Jill Mulvay Derr
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Jill Mulvay Derr was an American
history professor at Brigham Young University
(BYU) and the director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History
, as well as the president of the Mormon History Association
.
Derr was raised as Jill C. Mulvay in Salt Lake City. Some of her publications have been credited under her maiden name.
Derr is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Derr is married to C. Brooklyn Derr
, and in the early 1985 they lived for a year in France, where Derr served as a counselor in the ward Relief Society
presidency. The Derrs are the parents of four children.
Jill Mulvay Derr holds a bachelors degree from the University of Utah
and an MA in teaching from Harvard University
.
and the Utah Historical Quarterly. Her paper on Sarah M. Kimball received first prize in the 1976 Utah Bicentennial Biographies contest.
The following is a partial list of Derr's published work:. Published as a pamphlet by Signature Books
in 1981.
United States
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history professor at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU) and the director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History
Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History
The Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History was an academic research organization at Brigham Young University from 1980 to 2005, which sought to promote the study of the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.-History:In 1982, the History Division of the church's...
, as well as the president of the Mormon History Association
Mormon History Association
The Mormon History Association is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the study and understanding of all aspects of Mormon history to promote understanding, scholarly research, and publication in the field...
.
Derr was raised as Jill C. Mulvay in Salt Lake City. Some of her publications have been credited under her maiden name.
Derr is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Derr is married to C. Brooklyn Derr
C. Brooklyn Derr
C. Brooklyn Derr was the Staheli Professor of International Business and the director of the Global Business Management Center at the Marriott School of Management of Brigham Young University ....
, and in the early 1985 they lived for a year in France, where Derr served as a counselor in the ward Relief Society
Relief Society
The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, USA and has approximately 6 million members in over 170 countries and territories...
presidency. The Derrs are the parents of four children.
Jill Mulvay Derr holds a bachelors degree from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
and an MA in teaching from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Writings
Derr edited Women's Voices: An Untold History of the Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900 with Kenneth W. Godfrey and Audrey M. Godfrey. She also wrote Women of the Covenant: The Story of Relief Society (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1992). She has also written articles related to Mormon women's history that have been published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon ThoughtDialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought is an independent quarterly journal of "Mormon thought" that addresses a wide range of issues on Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint Movement....
and the Utah Historical Quarterly. Her paper on Sarah M. Kimball received first prize in the 1976 Utah Bicentennial Biographies contest.
The following is a partial list of Derr's published work:. Published as a pamphlet by Signature Books
Signature Books
Signature Books is a press specializing in subjects related to Utah, Mormonism, and Western Americana. The company was founded in 1980 by George D...
in 1981.