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Just over ten years ago I was approached by four young Mormons who were affiliated with Stanford University in one capacity or another. They wanted to know if there was a library market for a scholarly Mormon journal. From first hand knowledge I counselled them on the pitfalls (especially financial) of starting a journal, even one that would be run by volunteers. Disregarding my sage advice, youth would not be denied and Dialogue was born in 1966 with “Among the Mormons” as a regular feature from the first issue. Ten years is a long time to serve on a mission and as I look back on the decade just past, I empathize with the “Wage Slave”—Master, I’ve earned my rest. 

Many hands have contributed to whatever success this effort has achieved. I would be remiss not to publicly acknowledge the help of Chad Flake of Brigham Young University, Dr. Everett Cooley of the University of Utah and Mrs. Ida Marie Jensen of Utah State University. 

Bibliography is not light reading. We have endeavored to maintain a light touch in our columns. As this is my last column, I dedicate it to Dialogue’s humorist, the late Rustin Kaufman of Rexburg, Idaho. 

Selected Dissertations and Theses of Mormon Interest Dissertations

Andrew, Laurel Brana Blank. “The Nineteenth-Century Temple Architecture of the Latter-day Saints.” University of Michigan, 1973.

Blackner, Gary Lynn. “Moral Development of Young Adults Involved in Weekday Religious Education and Self-Concept Relationships.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Boone, Joseph F. “The Roles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Relation to the United States Military” (2 volumes). Brigham Young University, 1975.

Boyce, Harold Wayne. “A Graduate-Oriented Evaluation of the Music Education Curricula of the Four- State College-University Systems in Utah.” Utah State University, 1973.

Brown, Ronald Conklin. “Hard-rock Miners of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain West, 1860-1920.” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1975.

Colorado, Carlos Villar. “Supervisory Activities of Church Schools-Mexico and Their Effectiveness in the Implementation of the Goals of the LDS Church Educational System.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Fitzmaurice, James Earl. “Migration Epics of the Trans-Mississippi West.” University of Maryland, 1974. Includes Vardis Fisher’s Children of Cod. 

Frank, Omer Virgil. “An Evaluation of Pupil Transportation Programs in Utah.” University of Utah, 1974.

Hair, Mary Jane Stewart. “History of the Efforts to Coordinate Higher Education in Utah.” University of Utah, 1974.

Halford, Larry J. “Mormons and Morrisites; A Study in the Sociology of Conflict.” University of Mon- tana, 1972.

Hodson, Dean R. “The Origin of Non-Mormon Settlements in Utah, 1847-1896.” Michigan State University, 1971.

Jack, Ronald Collett. “Utah Territorial Politics, 1847-1876.” University of Utah, 1970.

Jacobs, Bruce Wilfred. “Analysis of the Effect of Community Education on the Average Daily Atten- dance of School-Age Pupils in Selected Utah Community Schools.” University of Michigan, 1974.

Jolley, Jerry C. “A Study of the Religious Backgrounds and Beliefs of Utah State Prisoners and the Relationship of Inmates’ Self-Concepts to Conceptions of God.” University of Utah, 1975.

Keele, Reba Lou. “A Doctrinal Group Counterattacks: An Analysis of the Oral Rhetoric of the Mormons in the Utah War, 1855-1859.” Purdue University, 1974.

Leake, Robert Lawrence. “Knowledge About, Attitudes Toward, and Use or Non-Use of Drugs by Utah Secondary School Students.” University of Utah, 1974. (Co-authored with Janice Pearce)

Martin, Loren. “An Analysis of Area Interests and Employment Projections With a Recommended Program of Study and Educational Specifications For an Area Vocational Center for San Juan County, Utah.” Utah State University, 1973.

Mathews, Neldon C. “A Study of Perceptions of Objectives and Program of the 1969-1972 Intern Doctoral Program in the College of Education at Brigham Young University.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Osborne, Virgue. “An Appraisal of the Education Program for Native Americans at Brigham Young University, 1966-1974, With Curricular Recommendations.” University of Utah, 1975.

Pace, Robert L. “Manpower Needs in Education; a Study of Teacher Demands in Utah.” University of Utah, 1974. 

Packer, Thane J. “Interests and Values of Latter-day Saint Adolescent Males.” University of Utah, 1974.

Paskert, Catherine Jane. “Effectiveness of the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies.” University of Utah, 1974.

Pease, Harold William. “The History of the Alumni Association and Its Influence on the Development of Brigham Young University.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Perkins, Keith Wayne. “Andrew Jenson: Zealous Chronologist.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Petersen, DeVaughn Christian. “Factors Which Influence Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Attend Community Colleges in Southern California.” University of Southern California, 1974.

Pitman, Leon S. “A Survey of Nineteenth Century Folk Housing in the Mormon Culture Region.” Louisiana State University, 1973.

