Theses on Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) includes more than 650 theses written at Brigham Young University. It is an eclectic Mormon studies collection representing a broad look at the history, culture, and sociology of Mormonism. The collection includes theses from 1932 through 2005.
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Warren Stone Snow, A Man in Between: The Biography of a Mormon Defender, John A. Peterson
The Mormon Waldensians, Diane Stokoe
Early Mormon Millenarianism: Another Look, Grant Underwood
Women Homesteaders in Utah, 1869-1934, Jill Thorley Warnick
The Effects of Religious Affiliation and Attendance on Illicit Sexual Behavior and Substance Abuse, Thomas W. Zane
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Strengthening the Family: A Guide for LDS Single Parent Mothers, Jane C. Beuhring
A Descriptive Analysis of the Current Status of Paid Religious Broadcasting on National Television, Wayne R. Bills
The Nonconformists of Leeds in the Early Victorian Era: A Study in Social Composition, Susan L. Fales
Radicals and Immigrants: Senator William H. King's Response to Nativism, 1917-1924, Craig D. Galli
The Impact of the Mormon Migration on the Community of Kirtland, Ohio, 1830-1839, Mark R. Grandstaff
A Pale Reflection: American Indian Images in Mormon Arts, P. Jane Hafen
A Comparison of Spanish Language Proficiency as Related to Location and Length of Stay in a Foreign Language Environment, Karen Minnette Dawson McKenna
Selected Aspects of Family Change in Provo, Utah: A Replication of Canning's 1955 Survey, Richard B. Miller
Level of Marital Adjustment and Spiritual Well-Being Among Latter-Day Saints, Robert W. Reynolds
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Three Essays on Place and Meaning, Reed Evan Richards
The Incidence of Obesity in LDS College Women: The Effect of Selected Physical Socio-Environmental Variables on total Percent Body Fat in Two Populations of LDS Women, Carrie Tanner Summers
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
A Descriptive Study of Welfare Services Audience, Allen B. Alexander
Belle S. Spafford: Leader of Women, Gayle Morby Chandler
Samoan For Missionaries, Scott C. Dunn
Provo in the Jazz Age: A Case Study, Gary C. Kunz
A Study of Sensitive Lands in Provo, Doris R. Monson
A History of Mormon Periodicals from 1830 to 1838, Richard G. Moore
Perceived Similarity and Value Agreement Identification with Parents Among LDS Adolescent Males, Thomas Lee Partridge
Stylometry and Wordprints: A Book of Mormon Reevaluation, Brian Curtis Roberts
A History of the Development and Objectives of the LDS Church News Section of the Deseret News, Paul T. Roberts
Mormon Stereotypes in Nineteenth Century German Literature: The Fiction of Amalie Schoppe and Balduin M Ollhausen, Robert Lee Warthen
Early Mormon Woodworking at its Best: A Study of the Craftsmanship in the First Temples of Utah, Thomas Weston Welch
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
History of Theatre and Theatre Curriculum at Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, Through 1981, John Thomas Bidwell
The Communicational Function of Wearing Apparel for Lady Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Alice W. Buehner
LDS Language Teaching and Learning: Highlights from 1830 to 1982, Cynthia L. Hallen
Is there a Significant Relationship Between Teacher Credibility and Teacher Effectiveness?, Blake D. Madsen
Four Utah Mormon Artists as Authors, Roxie Dale Trimble
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Mental Health Status of Vietnamese Refugees in Utah County, Utah, David A. Acree
The Worldwide Evacuation of Latter-Day Saint Missionaries at the Beginning of World War II, David F. Boone Sr.
"The Church and Colonel Saunders": Mormon Standard Plan Architecture, Martha Sonntag Bradley
LDS Church Educational Objectives and Motivational Influences for Seminary Attendance: A Comparative Analysis, Linda Brockbank
Chinese Christianity Since 1949: Implications For The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Bruce J. M. Dean
Concepts in American Local History: Community in Winder, Idaho, Lorine S. Goodwin
Health Problems of Selected LDS Missionaries Throughout the World, Susan Jensen
Mormon Land Ownership as a Factor in Evaluating the Extent of Mormon Settlements and Influence in Missouri 1831-1841, Wayne J. Lewis
Population Movement and Growth in Utah County, Utah 1940 to 1980, Brian W. Maxfield
Attitudes and Attained ESL Proficiency Among First Generation Swedish Mormon Immigrants, Cecilia Nihlen
Storm Over the Summit: A Political History of Summit County to 1882, Rodney L. Peck
Clinton Larson's "the Witness": the Quest for a Mormon Mythic Consciousness, Dennis R. Perry
Measuring the Reading Level of LDS Materials: A Supplement to the Dale Word List, Linda Stahle
A Study of Divorced Mormon Women in Salt Lake County: The Extent to Which they Use the Agencies and Institutions Available to Help Meet Personal, Financial, and Employment Needs, Melinda G. Stapley
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
The Ses and Current Seminary Student Statements: A Descriptive Study, Cory William Bangerter
Multi-Colored Maps from False Color Separations: Kirtland Examples (1800-1900), James D. Bryan
Sex, Sickness and Statehood: The Influence of Victorian Medical Opinion on Self-Government in Utah, E. Victoria Grover-Swank
Historic Preservation in Utah: 1960-1980, John W. Haggerty
Utah's Anti-Polygamy Society, 1878-1884, Barbara Hayward
Lewis Warren Shurtliff: "A Great Man in Israel", Paul Miller Hokanson
Printed Maps of Utah to 1900: An Annotated Cartobibliography, Riley Moore Moffat
The Diffusion and Dispersion of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: An Overview, Diane D. Peffers
The World and Joseph Smith, Lane D. Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
The Development and Evaluation of a Children's Gospel Principles Course, Lynn R. Applegate
The Child's Sex and Birth Ordinal Position: Its Effects Upon Fathers' Interaction With Their Natural Five-Year-Old Children in a Selected Provo Utah Mormon Sample, D. Wayne Brown Jr.
