Religion, Writings 45 Sociology of Religion, Writings 46 Sociology of Religion, Writings 47 Sociology of Religion, Writings 48 Sociology of Religion, Writings 49 Sociology of Religion, Writings 50 Sociology of Religion, Writings

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22 69 Sociology of Mormonism, Research Materials 70 Sociology of Mormonism, Research Materials 71 Sociology of Mormonism, Research Materials 72 Sociology of Mormonism, Research Materials 73 Sociology of Mormonism, Research Materials 74 Sociology of Mormonism, Research Materials 75 Sociology of Mormonism, Research Materials 76 Sociology of Mormonism, Student Writings and Research Materials 77 Sociology of Mormonism 77A Sociology of Mormonism 77B Sociology of Mormonism 77C Sociology of Mormonism 77D 22

23 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 Death, Writings 78 Sociology of Death, Writings 79 Sociology of Death, Writings 80 Sociology of Death, Writings 81 Sociology of Death, Writings 82 Sociology of Death, Writings

24 Sociology of Death, Research Materials 84 Sociology of Death, Research Materials 85 Sociology of Death, Research Materials and Student papers 86 Sociology of Death, Research Materials 87 Sociology of Death, Research Materials 88 Sociology of Death, Research Materials 89 Sociology of Death, Research Materials 90 Sociology of Death, Research Materials 91 Sociology of Death, Research Materials 92 Sociology of Death 92A Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Writings 93 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Writings 94 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Writings

25 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Writings 96 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Writings 97 Human Interaction (Third Edition), by Glenn M. Vernon 98 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Research Materials 99 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Research Materials 100 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Research Materials 101 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Research Materials 102 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Research Materials 103 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Research Materials 104 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Research Materials 105 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction, Research Materials 106 Symbols and Symbolic Interaction 106A Multiperson Sociology, Writings

26 Multiperson Sociology, Writings 108 Sociology of Knowledge, Writings and Research Materials 109 Sociology of Knowledge, Writings and Research Materials 110 Social Psychology, Writings and Research Materials 111 Values, Writings and Research Materials 112 General Writings 113 General Writings 114 General Writings 115 General Research Material 116 General Research Material 117 General Research Material 118 General Research Material 119 General Research Materials

27 Teaching Materials 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 Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards 130 Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards 131 Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards 132 Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards

28 Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards 134 Lecture/Bibliographic Note Cards 135 Miscellaneous 136 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. Published Writings, Includes three bound volumes of various writings on sociology and religion. Personal Values and Meanings of Future Time and Death Among College Students, by William Thornton Hooper, 1965 Reel1 This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case. Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Death--Psychological aspects Mormon Church--Social aspects Mormons--Social conditions Religion and sociology Social interaction Social psychology Personal Names : Vernon, Glenn M.--Archives Corporate Names : University of Utah. Dept. of Sociology Form or Genre Terms : Correspondence Drafts (documents) Financial records Instructional materials Lecture notes Notes Finding aid created by Kristen Soderberg 28

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