Saenz, Javier. “Mental Health Movement in Utah: A Study of Change in Mental Health.” University of Utah, 1974.

Schramm, Clarence Ferdinand. “Needs and Uses of LDS Institute of Religion Buildings in California, Fall 1973.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Snipe, Ronald Holloway. “An Analysis of the Educational Goals of American-Sponsored Schools in Northern Mexico.” University of Utah, 1975.

Stanton, Max E. “Samoan Saints: Samoans in the Mormon Village of Laie, Hawaii.” University of Oregon, 1973.

Stubbs, Glen R. “A Biography of George Albert Smith, 1870 to 1951.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Sumner, V. Mack. “The Teacher Aide Program in the State of Utah during 1973-74.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Thacker, F. Weldon. “An Analysis of a Questionnaire Used by Students in Evaluating Prospective Seminary Teachers.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Thomas, Vaughn L. “A Study of Post-High School Intentions for 1969 and 1973 Utah High School Graduates.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Thomson, William Douglas. “A Comparison of Religiously Active and Inactive LDS College Students.” Florida State University, 1973.

Tingey, Lowell Rees. “The Involvement of Ecclesiastical Leaders in the Non-Released Time Seminary Program in the Stakes of California, 1974-1975.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Todd, Therald Francis. “The Operation of the Salt Lake Theatre, 1862-1875.” University of Oregon, 1973.

Trochlil, Bennett L. “The Relationship Between School and Municipal Government Officials in Selected Cities in the State of Utah.” Utah State University, 1973.

Wahlquist, Wayne L. “Settlement Processes in the Mormon Core Area, 1847-1890. University of Nebraska, 1974.

Wallace, Jimmie B. “Developed Guidelines For a Career Next Step High School Placement Compared to Existing High School Placement Practices in Selected Urban High Schools in Utah.” Utah State University, 1974.

Warner, Paul Ross. “The Evaluation of the Student’s Evaluation of Seminary Instrument for Employment Purposes in the Seminaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Welton, Jack Webster. “A Study to Determine the Effect of a Parental Involvement Program on the Early Morning Seminary Dropout Rate of Selected Stakes in the California Central Division of Seminaries and Institutes. Brigham Young University, 1975.

Yurtinus, John Frank. “A Ram in the Thicket: The Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Theses

Anderson, Rex A. “A Documentary History of the Lord’s Way of Watching Over the Church by the Priesthood Through the Ages.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Bailey, Arthur A. “An Analysis of the Problems in Obtaining and Maintaining Released Time for Seminary in the Central Idaho Seminary District.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Bennett, Richard Edmond. “A Study of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Upper Canada, 1830-1850.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Benson, Reed Amussen. “Basic Principles of Orally Communicating the Gospel as Found in the Doctrine and Covenants.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Bishop, Gary Lyman. “The Tradition of Isaiah in the Book of Mormon.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Blake, John Thomas. “A Geographic Sketch of Early Utah Settlement.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Borgesen, Borge A. “A Comparison of Danish and Intermountain Sexual Attitudes and Behavior.” University of Utah, 1975.

Brasher, C. Lynn. “Personality Traits of Women Athletes at Brigham Young University.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Campbell, Lester D. “Perception and Land Use: The Case of the Mormon Culture Region.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Chappell, Aldus DeVon. “The Settlement and Development of Wayne County, Utah, to 1900.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Chappell, Craig Bradford. “Intergeneration Contact and Alienation in an Aged Mormon Population.” Utah State University, 1975.

Christensen, Carl Landus. “An Analysis of Visual Religious Symbols Appearing in the Improvement Era, Ensign, and New Era Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1952-1972.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Cihak, Herbert E. “Bryan, Populism, and Utah.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Crawford, Catherine B. “Survey of Union Membership in Utah.” University of Utah, 1974.

Crookston, Byron Frak. “The Creation, Development, and Design of a Course for Providing Mis- sionaries at the Language Training Mission in Provo, Utah, With the Necessary Communication Skills to Teach the Gospel to the Hearing Impaired Who Use the American Sign Language.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Daley, Beverly J. Lipsett. “The Series of Nine Gods in Mesoamerica.” University of Utah, 1975.

Davis, Burrell Thomas. “A Study of Utah Federal Workers and Public Unionism.” University of Utah, 1974.

Ellis, Richard R. “A Review of Statements Made By the Presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Which Refer to Their Personal Involvement in Physical Education and Recreational Activities.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Embry, Jessie Louise. “Relief Society Grain Storage Program, 1876-1940.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Flake, Dennis Don. “A Study of Mormon Resistance During the Utah War of 1857-58.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Flake, Joel Alva. “The History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South America, 1945-1960.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Green, David Brooks. “The Settlement of Teton Valley, Idaho-Wyoming.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Halversen, Stephen Clare. “Audiovisual Tutorial Home Study Religious Course For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Trainable Mentally Retarded.” Utah State University, 1975.