Representative Mormon Short Stories 1890 to 1940: Evolution of Sentimentalism Toward Realism, Alice Gardner
A Home Teacher's Training Manual, Daniel M. Jones
Mormon Montage: Mormons in the World: A Production Script, Kris Marele Morgan
Parental Induction, Coercion, and Support and Adolescent Church Attendance, Stephen B. Morris
A Multi-Valued Attitudinal Study of Obscenity and Freedom of Expression, Allen W. Palmer
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
A Survey of Mormon Literary Criticism, Colin B. Douglas
Parental Control of Children's Television: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Control and Family Home Evening, Marion Wixom McCardell
An Analysis of the Speaking Style of Heber C. Kimball: Mormon Leader, James Francis O'Connor
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Tales From the Tracting Book, Donna Christine Allen Ackerson
In Search of Zion: A Description of Early Mormon Millennial Utopianism as Revealed Through the Life of Edward Partridge, D. Brent Collette
George Q. Cannon's Views on Church and State, Lyndon W. Cook Sr.
The Relation of Mormon Parental Religiosity and Family Size on Children's Educational, Occupational and Income Success, Marvyn William Hogenson
Factors Influencing the Use of Health Services: By Four Wards in the Taipei Taiwan Stake Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Candace Sheila Gutzman Hsiao
Joseph Smith III: Moderate Mormon, Robert Duane Hutchins
The Lectures On Faith: An Authorship Study, Alan J. Phipps
Perceived Attributes Related to Adoption of Food Storage, Connie Jean Roberts
McCarthyism in Utah, Richard Swanson
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Some Educational Aspects of the Music Training Program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1935-1969, Grant L. Anderson
A Study of Historical Evidences Related to LDS Church as Reflected in Volumes XIV Through XXVI of the Journal of Discourses, Terry J. Aubrey
An Analysis of the Immediate and Long-Range Implications of Three Speeches Delivered by J. Reuben Clark, Jr., David Earl Buchanan
The Pioneer Chinese of Utah, Don C. Conley
Missionary Activities and Church Organizations in Pennsylvania, 1830-1840, V. Alan Curtis
Functional Problems and Informational Needs of Latter-Day Saint Chaplains Serving in the United States Armed Forces, N. Vernon Griffeth
A History of the Growth and Development of the Primary Association of the LDS Church From 1878 to 1928, Conrad A. Harward
The Teacher Training Program Administered by the Sunday School of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Steven A. Hedquist
Origin and Development of the San Juan Mission in Southeastern Utah in its Work with Indian People (Principally Since 1940), Lyle S. Heinz
A History of Female Missionary Activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1830-1898, Calvin S. Kunz
A Study of the Influence of the Mormon Church on the Catawba Indians of South Carolina 1882-1975, Jerry D. Lee
The Public Relations Practices of Directors of Institutes of Religion of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in California, 1974-75, Ronald Charl Louw
History and Functions of the Aaronic Priesthood and the Offices of Priest, Teacher, and Deacon in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1829 to 1844, Robert L. Marrott
New Hope: A Mormon Colony in Central California, Clint McCready
The Image of Provo, Utah, as Seen Through the Perceptions of its Residents, J. Larry Murdock
Joseph Smith as a Jacksonian Man of Letters: His Literary Development as Evidenced in His Newspaper Writings, Walter A. Norton
The Japanese Translation of the Book of Mormon: A Study in the Theory and Practice of Translation, Jiro Numano
A First Aid Teaching Unit for the Missionary System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Glenn R. Schiraldi
Orem, Utah: A Study in Urban Land Use, George G. Shaw
Formal Reporting Systems of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1830-1975, Dennis H. Smith
Socioeconomic and Medicare Status Differences Between Elderly Church Service and LDS Private Pay Hospital Patients, Edward L. Soper
The History of the Emery Stake Academy, Paul Robert Tabone