Richard S. Van Wagoner
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| Born | July 23, 1946 History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Richard S. Van Wagoner (July 23, 1946 – October 10, 2010) was an American historian, audiologist, and author who published works on the history of Utah and the history of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Early life and education
Van Wagoner was a
Career
Trained as a clinical
Van Wagoner wrote the books Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess and Mormon Polygamy: A History.[1][2] His 1994 biography of Sidney Rigdon won awards from the Mormon History Association and the John Whitmer Historical Association.[1][2]
Van Wagoner was a member of the board of Signature Books, and was described after his death as a "trailblazer in Mormon studies", having published historical articles in Utah Historical Quarterly, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, and Sunstone.[1] He lived in Lehi, Utah, and acted as the town's historical archivist.[1][2]
Personal life
From the early 1980s, Van Wagoner lost his hearing due to otosclerosis;[2] he received a cochlear implant in 2001, which partially restored his hearing.[2]
Van Wagoner died unexpectedly at his home in Lehi, Utah, at age 64.[1][2]
Works
Books
- Van Wagoner, Richard S.; Steven C. Walker (1982), A Book of Mormons, Midvale, Utah: Signature Books, ISBN 978-0-941214-06-3
- —— (1989) [1986], Mormon Polygamy: A History (2nd ed.), Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, OCLC 19515803, archived from the originalon 2014-10-30
- —— (1990), Lehi: Portraits of a Utah Town, Lehi, Utah: Lehi City Corp., ISBN 978-1-56085-001-4
- —— (1994), ISBN 978-1-56085-197-4
- —— (2001), Pioneering Lehi City: A 150-Year Pictorial History, Lehi, Utah: Lehi City Corp., ISBN 978-0-9714191-0-0
- ISBN 978-1-56085-206-3
Articles
- Van Wagoner, Richard; Steven C. Walker (July–August 1981), "The Return of Thomas B. Marsh" (PDF), Sunstone (28): 28–30
- ——; Walker, Steven C. (Summer 1982), "Joseph Smith: The Gift of Seeing", S2CID 254395171, archived from the originalon 2011-06-14
- —— (November–December 1983), "To Beard or Not to Beard" (PDF), Sunstone (42): 8–10
- —— (Fall 1985), "Mormon Polyandry in Nauvoo", S2CID 254343203
- —— (Summer 1986), "Sarah Pratt: The Shaping of an Apostate", S2CID 254299794, archived from the originalon 2009-02-21
- ——; Steven C. Walker; Allen D. Roberts (Fall 1987), "The 'Lectures on Faith': A Case Study in Decanonization", S2CID 254325099
- ——; Mary C. Van Wagoner (Spring 1988), "Orson Pratt, Jr.: Gifted Son of an Apostle and an Apostate", S2CID 254324243
- —— (Spring 1991), "The Lehi Sugar Factory—100 Years in Retrospect", Utah Historical Quarterly, 59 (2): 189–204, S2CID 254430466, archived from the originalon 2011-06-13
- —— (1994), "Lehi", in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: OCLC 30473917, archived from the originalon 2013-11-02
- —— (1996), "Sidney and Me", Journal of Mormon History, 22 (1, 2): 151
- —— (Spring–Summer 2001), "The Making of a Mormon Myth: The 1844 Transfiguration of Brigham Young", S2CID 254319448
Sunstone Symposium presentations
- Van Wagoner, Richard; Allen D. Roberts (August 27, 1982). "From Grace to Grace"
- Bradley, Martha; Richard Van Wagoner (August 23, 1985). "Changed Faces: Official LDS Positions on Polygamy, 1890-1-80"
- Van Wagoner, Richard S.; Lynne Watkins Jorgensen (August 12, 1995). "The Making of a Mormon Myth: The 1844 Transfiguration of Brigham Young - and - The Mantle of the Prophet Joseph Passes to Brother Brigham and the Twelve Apostles: A Collective Spiritual Witness"
- Van Wagoner, Richard S. (August 17, 1996). "Sidney Rigdon and the Elect Sisterhood"
- Ehat, Andrew E.; Richard S. Van Wagoner (August 22, 1996). "Pseudo-Polyandry: Explaining Mormon Polgyny's Paraboxical Companion"
- Van Wagoner, Richard; Breck England (August 23, 1996). "Orson Pratt, Jr"
Notes
- ^ Salt Lake Tribune, 2010-10-12.
- ^ a b c d e f Michael DeGroote, "Richard Van Wagoner, historian, dies at 64", Deseret News, 2010-10-12.
External links
- The Richard S. Van Wagoner Papers (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)
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