Hardy, Bud G. “A Study to Identify and Isolate the Principles and Lessons of the Book of Mormon Record as Inserted by the Writers and Abridgers.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Harper, Kelly C. “Irrigation Beginnings and Diffusions in the Western States: A Historical Geography.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Harrow, Joan Ray. “Joseph L. Rawlins, Father of Utah Statehood.” University of Utah, 1973.

Hendrixson, Douglas L. “The Significance of Religious Boundaries as Social Barriers: A Study of Latter- day Saint Ward Boundaries in Logan, Utah.” University of Utah, 1975.

Hill, Gordon O. “A History of Kirtland Camp: Its Initial Purpose and Notable Accomplishments.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Hixon, Robert Lee. “Factorial Ecology: A Study of the Spatial Distribution of Social Characteristics in the Salt Lake City Urban Area.” University of Utah, 1973.

Jensen, Jay Edwin. “Proselyting Techniques of Mormon Missionaries.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Kim, Su Ho. “Problems of Adjustment for Korean Students at Brigham Young University.” University of Utah, 1975.

Kitchen, Darrell Rowley. “An Examination of the Chronological Sequence of Events in the Life of Jesus Christ as Given in Four Popular Gospel Harmonies.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Lees, Jon. “Utah’s Uranium Boom and Penny Stocks.” University of Utah, 1975.

Madsen, Ann Nicholls. “Melchizedek, the Man and the Tradition.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Madsen, Steven N. “The Structure of Community Leadership in Salt Lake City: An Empirical Test of the Mormon Power Elite Hypothesis.” University of Utah, 1974.

Maher, Richard T. “For God and Country: Mormon Chaplains During World War II.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Mclntosh, Robert Keith. “An Analysis of the Doctrinal Teachings of President George Albert Smith.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Nelson, Richard Alan. “A History of Latter-day Saint Screen Portrayals in the Anti-Mormon Film Era, 1905-1936.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Packer, Rand Hugh. “History of Four Mormon Landmarks in Western New York: The Joseph Smith Farm, Hill Cumorah, the Martin Harris Farm, and the Peter Whitmer, Sr., Farm.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Payne, David Robert. “A Sociological Profile of LDS Inmates at Utah State Prison.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Peterson, Gary Brent. “Culture Landscape and Media: Impressions of Mormon Country.” University of Utah, 1974. 

Peterson, Gerald Joseph. “History of Mormon Exhibits in World Expositions.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Phelps, Gary Lynn. “Home Teaching: Attempts by the Latter-day Saints to Establish an Effective Program During the Nineteenth Century.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Pitcher, Brian LeRoy. “Residency Differentials in Mormon Fertility.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Rice, Cynthia. “A Geographic Appraisal of the Acculturation Process of Scandinavians in the Sanpete Valley, Utah, 1850-1900.” University of Utah, 1973.

Smith, Wayne Platt. “Reasons for Nonenrollment and Low Attendance in LDS Early Morning Seminary at Minneapolis-St. Paul.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Smutrakalin, Vitis. “Aging of the Population and its Socioeconomic Implications in Utah, 1900-2000.” Utah State University, 1975. 

Spicer, Judith Lee Cox. “Religious Affiliation and Family Size Norms.” University of Utah, 1973.

Stellhorn, Ronnie L. “A History of the Lutheran Church in Utah.” Utah State University, 1975.

Stephens, Calvin Robert. “The Life and Contributions of Zebedee Coltrin.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Tuckness, Robert Corey. “The History of Theatre at Dixie Junior College, St. George, Utah, from 1911 to 1973.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

Vandygriff, James C. “Kelsey, Texas: The Founding and Development of a Latter-day Saint Gathering Place in Texas.” Brigham Young University, 1974.

VanOrden, Bruce Arthur. “An Examination of the Strategies of Instruction Employed by Prophets and Teachers in the Book of Mormon and Their Potential Application to Current LDS Instructional Settings.” Brigham Young University, 1975.

Wallgren, Rawn A. “A Comparison of Mission Programs Used in the Three Language Training Missions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Brigham Young University. 1975.

Wesson, Karl E. “Dance in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Brigham Young University, 1975. .

Wetzler, Harry Parker. “Religious and Residential Variation in Cardiovascular Mortality: Utah, 1969- 1971.” University of Utah, 1975.

Wheeler, Eunice Louise. “Female Labor Force Participation: Economic and Religious Trends in Utah, 1940 to 1970.” University of Utah, 1974.

Zimmerman, Thomas Niel. “A History of the Program Bureau at Brigham Young University.” Brigham Young University, 1975.